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A
Woorke
concerning the trew-
nejfe of th ChriHian
Religion , written
in French:
Againft Atheifts, Epicures.. P«nynim?,Tc v,
Mahumetifts, and other Infidels.
By PhilipofsJMomay Lord of
TleJfiezJMarhe.
Begunne to be tranflated into Englifh by Sir
rhiiip Sidrury Knight, and at hisrequeil:
finifhed by At lr*r Golding.
^■Imprinted at London for Thomas
C adman. 1587.
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Cz^N^i"' »2"*>*'*y» *c*^f r S* */T f ^iT'2' *7*^
To the
rig
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onora-
ble liis finguler good Lqrd Robert Earle
of LeyceHorfBaron of r Denbigh > Kmght of the order of'
ihcGarter,and of S.Michaell , one of the Lords of the mod Ho-
norable prime Coiinfiik 3 and MatBer of the Horfe to the Qjteencs
Maicftie:Lord Generall of her Maiefties Forces in the Lowe Countries,
and Gouernour Generall of the vnited Prouinces , and of thcit
Ailbeiates : Arthur Goldmg wifheth long continuance •. . - '; .
of heakh,muchincreafeof Honour, and in the
life to come in endkfie fclicitic. ' * .
Any caufes doe fully per ftvade me ~ "
(right Honorable,)tbat this pre-
fent Tbwke Ithich I pre fume to of-
fer <~vntoyou , Ipill in diuers re~
ffeBs be <-vnto you Very accepta-
ble. For <~vntofuch as are ofgrea-
tefl Ivifedomefvertue and Noli- •*
litie > the^ifefl befl and^veightiefl matters areahvaies
mofl a^reeab/e.zAnd whereas all men are naturally defi-
rous of the fouereine loelfure^ highefifelicitie, or cheefe
good > holvbeit that Veryfeltw doe knolve Tvhat it is y or
therein it confisieth 5 or Iphich is the right Ifray that
leadeth thereunto : aAndyet notlvithsianding^vithout
the knowledge of that trueth , all their Ifofedomc is but
mere ignorance blyndnejfe and folly 5 all their goodnejfe £
is but mere corruption ^^ickedneffe^ al their braue- : </. ■■.
rie tryumphe lollitie andpompe is but vtter miferie and?--
* z Tvretdecl-
THE EPISTLE
firetchedneJfe:Thisprefent "toorke treatetb of the treTo-
titffejhatis to fay of theperpetuallandtnuariablecon^
ftancie and ftedfkUneffe of the Christian Religion y the
only band that linketh God <~unto man , and men one to
another >and all rvnto God.the only Lampe that enligh-
teneth mans "bit Ifrit'b true loifedome > the onely Tbater-
ffring that replenijheth his loi&lvith true goodneffe, and
the only might ie poller that giueth (Irength and courage
to mans fjnrit P thereby he is enabled both perfectly to
dijcerne and beholde his fouereine^velfhre or f elicit ie y
Tvhich is God the Very founder furtherer andfini(her of
trueth or rather the Very trueth itfelfe$ and constantly
to hold on loith toy to the obteynement of the fame jh an
the Tuhich no greater thing can by any meanes bee ima-
gined.aAnd in the difcourfe ofthismoflgraue fj'Sveigh-
tie matter^ many deepepoynts ofhumaine "Thilofofhie^
and -many high mifteries ofheauenly Dmimtie, be lear-
nedly breefly and plainly difcujfedandlayd open, to the
njnderslanding euen of the meanefl capacitiesjhat loill
youtjafe to reade aduifedly^ to conferre the parts to-
gether loith diligence. For the Author of thislvorkjbeing
a man of great reading judgement Jearning ^skiU^nd
therewith addi&edor rather ^voiced (as appeareth by
this and dyuers other of his excellent Writings) to the
furthering ofGodsglorie by his mofl faith full and pain-
full imploymg of him f elf e in the feruice of his Church >
hath conueyed into this Ivorke^ohatfoeuer he found ey-
(kcr m the common reafon of all Nat ions 9 or in the pecu-
liar
DEBIC A TOR IF.
liar principles of the cheefe Pbilofopbers,or in the mifli-
call doctrine of the fe^ijb Kabbmes^or in the Writings
of the Historiographers and IPoets 3 that might conue-
niently make to the manifestation of that truetb lohich
he takethin hand to prone. Wherby he hathfo effectu-
ally brought hispurpofe topaffe^th'at if any zAtheift In-
fidel or lelo hamng read this his ivorke TPith aduifemet*
fhallyet denye the Chriflian Religion to be the true and
only pathway to eternal! f elicit ie,& all other "Religions
to bee mere vanitie and^oickedneffe, muft needesjbe^ve
himfelfto be either utterly Voydeuenofbumawefence x
or els objlmatly and Wilfully bent to impugne the mam-
fefl truetb againfl the continuaUteHimonie ofhiso^one
confcience.Not without iufl caufe therfore hath fo great
loue and lykjng of this Ivorkg of bis bene generally con-
cerned-, that many not onely of Gentlemen in the ffourt
and Country ^but alfo of Students in both the Zlniuerfi-
tiesy hauepurpofed and attempted the tranflating ther-
of into our EnglifJ? tongue,as anincreafe of comfort and
gladneffe tofuch as are alreadie rooted and grounded in
the truetb > as aflablipment tofuch as any loay eyther
by their olone infrmitie or through the loilinejfe of Tric-
ked per fons are made to loauer and bang infuf^ence^and
as ameane to reuoke fuch as of themfelues or by fini{ler
perftiafions are gone a^ay into error>and alfo( if it pof~
fible beejto reforme the malicious and (liibbomhearted.
-Among lohicb number of Doeldiffofed ^rightly jealous
Gentlemen J may not Without iufl defer t of blame omit
* 3 &
THE EPI STLE
tofayfomewhat (though fkrre lejfe than is meet) of that
. rig ] :t Ivor t hie and Valianf s Knigbtjy our good Lord/hips
, >- noble kin f man Sir Pbitip' k $idney,wbofe rare Vertuejoa-
i lour 3 and courtefie^matchtd With equall loue and care of
the true (fhri(lianRelig)on>being difappoynted of their
purpofedendby auerhafiie death in the very enter an ce
of his honorable race , haue left iuft caufe to his lomng
(fountrie to beWayle the njntymely forgoing of fo great
an Ornament) and the fodeyne bereumgof fo hopefully
• flay arid defence. Whereof notwithstanding this com-
,vt fort remayneth > That he dyed not languiflnng inydle-
neffe ryot and exceffe > nor as ouercome With nyce plea-
fur es and fond Vanities -^but of manly Wounds receiued
infermce of his ^Prince >in defence ofperfons oppreffed y
in maintenance of the only true (ffatholichj& Chrifiian
^Religionyamong the noble valiant and Wife> in the open
I fielde > in ^Martiallmaner , the honor ablefl death that
could be defired,andbe(l befeeming a Chrifiian Knight '>
where! y he hath Worthely Wonne to himfelfe immortall
fame among the godly^andleft example Wort hie of imi-
tation to others of his calling. This honorable gentleman
being delightedWith the excellecie of this prcfent Work^
began to put the fame into our Language for the benefite
ofthishisnatiue Countrie, and had proceeded certeyne
Chapters therein^Vntill that intending a higher kind of
ferine e towards Cod and his prince >not draWen t her to
:?• by fubtile dcuyce of aWylieVlyfts from compameof
. . Cmrtly Ladies : himfelf being difguifedin Ladies attire
after
EEDIC ATO RIE.
after the maner ofzAehilles $ nor difcouered againfl hk ,
lW# by the ^ifedome of aTa/amedes after the maner
ofVlyffes^but aduaunced through the hardyneffe of his .^.
olvne knightly courage like tfrfProfilaus 5 he 'Willingly f t "
faffed for a tyme from the companie of the £Mufes to
the (fampe of {Mar sphere to mdltytryallas Tbellofthe
Fyke as he had done of his Pen^afier the example of the
njaliant Julius C<zfar,lvhofe excellencie mall kinde of
knowledge and learnings ould not hold him hackee from
feeking to mlarge his reno^ome by hazarding his noble
per f on among the Weapons of armed Souldyers , 7> eein^*
thus determined tofollo^oe the affayres of Chiualrie j it '
Tpos bispleafure to commit the per form ace of this peecg
offeruice ^ohichhe had intended to the Mufes or rather
to ffhnfles Church and his natiue (fountne y^vnto my
charge^declaringnjntomehol^it'^ashismeamng > that
the fame being accomplifhed jhmld bee dedicated njnto j.
your Honors matter fo acceptable <-unto mefbothin re-
fyeSl of the charge it felf^andofthe par tie that 'wpofed A«fc
it ^vponme^andof theperfon toDvhom it Ivas mi :nded:
that although inrefyeSi of the toylefome and tedious
troubles ibhereHutb J loasthen prejfed and am yetflill
in maner opprejfed \ I could haue found m my heart to
haue forborne the ^undertaking of fo great a taske at
that tyme$yet not^ithBanding 1 gladly tooke it ^vpom
we>&(by the goodneffe of God)kaue faithfully perfor-
med it tothevttermoflofmysktll. Jn his name there^X •*;;
fore &as an executor of his Ivillinthat behalf 1 hum-
bly
THE EPT5TLF DEDIC ATORIE.
I$y offer this excellent ^orke fnto your goodLordfl)ip\
as his and not myne. Wherein if any loords orphrafes
JJ?allfeemeftraunge>(as in fome places perchaunce they
% 'may) I doubt not but your good Lord/hip "bill impute it
to the rarenejje and prof oundneffe of the matters there
handled, not accuHomed heretofore to bee treated of in
our language. For the auoydingoflvhich inconuenience
as much as might be>great care hath bene taken > by for-
ming and deryuingof fit names and termes , out of the
fountaynes of our crtone tongne , though not altogether
mo ft yfuall^yet alftaies conceyuable andeafie to beVn-
derflood^rather than by nyfurping the Latin termes >or
hy borrowing the loords of anyforreine language , leafl
the matters lohich in fome cafes are mi fiscal/ enough of
themfelues by reafon of their o"Wneprofoundneffe might
haue bene made more obfeuretothe njnlearned^by fet-
ting them dolvne in termes ^utterly runknolvne njnto
them . Wherefore forbearing to loithholdyour Honor
Ivith A*,y further procejfe of loordsfro reading the mat-
ter ttfelfe, Ivhicbmay much more delight you: I
refer re both myfelfe and it toyourfhuou-
table acceptation . Written the
13 My of *ftl*y 1*87.
Tour good LordfJoips mofi humble
al^aiesatyour commaundc-
ment ^Arthur Golding*
To the right high & mightie Prince*,.
Henne k^ng of3\(auarre, Soue- %
reigne of Bearnc,and a Pccrcand chief
Vrince of the blond, royatt oftmnce.
N this "Wretched time sir y where in yngodlinc/fc
(which Was Woont but to whiff er men in the car?,
And to mumble betweene we tfeth) hath binfo bold
d$ tofiep into the pulpit, and to belie out blaffhe-
mies againfr God and his Goffell : t take ypon mac
{through d new kind of hardineffe, ds in rcffecl: of
thefmall abilitie that God hath put into mee) to conuince hir, eucn
by hir oWne principles and peculiar records ^that if I cannot make
hir to come backe againe to a better mind, I may at leaflwife yet
make hir hold hir peace for fl?ame> and keepe clofehir yenim in hir
hart : A right great enterprife, and (in the iudgement ofmofl men)
ouerhardbut yetfuch as wherein I fee great helpes to imbolden mc\
namely the < XX)orld, Man, the open examples of all ages, and (at one
Woord) God himfelfe (who neuer faileth thofe which feeke his glo-
rie)anda!I thateuerhe hath yttered concerning himfelfe,dSWell
m the creating ds in the gouering of all things. The World for that
it is ds a fbadoW of Gods brightne/Je: and Man, for that he is his,
image and hkenefe : And both of them^ for that if it appear* eSten
by the vhilofophers themfelues,that the r lXorld Was made for man,
how greatly then are We boundynto the Creator thereof* HoW
great is the dignitieofthis creature . ? and what elfc is his shootean*
ker and his Welfare, but to flicke wholly ynto God ? soothly /;> c or
whom the World Was made, mufl needes bee made for more than the
<XX)orld . He for whomefo durable and fubflantiaU a thing Was
made ^muft needs be made for another than this fraiU and Wretched
life, that is to Wit f&r the euerlafting life, With him that is the
euerlafting. And that is the foundation of all Religion, for Re//-
gion (to ffeake proper lie) is nothing elfe but the fchoole where in
We learnemansdutie towards God, and the way to be lincted moff
firaightly ynto him. Againe, in the world We fee afledie and f aft-
fettled order,and euery creature to doferuice in his fort. Onely man
WithdraWeth his dutie, shrinking from God, andwandrin? away
in hixafelfe % Hetlxit is mofi indebted, is tothefi to pay and haft able
** tOpdv,
The Epistle Dedicators
to pay .lie for whome the highefl thinges are made is become a bond-
~ flauc to the bafefand yikjt thinges : And the Kecordes of all ages
arc ds indttements again ft all marSundprouing him to he ynthank-
fitll to God,a murtherer of ha neighbors. a yiolatcr of?;aturc>and an
' - tncmie to himfclfc . shall not he then, which in f cad ofdooing his
. d&ticjs not a/ktmed to offend Cod, (land in dread of the death 'Which
TCayteth Vpon him for his offence ? Tes :for Tvhat is Qod,but lufticc?
( XX)hatis lufiice, but a iudgement of ducty ? And before that judge-
ment who daretb'app'eare ? <XX:hat remedy than u there, both for
» Cods g lor ie and for mans "Welfare : but that the debt be difcharged
" by relcafe,andthe luflicefatisfcd with free fauour I The duty thcr-
fore oftreW Religion, is to conuiCi ys by the LaW> and to iuftife ys
by grace, to make ysfcele ourdifeafe > and thereWithj.ll to offer ys
remedy. But Tvho shall pur chafe ys this grace fo neceffurie for mans
Welfare} Either the Wvrld(as We thinkej or elfe man. Nay, what is
there in man (l fay euen in thebeflinan) which burncth not before
Cods \uflice,andwhtch fetteth itnotcnfre ? And what shall become
' . of the World. thcn,ifman for whom it is created be ynable to ftand ?
ioothly it is the Welbcloucd Sonne of God that wu(f ftande for all :
the righteous for the ynrighteous , the might ie fortheynrnightye,
the rich for the poore , the dear ling and the Well eloued for tkem
that are in the difh lea fire and curfe of God his father, and the fame
(fay I) is our Lorde lefus chrijl.lhe foole (fayth the vfa(mift) hath
pftltnci 4 , Jaid in his heart>Thc tz is no God. And a Heathen man hath faffed
Auicen the yet further, faying : He: that denieth the one God and his pro-
Asioian, l]K { ence |. n a |j tlnnges, is not onely witlc(lc,but alfo fenfelciTiv
Andhis fo faying is > becaufe the World which effereth itfelfc con-
tinuallyynta ys > replcrJficth our 7Vittes With the know ledge of
God : acn in this reffeci > that with one yieW of the eye , We fee this
y.niuerfali ma jfe furnished Withfo many andfodiucrfe th'mges, lir.-
kedone to another y\nd tending all to one marke . Truly \ dare fay^
and by Cods grace I dare ynde; take to prcoue,.that whofceuerwill
lay before himwholly in one table (fo as he may fee them together
T:ith one yiew>) the fromifes andprophefes concerning chriji , the
comming of our Lord lefus and the proceeding of his G off ell Jjc shall
net be able to deny,euen by the yery rules oflhilofophie y but that he
T?. is fevt of Coined and that hewas Cod himfelfe , Uowbeit/in this
hah our fault , that (whether it be through ignor dunce or through
P.'^ligence) Wc con f tier not the incomparable Worke of our Creator
and.
The Epistle Dedicatorie.
*n d Kecreator, but by piecemeale i "Without laying the one of them to
the other : like as if a man "Would iudge ojtffjc echoic space of time
by tie night, or byfom: one feafbn of the. year e y or by fome one of
the Elementes : or as if he "Would iudge of a building by fomc one
quarter : or of an Oration by fome jj ilables thereof: 'Whereas not*
"Withfianding.Gods "Wifedomc in creating thtnges cannot be con fi de-
red, but in the ynion of the partes "With we "Whole, and of tbemj clues
among themfelues: nor his goodneffc in#ecr % cating or renewing
them,and in regenerating of mankind for "Whom hi? made the "World*
but by the heedf ull conferring of all times from the £rfl byrth of
Man ynto thefeconde byrth , and repairing of him againe,"which it
hath pleafed Cod to ordaine and make for him.
As for the "World, it is fufficiently conuerfant before our eyes,
dnd"WouldGodifWere leffe grauen in our banes : and therefore
let ys lea ue the "World, and b ufie o u rfelues in the yn iuerfd 11 ta b le
of 'mans faluation and reparation , r Uohen man had by his fnne
dratone Gods "Wrath and the decay of the "World yppon his.orwne
bead : Gods euerlafting "Wifedome > euen the fame "Whereby God had
created him,flepped in and procured his fauour, fo as it "Waspromi-
fed ynto thefirft man > that chrift should come and breake the ser-
pents head,and make attonement bet"Weene God and man. J hat "Was
the foundation-fione of the "Wonder full building of the church, and
the feede whereof men "Were to be regenerated ne"W againe "W home
God did as it "Were create,beget, and adopt ne"W againe in his fonnc,
'Which is his cuerlafling "Wifedome ♦ This promife was deli uc red o-
uerfrom hand to hand , and conucyedfrom father to Sonne, folcmn-
ly declared to Abraham , \faac , and lacob : committed as a pa; ne
by Mopes to the people of ifraell , celebrated by Dauid in his S orgs,
and renewed from time to time by many excellent Prophets , "Which
pointed out we time, place , and manner of his com ming , and fctte
. do"Wne plainly andexprefly his foc^chis parents and h ; t. birth, ma-
ny hundred yeares,yc a and fame thouj and year es aforehand : "which
are fuch t hinges as no man could &no"We , nor any creature teach or
conceiue. r CObat were they elfe' therefore but Vierauldss that fore-
she"Wed the comming of the king of the "World into the "World : an d
certes by another ffirite than the fbirite of the "World: Afera
long fuccefe of thefe Heranldes* came the sauiour in the felfe
fame manner "Which they badforetolde and painted out <VOhat-
foeuertheyhadfaideofhim, agreedynto him, and "Which more
The Epistle Dedicatorie*
\s. could agree to none but him. r Cuho then can doubt that the promift
is not perfbrmed,and that be is not the bringer of thepromijedgra.ee
$o the World ? Andfeing that the Prophets could not tell any tidings
iff him but from God, from whence can hebefent but from Cod J I
KnoW Well that this one'thing is a fiumblingblocHe ynto ys, name-
ly that after the founding of Co many clarions and trumpets, We fee
<t man in outward show baje, and to the fight of our fleshly eies
rontewptiblccome iniotfie World ; whereas notwithftanding if We
opened the eies of ouv mind, We should contrariwife effie in that
W i etchedneffcthe. yerie Godhead, and in that humane Weakenefife,
the felfe fame infinite almightines which made both the World and
man. He Was borne fay you: buff a yirgin.Ue Was Weake: but yet
With his onely yoicehe healed all infirmities, He diedibutyet he rai-
ded the dead, and rofe himfclfe from the dead ton. \f thou beleeuc
thatfhou beleeueflthat he Was bothfent andfuftdned by God. Or if
thou Wilt doubt thereof tell mee then hoW he did the things after his
deatlhWhich are Witneffed by thine oWne hiftorics ? As foone as he
Was tome fay I, he by and by chaunged the outward shape of the
World, making it to ffring new againe all after another fort.
<V£hen he Was once crucified, he turned the reproch of his croffe into
gloricand the curfe thereof into a blefiing. Y\c Was croWned With
thomes,and now Kings and Emperors dco caftdoWne their croWnes
and Diudemcs at hisfeete. TJCbat a death Was that,which didfuch
things as all the lining could not doo ? By ignorance he fuidued
learning .by folly,Wifedomejby Weakeneffe , poWer\ by miferie>yic-
toriejby rcproch,tr iumphs\by that which feemed not to be : the things
which feemed ferity and chiefly for to be . TWelue Y isbcr- men in
effect, did in short ff ace fubdue the whole World ynio him, by fuffe-
ring and by teaching tofi<ffcr,yea and by dying, and by teaching to
die. And the great chrifian kingdomes whici? We noWga^e at, and
which We exalt fo much , are butfmall remnants of their cxploites,
and little pieces of their Gonjuefls, if his birth offend thcejoeke yp-
pon the Heraulds that Went a fare him, and yppon the Trumpetters
that told tidings of him,both in the beginning and in the chiefeftate
of the World, from whom, b ut from him that ma de tl. e v orlde- A nd
wherefore in all agesjb 'it for the welfare of the World? if his crofe
offend thee fee how the Impercurs and their r mpyres,the idols whom
they Worshrpped,and the deuils whom they fcracd. I e altogether o-
uer -thrown? > Iro'tcn in pieces > faft bound andfrriken dumbc at the
feett
The Epistle DedicAtorie.
feeteofthis crucified rnan.AndhoaV, but by a fo\Xer faffing tbefo~
tee r of man -faffing the footer oflOnges, faffing thefotcer of An*
gels , yea, faffing the former of all creatures together ? if the little
shoto of the Afojtles tnoue thee : confiderhoiV the fi lie nettes ofthofe
fishermen, dre'We the f ride of the tCorld i namely thetcife men, the
vhilcfcf hers, and the Orators, by ignjorancr^as thou tearmcflit) ta>
beleeu.e,and by folly to die for bele. uing. And for belcuing of what?
euen of things contrary to the laiVe oftheCKor.ld,and to the toitte of
man : namely, that this lefus chrifi crucified isQo.d ,. and that it is a
bles full thing to indure all mis fortune for hisfa&e\ Be;;old aJfqkoW
one of them dratCes me into his nette the lefjer A fa , another Italy e 9 .
the third jEgyft>Andfome other of them extend Vnto the Scythians,
the Ethiopians, andthe Indians, and ynto other places, tchither.the
poaVer of the mofl renowned Imfyres did neuer attaine, and tohich
baue hardly come to our knowledge noto within thefe hundred yea-
res, and yet haue toe euen there found "very great cenquefts of theirs,
gr //5e renotomed tokens of their yiflories, as are heere among our
felues, \^dy,tohich more is, fee bot& thefe conquerors enriched tcith-
fo many triumphs, do die for a dead man,<*F are crucified for acru*
cified man,& their Difcifles alfo by heaps as 'tie/as th y.And avhat
tnouetb them thercto,but that they be fire that their potoer cammet h }
from x him, and that they be nothing, further foorth than they are im
him and for him? that is to fay , that herliucth and mað th.mto*
liucyea euen for euersxhich die in him and for him . surely ~\>pfon-
tlie confidering of this table, toe become as men rauishcd,dinraught>.
and be fid: s our felues , and haue nothing to fay , but that hee tchicfr
created man and the "World of nothing , and none other tea's able to
ma$e and regenerate man and the "World againe of nothing, euen in-
defptre of man and the 'porld- This inuifible Cod which hath made
himfelfe yifible ly creating the yifib'U ^orld.r^ hath shet'edhim—
fplfe.atmlgbtic 9 in clothing himfeffe tcith the infirmitieofa con-
>tible man,is the edeemtr,~very God>and "Very Man, the Sonne of
Cod,andis come in the fbcsb*cucn lefus chriffour Lord.
il:-;re sir, you haue ,'nfe\V tOordesthe s ' oot-an-ser of this bbo&es*
toht the tretsnepe of the chrifian Kei/gion^ and that
{ds \ lhfe)ttith fuch Hcafons, that the defpifersofCod,ifthey tciltl
■■■:, shall :t hajhxifefind then: felues graueledtogainfay it;.
Horeouer to offer this to yourMdieftie, i haue chiefly r&o caufes, he
one is that Cod hath made you to be borne, not onely a chrijlia n, but*
** iij- aljfp
The Epistle Dedicatorie*
.dlfo a cbriflian Vrince, to whom it belongtth chiefly both for him*
fife and for others,to knoWewhat the chriftian Religion is. Tor ye
shaibe the more inflamed to aduaunce it , W hen you be throughly
■j)erfwaded thai it is not a deuife of man as other Religions are, but
the Law and truth of God* which maketh both kings and kingdoms*
and hath made you a many ea>and fct you ouer men. To be short. that
it is both your prof per itie in this life which dependeth yppon Gods
gratiousgoodnes y andyo.ur Welfare in the other life 9 tohich is of far
greater import ancfyhan ail that euer We can endure or attaine ~va»
to here.
The other reafon is* that forafmuch as Cod hath called me to be a-
bout your Maieflie^as I hope)to do you feruice in that notable Worke
which he is about to doe in our daies to his glory , and wherein he
hath put into your hart ti imploy your perfon Without fpar in g of
your life : reafon Would that the fruits both of my labors and of my
leifure should beyours 3 as Well as the field ts yours. Without that it
should be in my poWer to diffofe othcrWife thereof, A nd I pray the
almighty to increafe his grace in you from day today > and to giue
Tntoyou his fpirit to go forward With his Worke , and ynto me to
do yon feruice to the yttermojiof my fmall power as long as I lyue.
Amen.
Yourmoft humbl^obedicnt,
and faithftill Seruanr,
D«. VleJZis.
The
The Preface to the
Reader.
T is the ordmane matter of Prefaces, to do "
dare firft of all the apparant profit, or rather nc-
cefsitie that mooueth them to vndcrtake anie.
worke ♦ But I to my great gricfe,doo thinke my
felfe difcharged of that paine^in this cace. For he
that mall but read the tttie of thisbooke^O^^e Trevone/Jeof
thechriftian Keligion , if he lift to call to remembrance how
manie blafphemies he heareth howerly againft Godand his
word; how manie defpifers of Religion he meeteth with at e-
uery ftepjand how great either coldneffe in the things which
they ought to follow moil: who'ie , or doubting in the things
which they ought to beleeue mo ft ftedfaftlie, he findeth eucn-
inthofe which profeile the Chriftian godlineiTe : fhall by and
by anfwer and yeeld the reafon of himfelfe, why I haue taken
this worke in hand,more needful! now adaies(yea euen(which;
lam afhamed to faie) among thofe which beare the name of
Chriftians)than euer it was among the verie Heathen and Infi-
dels . Some bufie themfelues To much about their pleasures*.
that they can neuerfind anie leifure, not to mount vp vnto»
God,but onelie To much as to enter into themfeluesrin fomuch
that they be more ftrangers to their owne nature,to their owne
"Soules, and to the things whickconcerne them molt neerelie
and peculiarlie, than they bin either to the dcfeits of Inde, or
to the Seas that are worft to-be haunted <Sc leaft knowen. ThaC-
is the vene welipring of the Atheifts, who(to fpcake rightlie'
of them) offend not through reafonmg, but for want of reafo*
ning; nor by ahufing of reafon, but by drowning of reafon, or
rather by bemiringit in the filthie and bcafthe pleafures of
the world. Otherfome match their pleafures with malice, and
to make ihort waie to the atteinement of goods or honour, doo>
ouerreach and betraic othermen,-. felling their freends, their'
kinsfolke,yea and their owne foules, 6c not (licking to do anie'
euill,that may feme their turne,neuer alledging or pretending;
honeftie oi*£onfcience,but to their owne profit .- Of men kind*
offtuffe are die Epkuies made, who bicaufe they fcele their
,** i Hajsrdfe '
TheVre faceted* Redder.
minds etultic of fo many crimcs,do thinke themfelnes to haue
efcaped the Iufhce and prouidence of G O D by denying it.
And of theft wc may fay, that their reafon is called away and
oucimaiiTercd by the courfe of the world, whervn'o it is whol-
lie tied,fo as they can haue none other courfe or difcourfe than
lus.
Some go yet a litle further,both in refpccl of God, and of
thcmfelues. They thmkc thcic is a God, and that of him man
hath receiued an immortal! foule : that God gouerneth all
things, and that man ons;ht to feme him . But forafmuch as
they fee both Gentiles and Iewes, Turkes and Clinicians in
the world, and m diuerfe nations diuerfe Religions, whereof
cuery one thinkcth he ferueth God, and that he ihali find Val-
uation in his owne Religion : Thcfc ( like men at a floppc
where many waies meet, ) in freed of choofing the right way
by the iudgement of reafon, do Hand frill amazed, and in that
amazement conclude that all comes to one, as who would fay,
that South and North lead both to one place ♦ But footbly if
they applied their wit as admfedly toiudge betweene truth
and faifhoodj godlmeiTe and worldlinefle, as cuery man in his
trade doth to juds;e bctweene profit and loffe : they fhould
fborthwith by principles bred within themfelues,and by con-
clusions, following vpon the fame, difcernc the true Religion
from the falfe : and the way which GOD hath ordeined to
welfare, from the deceitful! bywaies and from the croiTe and
crooked inuentions of men . What fhall I lay of the moft part
of vs ? Of vs Imeane which bcleeue the Gofpclland profeilc
the Christian Religion, and yet hue as though we bclceued it
not ? Which preach the kingdome of hcaucn, and haue our
groynes cuer wrooting in the ground? Wh/ch will needes
fecme and bee taken to be Gods children and coheires with
Chri ft, children of fo rich a father and heires of fo goodly an
inheritance, and yet doo fcarily thinke carneflly vpon it once
in a whole yeare , but are readie to forfake it cuery howre,
for lefle than amefle of gre well and a bit of bread ? Surely
wee may well fay then, that if cuer it were needefull, it is
r.eedcfull at this time to waken fuch as are afleepe, to bring
backe fuch as are gone aflraie, to lift vp fuch as are funke
downc, and to chafe them a heat which are waxed cold. And
that
l7;f Vnfdceto the KcdcleY.
thatis to bee done by painting out the true Religion !iueJj
before their eyes, with the ioy,happincs, and glorie which in-
iue therevpon, to the intent that the voluptuous may feeke
their ioy, the coftetous their gaine , and the ambitious their
glorie there, bending themfelues with their whole hearts vn*
to that alone , which all oncly can fill their harts , and fatisfie
their defiles.
That is the thing which I indeuor to doo in this worke,
m\<\ G O D of his gratious goodnelTcvouchfafe to guide my
hand, to his owne glorie and to the welfare of thofe that are
Jiis ♦ But afore 1 enter into the matter, I haue to anfwere vn-
to two fortes of people . The one are fuch as fay that Reli-
gion cannot bee declared vnto Infidels or vnbcleeuers by
rcafon . The other forte arc thofe whiche vphold , that al-
though rca(bn doo fomewhat inlighten it , yet it is neyther
lawfull nor expedient to doo it* But let vs fee what icafon
they can haue , to exclude reafbn from this difcourfe ♦ The
firft fort fay,It is to no purpofc to difpute aga'inft fuch as de-
nie grounded principles ♦ And by thismcanes, becaufeone
grounded principle is denied them » they breake of quite and
cleanc, as though all meane of conference were taken awaicj
Surelie this principle of theirs is very true , but yet ( in my
iudgeriient ) it is very ill vnderftood . I graunt it is to no pur-
pose to difpute againfr. fuch as denie grounded principles,
by the fame principles which they denie : That is very true.
But there may be fome other principles common to both
fides, by the which a man may profitably difpute with them,
and by thofe common principles oftentimes prooue and ve-
rifie his owne principles . And that is the thing which I in-
tend to doo in this worke . As for example; The Chriilian
groundcth himfelfe vpon the Gofpell ; the lew deniethit:
and therefore it were to nopurpofe to alledge it vnto him.
But both the lew and the Chriftian haue one common princi-
ple and ground, which is the old Teftament : By this may the
Chriftian profitably difpute againil thclewjyea eue to the ve-
rifying of the gofbef, as if ye ihould make one to call Come ma
to his knowledge, by the draughts or defcriptions of his por-
traiture . Likewife the lew is grounded vpon the old Tcfta-
met, which the Gentile would mocke at if he Ihould alledge it
vnto
a
ike Preface to the Reader.
vnto him . Eut both the Gentile raid the lew haue one com*
mon nature, which furnifncth them both with one common
Philofophie, and with one common fort of principles •, as that
there is one God which goucmeth all things ; that he is 2;ood,
and no author of euill; That he is wife,and doth notanie thing
in vaine . Alfo that man is borne to be immortal! ; that to be
bappie he ought to feme God and continew in his fauour.
And therewithal!, that he is fubieel topafsions, inclined to e-
tull,wcake vnto good and fo forth . Of thefe common pnnci-
ples,the lew lriale draw necelTarie concluficm, which the Gen-
tile ilia! 1 notpeiceiue at the fir ft, like as when a man vnder-
ftandeth a proportion, but conceiueth not yet the drift and
confequence thereof. He that markeththat the Adamant or
Loadftone pointeth to the North, perceiucth not foorthwith
that by the lame a man maie goe about the world, although he
was of capacitie to ccnceiue it. After the fame maner, by this
tuclid.Jih. principle : He that from equallth ingnakctht quail things Jcaueth
hprotf, £jr, the remainder equal! ; and by a few other piopolitions which
children learne in piaying-,the Mathematician leadeth vs gent-
lie(and ere we be aware o'fanie mounting vnto this fo greatlie
renowmed proposition and experiment of Pythagoras, that in
a Triang/e, the fide that heareth yp the right Knglc>yceldeth a
fquare equallto the other rwaine > which at the full: fight fee-
meth vnpofsible 3 and yet by degrees i s found to be fo of necef-
.' .\ fitie. Thus ffiall the lew by common principles and conclu-
fions, verifie his owne ground which is the old Tcftamcnt.
* For he fl-iall prone vnto the Gent.'les by their owne Philofe-
phers>that vnto God a!one,things to come are prefent,and that
vnto Spirits they be knowen but onelie by conic&ure , and fo
fane forth as they can read them in the (lanes . And he fhall
proue by their Aftro!ogers,th;,t the names of men and the cir-
'*\ cumftances of their doings cannot be betokened nor red in
the ftarres.. And he fliall proue by their Hiftoriographers,
that the bookes of the old Teftament, which eoiitaine fo ma-
nic andfo perticular prophefics, were written manic hunched
ycares afore the things came to paile. Now what will reafbna-
blie iniue hereof but the proofe of the principle which is m
: Gontrouerfie,by the principles which arc agreed vpo betwecne
• ' . : 'them both : nametethat the old Tcltamcnc is of God, feing it
cannot-:
The Vreface to the Kcdier.
Cannot be from amc other. And what clfc is all this, than that!
which is commonlie done in Geometric and Logicke, which.,
by two lines or by two proportions that are comonlie knowen
& certeine,do gacher a third proportion that was vnkuower,,or
a third propofition(that is to faie a conclusion) that was eift ei-
ther doubted of or hidden, and by meanes of. the other two is
euidcntlie found out, and neceftarilie pipoued. Such are thefe
proofes againft the Atheifts : nothing hath moumg of it fclfc.
It is nature that faieth fo. The world turneth .about, and the
heauenlie bodies haue a moiling : and that doth man himfclfe
fee.Therfore they muft needs be moued by fome other power
and that is the Godhead ; which our eie feeth not, and yet by
means of the eie,our reafon conceiueth and perceiueth it in all
things. Againft them which denie Chriftes Godhead, [we al-
led^e this principle of their owne.]That naturally of nothing
nothing is made. It is the faying of Ariftotle,and the fchooles
would haue him by the cares that fhould denie it. Iefiis Chrift.
hath of nothing made verie great things, yea euen contraries
by contraries* The Heathen wonder at it, all ages crie it out,
our eies do ftiil behold it. He that will denie this; muft denie
the world, he muft denie all things, he muft denie himfelfe.
It folio we th then that Chrift wrought by a powre, that is mi-
iftreiTe of Nature. Ariftotle himfelfe faw it not, and yet An-
ftodemakethvs to fecit. The writers of Hiftones tookeno
heed of it; and yet they themfe lues make vs to beleeue it»
The Philofbpher thought but onelie vpon nature, and the
Hiftographer but onelie vpon hisowne wTiting . And yet
from both twaine of them, wee drawe both the Godhead of
Chnft,and the truth of our Scriptures : CertefTe in like man-
ner as by Arithmetike, out of two and fixe wee draw out one
continuall proportionable line hidden after a fort in either
ofthem,and yet greater than both of them togither, which is
Hghteene : &as out of tw r o fticks chafed one againft another,
we draw out fire which is not feene in the two,the confirming;
of the both out of hand. To be £hort,the marke that our faith
looketh at, is the Author of Nature & principle of all princi-
ples.The rules therefore & the principles of Nature which he
hath made cannot be contrarie vnto himfe lfe . And he is alio
the verie reafon and truth it felfe. All other reafon then,& all
other
The Vrefaceto the Reader.
other truth dependeth vpon him, 6c relieth vpon him, neither
is therc,or can there be any rcafon or truth but in him : So far
off is it,that the tiring which is trevve and reafonable in nature,
is or can be falfe in Diuinitie, which(to fpeake properly) is not
againfl: nature, but againft the corruption of nature,and in verie
deede aboue nature.
HoiftJ farre Nowe come I confequently to the other fort, which fay that
matters of although it bee poflible in fome forte ; yet the faith (that is to
faith Are to fay, the Chnflian doctrine) ought not to be proued or declared
bee dealt by reafon : And their rcafon is > becaufe it confifteth in manic
ton/? hy things which exceed the capacitie of man, 6c therefore that he
reafon. which ihould meafure them by reafon , fhoulde diminifhthc
dignitie and greatnes of them. Surely I will fay more for them
than they recjuire : namely,that mans reafon is fo farre efffrom
being the meafurer of faith, which very far exceedeth nature,
that it is not fo much as the meafurer of nature , 6c of the leafi
creatures which lie farre vnderneath man; becaufe of the igno-
rance and vntowardnes which is in vs and raigneth in vs.But in
this they deceiue themfelues,that they imagine vs to vpholde,
that wee fhould beleeue no further than reafon can meafure 6c
comprehend ♦ For what a great way cloth the truth of thinges
excend further than mans reafon ? But we fay that mans reafon
h able to lead vs to that point; namely,that we ought to belcuc
euen beyond reafon, 1 meane the things whercunto all the ca-
pacitie of man cannot attaine* And likewife, that when things
are reuealed \ nto-vs , which rcafon could neuer hauc entered
into nor once imagined , no not euen when it was at the (but-
jjefijthc fame reafbn(wlnch ncuer couldhaue found them out)
maketh vs to allow of them : the reafon I fay(whereunto thofc
mylteries were inuiiible afore) maketh them credible vnto vs:
* . • furely euen after the fame maner that our eye maketh vs to fee
that in the vifible tilings, which we ought to bcleue of the in-
vifible , without the which the vifible could haue no becing :
that is to vvit,the inuifible God,by the vifible Sonnc,6c alfo to
fee many things when the Sim is vp, which were hidden afore
i|i darkneffe ; not that the eie-fi ght was of ielfe force , or the
thing it felfe Idle vifible afore : but becaufe the Sonne is row
', yp, which lightcireth the aire with his brightness which is the
• 'meane both whciby the cie fceth-, & vvherby the thing is fecn.
As tor.
The Prefdce to the Kedder.
As for cxample,wc bclccue that there is one God,the Father,
the Son,& the holy Ghofh This is the article which they op-
pofe againfl: vs,& therfore doe I take the very fame.This arti-
cle canot in any wife fal within the copalTc of vnderftading,6<:
much lelTe be coprehended by roans reafon.But yet doth reafo
lead vs to the faid point,that there is a God: that he hath cre-
ated man to liue for euer: that whereas man hath ftepped out
of the way,to follows his owne fway,hc reformeth him again
by his wordrThat this word(as I haue faid already heretofore)
is the olde and newe Teftamcnt, which conteine thinges that
cannot proceed from creatures. Hecre Reafon ftaycth^ec hol-
deth it fclfe contented « For feeing that God fpcaketh, it be-
commeth man to holde his peace: and feeing that hee vouch-
faFeth to teache vs , it becommeth vs to beleeue . No we wee
reade this doctrine in Gods forefaid bookes , yea oftentimes
rcpeated.Lo how Reafon teacheth vs that which fhe her felfe
neither knewe nor beleeued,namely by leading vs to the tea-
cher, whom w r e ought to hearc and beleeue; and to the booke
wherein he vouchfafeth to ope^himfelfe vnto vs,in giuing vs
infallible markes and tokens, whereby to difcerne what com-
meth of God^and what commeth not of him f But when Rea-
fon commeth to the reading of the doctrine, and is perfwaded
thereof; then flic awaketh, and if the Gentile refufe it as im~
pofsible and repugnant to reafon and truth,then fteppeth ihe
forth ftoutly, and marketh the hkeneflc thereof in naturcthe
images thereof in her fclfe to fet it fborth , and the Recordes
of the Gentiles thcmfelues to incounter them withall,
Aifo flie findeth out folutions of their arguments, and aun-
fwers to their abfiirdities. For furely all truth cannot be faffi-
ciently proued by reafon , confidering that many thinges ex-
ceedc reafon and nature. But yet cannot any vntruth preuayle
by reafon againft truth ; nor any truth bee vanquished by the
judgement of reafon. For vntruth is contrary to naturc 5 nature
lielpeth reafon,reafon is fcruaunt to truth;and one truth is not
contrary to another, that is to fay,to it Cdfe, For truth cannqt
be buttiuth,and Reafor>reafon,
The hke may wee fay of the incarnation of the Sonne of
God, that no man could of himfelfe haue imagined it y nor as
jiowalfo conceiue it; and yet notwithftandmgj that reafon is ;
Tkc Preface to the Redder.
able both to teach it vs,and to defendc it. What will i7ic fa?
then to vs in this bchalfc ? That the workes which I E S V S
wrought could not proccedc, neither from a man, nor from a
• rfcuil, nor from an Angcll coniidcred in their fcuerali kindes,
hut onely fi om God the maker of heauen and earth. And this
will ihc prouc vnto ys^botfa in the refpect of the hiftory, and
in refpeft of the kindes of his workers well by the Hutorio-
graphers and Philosophers who were enemies to Christ and
his doclrine,as by conclufions of ncccffitie conucyed from the
principles which remaine in the natures of catty of them.
And what will enfue thereof, but that Iefus vvoorjeing by the
power of God, was fent of God , and therefore ought to bee
heard and beleeued: Eelccucd (fay I) to bee God the forme of
God,becaufe hee fayth it;and to bee man borne of woman, he-
caufe the world fawe him to be fo;& that other wife he mould
be an enemie to God, and God an enemie to mankind; God (I
fay) too good to a (Tift him with his power to our ouerthrowe,
and too wife, to lend him his fpirit,to the defacing of his owne
glory : But if vngodlines fhrrecoales; Reafon will open her
mouth and fhewe,that it was agreabie to Gods Iuftice,and ne-
ceflary for mans welfare; poffible to the power of the creator,
and agreeable to his wil and promifes;behooffull for our bafe-
nes>and befeeming his glorie. And euen in vngodlines ltfelfe
ihc will find wherewith to put vngodlines to nlence,howbeit
thatcucn in all godlincs, me findeth not wherewith to fpeakc
thereof fufliciently . The fame is to bee vndcrftocd of other
like mi fieri es,whicb fhalbe treated of in their due places. And
this biingeth vs backe againe to the faide point>that the truth
bceing reuealed, enlightencth reafon; and that reafon rowfeth
vp her felfe to reft vpon truth. And Co farre offis Reafon from
• abafing fayth, tomalce vs attaine thereto, that contrariwife fhe
lifteth vs vp as it were vpon her fhouldcrs,to make vs to fee it,
and to take it for our guide , as the onely thing that can bring
vs to God;and the onely fchoolemiilrefle of whbroe we ought
to lcarne our faluation. To bee fhort, we fay not that hecaufe.
Reafon comprehended"! not this or that, therefore lette vs
not bcleeueit: for that were a meafuringof Fayth by Rea-
i fon, as they fay . But wee lay that Reafon and Nature hauc
' Tuch a Rule , and that diat is the common way , and yet not-
withftandina:
the Vrefdce to the Reader.
withftanding, that this thing or that thins; is done or fpoken
beyond reafon and beyond nature ♦ I fay then thajt the workc
and word of God are an extraordinarie ca(c,& that forafmuch
as they are of Gocl,it bchoueth vs to beleeue them; and to be- .
leeue is to fubmit our reafon and vndcrftanding to him. And
fo it is a making of reafon feruant to faith by 'reafon,and a ma-
king of reafon to iloope to the highnciTe of faith : and not an
abating of faith to the meafurc of reafon*
Now forafmuch as we take reafon to our helpc againft the
Infidels , the proofes which ihc ihall yeeld vnto vs to guide
vs to the doclrine andfehoole of faith, fhalbe chiefly of two
forts •, namely, Arguments 6c Records.The Arguments winch
we will vfe againft the Icwes,wc will take out of the grounds
of the lewifh Religion *the maieftie of God , the nature and
ftate of man, and the mod euident and bell: authorifed prin-
ciples or conclufions among them. Againft the Gentries, wee
will take them out of their fubftantialleft Rules, out of the
mod renowmed Authors of Philofophie,and out of the expo
fitions of their owne moft approued Interpreters ; one while
abiding vpon their principles, 6c another, while (landing vpo
the conclufions which they the mfe lues do gather of them, $z
fometimes drawing fuch lieceftarie corifequents and fcqueales
out of them ray lclfe , as they oftentimes perceiued not, as
though they ^acl not vnderfbod what they thcmfelues (pake*,.
Alfo againft either of them r wee will iudge of the caufe by
his effecis,and ofthe effects by their caufe; of the end, by the
inftrument or moouer thereto, and ofthe mouer, by the avi^
& fo forth of other things : which are the ftrongeft arguments
that can be, as which arc either demonftratiue, br very ucere
demonftratiue. At a word, we will not a! ledge any argument:
which' (hall not be fuhftantiall, or at lea ft wife which we ftiall
not thinkc to be fo, neither will wee vrge anything whereof.'
we be not throughly perfwaded in our feiues : chooilng alway
the euidenteft & eafieft that we can, to apply our felues to alf
mens capacities. K 1 otwithftanding,let not any man looke here
for arguments that may bee felt, as thatlihould prone fire
to behotte by touching it, or the myfterief of GOD and!
Religion by the outward fence : but him foffife him that
mine aigunientes foal bee fully as apparant* imd<orxmionl*
toots:
The P re face to the Redder.
more apparant , than the argumentes which the Philofbphers
alledge in natural! things : Howbcit that krifltitle would hauc
men to looke for argumentes of lefle force at his handc in his
firll Phi!ofophie,then in his difcourfcsofnaturall thinges;and
for reafons of leCe force in his morals (fo they behke]y,)thaii
in his firfl ck higheft Philofophie : which tiling we may with
much better right require in the thinges that furmount both
nature and man, that is to wittc,in Diuinitie.Moreoucr,often-
times hecre fhall bee quefrions propounded to vnfold, or ob-
lections made to bee confuted, which might trouble the Rea-
der if he were not (atisficd in them, or elfe breakc ofTthe con-
tinuance of our proofes. And in them I ihal be compelled now
and then to be obfeure, either by reafon that the nature of the
thing depending in controuerfie,may perchaunce bee of fome
old forworne opinion,or els in refpect of the tearmes peculiar
to the cafe, which may hap to be lelfe vn lei-Rood of the com-
mon force, and more difFi?ze,and leffe pithie in our language,
wherein fuch things hauc not hitherto bene treated of. Ne-
uerthcleire,I hope to take fuch paines in the opening of them
that the Reader whofoeuer he be, if he t^ke any heede at all,
fhall eafily attajne to the vnderftandingof them.
As touching the Records , they fhalbe ( in my iudgement)
of the worthiest fort,and fuch as arc lead to be iufpecled or re-
fufed,as necre as I can choofe. We be to declare our doctrine
vnto men, & men themfelues are a part of the doctrine whieb.
we fet foorth. And what more cleareneiTe can there bce,than
to make themfelues parties in the prQofe, Iudges in their own
cafcand witneiTes againll: themfelues? Vnto men therfore we
will brins; the. witnefsin2;s of men, cuen the things that eueric
man readeth in his owne nature, and in his owne heart, from
whence hee vttereththem either wittingly or vnwittinglv, as
things that are fo written there,that he cannot wype them out
though he would neuer fo faine. Thefe are common infightes,
or inlets (as a man may tearme them) namely the perfwafion
of the Godhead, the confeience of euill,the defire ofimmorta-
litie,the longing for felicitic,and fuch other thinges, which in
this neather world arc incident vnto man alone,and in al men,
without the which a man is no more a man;infomuch that hee
cannot deny them except he be out of his wittcs,nor cal them
in cjuc*
In queftion without relying of himfelf wrongfully. And here-
of proceedeth the agreeable confent of all mankind in certaine
bcleefes which depend immediatly vpon the faid Principles;
which confent we ought to hold for certaine andvndouhtecJ.
For the vniuerfalneffe of this confent fheweth that it is nature,
and not inftru&ion,imitation,or bringing vp,that focaketh, &
the voice or nature is the voice of truth . As for 1) ing or vn-
truth,it is a foundling,& not a thing bred; a meere corruption
and not a fruit of nature. NeuertheleiTc, whether it were tho-
rough ignorance which hath as good as choked the,or through
frowardncilc which hath turned reaion a wrong way & made
man as a ftranger to himfelfe ; thofc common and generall In-
fets haue remained barren in the mod: part of men. Yet not-
withftanding fome men in fundrie nations haue mounted a-
boue the common rate r and mdeuored to cherifh and aduauncc
the faid Infights , and drawen fome finall fparkes of truth and .
wifedome out of them , as out of fome little fire raked ivp vn-
jder a great heape of afhes ; the which they haue afterward
taught vnto others , and for fb doing haue bene called Sophies
anctPhilofophers, that is to fay, Wife men and louers of wife-
dome . Thefe alfo doo we take for witneiTes of our do&rine;
and amongft them , the notablefr. and fuch as the world hath
efteemed to.be wifeff. ♦ And whereioeucr they inall di [agree,
cither one with another, or with themfelues ; there fhall com-
mon reafon be Iudge . And like as they haue caught fome
fparkes from the fire, fo will we kindle a fire of their fparkes :
howbeit (in verie deed)not to lead vs to faiuation the hauen of
our life; for in that behalfe we haue neede of God himfelfe to
be our Pilote : but to lTiew vs as it were from a Tower ; which
way it flandeth in the darke wherin we now be , to the end we
may call to God for helpc , and euer after make thitherward
with all our whole hart. Particularly againfl: die Atheifts and
Epicures, we will bring themfelues, the world,cc the creatures
therein for witneiTes . For thofe are the Recordes which they
^efl loue and mohY beleeue,& from the which they be lo'theft,
to depart, Againft the falfe naturahftsjjhat is to fay profeiiois
of the knowledge of nature and naturall things] I wr 11 al ledge
nature it felfe, the Secies that haue fought out nature, & fuch
\yritc«s in cucry Sect* as they hold for chiefc Difciplcs, Inter-
*** preters,
prefers ,and Anatomiftsor Decipherers of nature; as Vyhdgo-
YdS,i'Lto>kriftotlcA\t bcudemzket and Vcripatctike shoih old and
new, and fpecial lie fuch as hauc molt iloutly defended their
owne Philofophic, and impugned our doctrine ; as UmUich,
% b%tin> Vcjphii ic t Vroclesimplicc> and fuch others : whofc depo-
fitions or iathec oppofitions againft vs, Ithinke men will
wonder at,
Againft the Iewes I will produce the old Tcftament > for
that is the Scripture whereto their fathers tiuftcd, and for the
which they hauc fuflercd death, & whereby they allure them-
klues of life. And for the interpreting thereof,I will alledgc
their Paraphrafts,& thofc which trantiated it into the Greekc
andChaldcy tongues afore the comming of our i.ord Iefus
Chrift . For they were Iewes borne, of the notablcft men a-
mong them,chofcn by publike authoritie to tranllatc it,and at
that time reafon was not fo intangled with p - r : ons, as it hatli
bene fnce, Alfo I will alledge their ancient doftors,difpcrfed
as well in their Cabales as in their Talmud, which are their
bookesofgreateft authoritie and moft credit ♦ And diucrfc
times I will interlace the Commentaries of their late writers*
which generally haue bene moll; contraric to the Chriffen do-
ctrine, whom (notwithfranding) the truth hath compelled fc-
uerajly to agree, in expounding the Texts wheresn the fame
is chiefly grounded.
Now in thefe allegations I fnall fomctimes belong , and
pcraduentnre tedious to the Reader , "whome manifeft reafon
fliall haue fatisfied alreadie,fo as(to his feeming)there needed
not fo manie tcltimomes . Eut I pray him to beleeue , that in
this longncfle *of mine , I fhaine my nature to apply myfclfc
to all men; knqwing that fbme like better of Reafons, <ando-
' . therfome of Teftimonies ; and that all men (notwithfranding
V 4 . ' that they make more account of the one than of theotHcr) are
-*fceft fatisfied by both, when they fee , both reafon authonfed
by witnclTes, (for that is as much to fay, as that many men had
one felfe lame reafon) and alfo Recordes declared by reafon;
for that is as much to fay,as that credit is not giuen to the out-
ward perfon , but to the diuine thing which the perfon hath
within him, that is to wit, to Reafon . Herewithall I thought
-alfo, tiiat all men hauc not either the meanc to come Ly all
bookes,
•-.•
The Vrefuce to the Ke<tder.
tookes , or the leyrure to read them •, whofe labour I haue by
that meane eafed. And oftentimes I am driuen to doo that in
one Chapter, whereof others haue made whole volumes.
To conclude, I pray the Reader, firfi: to read this bookc *;
throughout , for without mounting by degrees, a man cannot # .
attaine to high things; and the breaking of a ladders (leak ca-
fteth a man backe,& makcth the thing wearifomc which was
cafie . Secondly I defire him to bring, his wit rather than his
will, to the reading thereof. For foredecmings and forcfetlecf
opinions doo bring in bondage the rcaion of them that haue
belt wits;wheras notwith(tandmg,it belongcth not to the will
to ouerrule the wit,but to the wit to guide the will . Thirdly
and moil of all I befeech him to beare alwaic in mind that I
am a man, ana among men,one of the lead; that is to fay, that
if I fatisfie him not in all points, my reafon attaine th not euc-
riewherc fo far as& >. «h doth ; to the end that mine ignorance
and wcakeneiTe preiudice not the cafe , mine vndcrtaking
whcrcof,in good footh is not vpon truft of mine owne wit, or
of mine owne abiiitie-,but vpon aflured truft of the cleerneffc r
fcwndnciTc,fubftantialneiTe,aud fbothnclTe thereof.
Now God vouch(afe to ihead out his blef>ing vpon this
worke, and by the furtherance thereof to glad them that be-
]ccue,to confirtne them that wauer, & to confute them whick
go about to fhaicc downc his doctrine. This is the onely plea-
lure that I defire , the onely fruit which I feeke of my labour,, ..;..;'•
And (to fay the truth) I feele alreadic fomc effeel: and con- ••/.:'
tentment thereof in my hart . But lette vs praic him alio to*
vouchftfe in our daie$,to touch our (lonie harts with the force
*>fbis fpirit, and with his owne finger to plant his ddclrine?
fo deeply in them , as it may take roote and bring .y'v-
foorth fruit . For ccrtefTc it is Gods workc to per- ; •"*■;• "' ¥j$
fwade and win men, albeit that to counfell . :■■{ :
them, yea and to mooue them,fee- • ; ; •
aneth in fomc fort to lie • ■'. , •
in man, '■'.■'. \ "
The
W
TheSummes of the Qbapters.
t THit there is a God ; and that all men a*
-"■ grfec in the Godhead.
i Tharrhercisbutoncly oncGol.
, 3 That the wifedome of the world acknow*
Icdgcd one onely God-
4 Whit it is that man is able to comprehend
concerning God.
5 Thu in the one fubfhncc of God there are
three per ions , which we call the Trinitic,
6 That the Philofcphie of olde time agreed
to the doctrine ofthc Trinitic. '•
7 That the world had a beginning.
S When the world had his beginning*
9 That the wifdome of the world a:know»
ledgedthc creation of the world.
ip That GoJ created the world of nothing
. *" # tnat is to fay , without any matter, fub-
" • fhnce.or ftuftc whereof to make it.
, H That God by his prouidence gouerncth
; th;worId,ani all things therein.
1 1 That all the cuill which is or which fee*
mcth to bee in the worlde is fubiect to
Gods prouidence.-
*3 That mans wifedome hath acknowled-
ged Gods prouidence, and howe the fame
wadeth bctweene deftinie and fortune.
.41 That mans foule isimmorrall.
i^Tlut the immortal icic of the foule hath
?*' bene taught by the auncient Phiiofophers
and beleeued by all nations.
l& Tint mans nature is corrupted, and hec
nimfclfc fallen from his rlrft originally &
by what meanes,
m Q That the men oroide time are ofaccorde
; -with vs concerning mans corruption and
.;. >jthecaufe thereof.
'IS; That God is the fouereigne welfare of
man, & therefore that the chicfc fhootan*
kcr of ma ought to be to return vnto god
1 9 That the wifeft of all ages are ofaccorde,
that God is the ctiicfe fliootanker 3 and fo-
uereigne welfare of man.
to That true Religion is the way to attcinc
.. to that fhootanker & fouereigne welfare,
1*4 what are the markes thereof.
ti That the tr ue God was worshipped in If*
rael,which is the 1. mark oftrue religion,
1 1 That the God<s which were worshipped
by the heathen, were men confecrated or
canonized to pofteritie.
13 That the Spiritcs which made men to
woorfhip them vnder the names of thofc
men, were wicked fpiritesjbat is to faye»
fiendesordiuels.
14 That in ifrael Gods wordc was the Rule
of his Seruice: which is the fecond markc
of the true Religion.
15 That throughout the whole proceflc of
the Bible or olde Teitament, there arc
things which canot proceed but fro God*
16 That the things which feememoft won
derful in our icriptures,a:c confirmed by
the heathen tliemfelucs. xlfo the (biuti-
ons of their ooiectiens,
1 7 That the meane which God hath ordey*
ned for mans {aluatio, hath bene reucaled
from time to time to the people of jfiae!,
which is the 3 . mark of the true religion*
1 8 That the mediator or Meifias is promifed
in the Scriptures to be both God & man,
that is to wit , rig eternal] Sonne of God
taking mans flefli vnto him.
1 9 That the time whereat tlie mediator was
promifed to come.is ouerpaft:& therfore
that he muft needes bee come already, as
wel according to the Scriptures.as accora
ding to the traditions of the Iewes.
3 o That refus the Son of Mary came at the
time promised by the fcripturcs,& that he
is the mediator and Mesfias,
31 A folutionofthe Obiections which the
Icwsallcdgc againfticfuSjthat he might
not bee receiued for the true Chrift cr
Meflias,
3 a Tha t iefus Chrift wjs & is god, the fon of
god,cotrary to the opinio of the Gentiles.
33 A folutionofthe obieetions of the Gens
riles againft the Sonne of God.
3 4 That the Gofpell doth in very deede cons
teine the hiftorie and doctrine of lefus
Chrift the Sonne of God,
j^The Conclusion of the whole bookc*
OF THE TREVVNES
OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.
V ^
The firft Chapter.
That there is a God, and that all men agree in the God-
head.
<3cb a0 makepjofeflion to teacb b0,tjc&
fap tbep neuer ftnoe leflfe tobat t© fap,
djot totyen tfje tbing tobicb tbep treate
ofi0mojemarafelf antjmoje tenotome
of it felfe,tben all tbat can bee aHeageii
foj ti)t fitting fee jtb tbereot 3m> furf)
are tie pjinciptasof aHtije^riencesf,
aim fpeciaHp of tbe certepneft\a0 tobidi
confift in Demonftratioiu The whole
Quill Euclyde fap)is greater then his part. And if from equall
things ye take equall things, the Remaynder (hall be equall*
Cljfa te ratber percciueo of euerp manbp comma fenee 3 tben p?©*
tteo bp fljarpnefle of Reafon ♦ 3m> like a0 tbep tbat toiouto goe a*
bout ta> pjotte it 3 t>© (betofc tbemfelue0 town tbie to bee Iaugbea at,
as tobicb^bouto take&pontbem to inligbten tbegmnnetoJitb a
Cautjletfo trjep tbat&enp it , ooe fljetoe ri)emfelue0 to bee to?ang*
lets ana tmtoiojtbie of all conference, as contenoer0 againft rfjetr
otone motber tott^ea aim againft tbeir otnne eonfeflion;accojtiing
to tbi0 common faping of tbe <§>cb©le0 ? Cbat tbere i0 no reaso-
ning againff tbofe tobicb aenp tbe ]pjincipfe0*Ji2otD 3 if tbere bk a*
tip matter therein tW Hule 10 fount; treto) 5 it 10 molt peculiarly
m tbi0,tbat tbere 10 a <5oo* jf o? it i0 fo manp tomie0 ana To liuelp
papnteofrajtb in all tbing0 5 ami fo peculiarly ingraueninman0
bart;tbat all tbat euer can b& neui^o,fapu,antj to?itten*bereof,i0
mucb leffc tben tbat toljicb 10 (km tbereof euerp tobere,anti tobicl)
men feeie tbereof in tbemfelue0* 3!f p& toke toptoar& 3 pa: fee tbere
infinite bom'e0 ami infinite mouing0 ; m'ucr0,ano pet not trubling
one anotber ♦ 31f p& toke tjo^nemar^pce fee ti)t S>ea continually
threatening t^e <£artt> , ano pet not pairing bis bcunng : anu like*
& fcnfe
.,*■
« OFTHBTREVTTCSt
toift thz tfartf) alt©gitljer beaute ami malfie,anb petnottm'tfjffatt-
tiing fettleb o? rather bangeb in $ 3p?e, fo as fc ftirretb not atob&
Cbefebobieg ntrecttig incontinentlp t© ag>pirtt,am> tijt0 o?aerli«
uz& t© a certeine ©ouerner -, fojfomucb as it isfccrteine in nature,
tbat bonier baue of tbemfelueg no moumg,ann tbat etten tfyofe bo*
t)it$ tobicb are quickened coulo not agroe (tefaftlp extficr ftutb o*
tber bontces o? tottb tbemfelueg,but bp tl;e o?bering ana gouewing
fif a <§>uperiour ♦ 'But toben toee enter aftertearb int© our ftfucg,
anu finue tbere an abjibgement of tbe tobole bniuerfall ; a bonte fit
fo? ail fojts of moumg£,a g>ou!e tobicb (tmtbout remouing) ma*
Serb tbe boniest© moouetoljicb &apitliffetb;al&ea?ontfjcreur
tobtcb gupaetb tbem eueipebone in tbeirxwmgg ; antj petnottoitb*
ftansiug , tbfe bottle t© bk fucb as txiee can neitber fee tt no? com
ttim it : 3jt ougbt in all reason t© make bs all t© bnaerftan^tbat
in tbte great bniuerfall malfe , tbere te a foucrame <§>pirite tobi cb
mafcetb, moouetb>an& gonernetb all tbat tooe fee tbere; bp tobom
b)k liue,moue,am> b^tubo in our bonier batb ftameo a Counter*
fet of tbe tobale toojlMtft in our @>oules( batb ingrauen an image
Trimegiftus f ftmttlfMW te tt t^at caufeb one auncient pbitofopber t© fap,
famMkhw tftat tobereag ourepeg cannot pearee bnto @ob ? befuffattb bint-
concerning * fclfe t© bk felt toitb our ijitnti^ x 9tob anotljer t© fap, tbat tbe berp
Miftcrycs. firtt bfe of Hea? on , i$ implopeb m concerning ^t 45 obbeau ; not
Chaptg, p^operlp bp fcnotomg it,but ag it toere bp feelmg it,tobtcb te mo?e
certeme: pea, anb tbat tbe boring of our ftoule 10 notbing tl$,but
tbeknotoing of (Sob bpon tofyotn it bepem»etb*3nb Auicen fpea*
fcetb pet mo?e bolblp, Taping tbat be taijicb atfmotolengetb not tbe
(Btobbeab^fa bopu,not of Keafon,but tuzn of ^>ence* jftoto,if tbefe
g>eneeg from brfjence our firft fmotole&ge pjoc&uetb, 0© toitnelfe
tbe tbingbntobjovanb toee 00 firmlp belkut atbingtoben ine feele
it, anb tbat (ajs tbep teacb bsi) tooe map fele <&©D aja^ueU in tbe
too?lb ass in our felue&gburelp bnto bim tbat treatetb of Keligto,
ft ougbt t© bigraunteb a0 an bnuiolable ip^inciple, That there
is a God ; anb all men ougbt t© bee fojbtooen t© call it into que*
ffion,bpon pame of not being men anp mo?e*5To? if euerp S>ctence
^aue W p?inciple$,tobtcb it i$ not latofuil to remoue,ba it neuer
fo little:mucb mo?e reafon fe it tbat it ftoulu be fo,toitb tbat rbing
tobicb \)^ti)t grounn of alip^inciplesS fo? bis^ ip?mriple. jl5euer*
tbele(Te,let biai britb tbe leaue of all g©b men, before tbfe Cbap*
ter bpon tbe toiefcebneffe of thia our age:ano if tbere b& anp tobicb
tp fojgetcing ©ob^aue in berp b^be fojgotten tl;eir obane fyapc,
anu
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 3
mtt mtftafcentljeir otone nature : let tfoemlearneJjeere&p tea re*
fatctoleoge tbemfelue* agame*
at fa a ffrattnge car e,tbat tbefe men tofn'dj ojoinarilp fpeafte of Thc w
uotbmgbuttfjetoojlo, touTlnot&ein tbe too?lo 3 fte tbing tnfjtcfj J^X*
tbe tDo^lo fbctoetfc ano teamed) m an part* ♦ tfofc let b$ begin at
t^e fotoetl^ mount bp t<o tbe Jjigbeft * ano let bg confioer it to&ole
together oj in bfa partjg; aim to# (ball not finoe anp t&ing t&erein,
eitber ft great oj ft fmafl, urfjidf) leaoetb &$ not fiep bp ftep bntco a
<Soobeao*3|n tbfa too?lo(t© confioer it firft in tbe to&oIe 5 )toe &aue
fotner oegree* of tbingtf : to frit, Mjirfj fcaue Seeing, lu^tci) baue
JLi& 3 tobtc& &aue g>ence 3 ano to&tcfj fcaueHeafom Sbome are inoe*
toeo toitb all tbefe gifteg 3 ano ftme but toitlj fome of rijem ♦ Ctje
flp je , tbe S>ea , ano tbe <£artb are great, ano Ijaue a great fcope*
Cbepbearebp ano fuffepneaHtbmg^tbatljauelife^antiingjj
tbat baue g>ence > ano aH tbingg t&at fiaue Keafon ♦ 3no pet not*
hutbltanomg, tbep tbemfelues baue not anp moje tben onelp bare
3$m'ng 5 tDitbout Life 3 toitf)out g>ence 5 imtbout fteaftm t&at fa tco
fap,tbe noereft to notbeing* C&e piant^befioeg being 5 baue al&
life 3 ano tbep ojato tbeir nouriibment ftomrije €art& ? ano tbeir re*
freeing from tlje apje^ije^eafte* &aue bottj l$omtg,l ife 3 anB
Sbence, ano take rijeir fooe botb from $e <£Iementg ano from tije
3plantg*^an fcatb ^eemg,ano iife,ano <§>ence 3 ano IReaftn ; ami
be iniopetb t&e Clement^Imed* of tie plants commaunoetb tbe
3$eatfe$,ano oifcourfetb of aH tbings: botb aboue bim ano beneath
Jjmn lo^emano?oer 3 fuci)fromoegrattDOegree,tbatti)ljoft^
ucr conceiuetb not bp ano bp ftme 3utfjoj tbereof , batijneitljet
Beaten no? £S>enre 3 no no? fa too?tbie tco &aue eitber life o? beeing*
31 P?ap pou from tofjence commetb tW g©&Ip pjopojtion^ano tbfa
o?oerlp pjoc#oing of tbingss b^ oegri^ *t WXljtnct commetb tbe
difference in tljeir partition^ ffitftence commetb it tbat tbe bugeflt
ano toifceft tfjingg are bnoerlingss to tbe leaft ano toeakeft tbingss*:
22tbereof commetb it tbat ftme tljings ^a\it but a oeao being 5 ano
nert bnto notbeing; ano tbat otberftme baue a beeing tbat fa mm*
uiiigXenOble^ano rcaftnable, botobettftmemo?e 5 ano ftmeleflfe*:
Commetlj it of tbe tbingsi tbemfelues^oto can tbat bed jfo? fife
ing tbat notbmgootblDtllittglp become an bnoeding onto otber^:
tobp bee not tbe beauieft maOes? aflotteo to tbe bztt (barest ftHber*
of commetb it t^at tbe liuing tl)in$$ tobicb in refpect of ri;e lubole
&>ta are but as a ojop 3 ano in refpea of tbe tobole €artij are but
4S a grapne of Duff , are in oegr& of p?et)eminence aboue fym't
« 2 ana
4 OjFTHETREWtfES
3no totjereof commetb it , tfjat man being tbe frapldt of an Imtnj
Imgbtes , is ferueo bp tbe Clements , bv tbe plants 5 ano bp tbe
15catfes 3 pea ctten bp tbe toiloeft of tljtnt*: Cbcn is tfym a neuter
02 ottfributer of djefe tf)ing$,ti>l)Q bailing impart eo t^c to odjcrs,
bao djem ftrft bimfeIfe,anD tbat molt abottnoantlp^ano tobo rnoje*
otter id of necelTitic^imigbtte, feeing rijat in fo tmequad partttion,
be boloetlj tljem neuerdjclcfle tn coucojoe ♦ 31 fap furtljet, djat all
things are compjtjcn bnoer tbefc folner:ti;at is t© toit,tmuer Bee-
ing,Lifc,Scncc, andReafon.,accojOtngt©biSOiuer!5 imparting
of tljem Unto all djings*
.Roto 3!Ocmatmo,lof)etbertaas fir^ofBeeingo^ Notbeing;
tlfLiuing ojNotliuing; ofSenfible 3 02Xotfenfible;of Reafona-
ble oj Notreafonable I gmrelp tt tuas neitljerftcafonable, no*
g>enfibIc 3 no? liumg ; fo? dje time badj bra djat toce mere not/25 ut
tuee fcnotoie djat toee ban fatbers 5 ano tijat our fatbers ban fojefa*
tbers : ano tbe enoe of tbem makedj bs t© bcleeuc djat tbep bao a
beginning, 31n like race is tt toitb beafts ano plants ; fo? toa knoui
tbe booing, growing, oecaping ann faoing of tbem. S^urij nunc
tijen map tooe fap tbe fame of Being, jf o? tbe djings b#re beneath
tobirf) bauebut oneip bare beeing, are farre infertour t© tbe odjet
tbings ; ann tberefoje cannot tying foojdj djemfclues , ano ronfe-
qttentlp mud) IelTe toingf©ztb t^)t otber tbings*3t remained* tben
rtjat Notbeeing,Notliuing, Notfenfible, ano Notreafonable,
toereaftne Beeing, Liuing,Senfible, and Reafonable. 3nOpct
ttottoidjftanotng tocc baue bod; 13tfMg 5 Ltfe,^>cncc,ano Eeafon*
3!t follotoetb djerefoje tbat it is a potoer from tuttbout bs , tobicft
|atlj biougbt bs ottt of .teotbecing into b£ing,ano bad) parteo dje
faio gifts among fcs oiuerflp arrowing t© btS g©o pleafttre* fox
fitberU)tfe 3 from out of djat notbingtobicb too? toere ( 3if J map fo
termc it,)\uz fyoulo neuer batte come t© be anp tbing at an, i^ota
bettocenenotbinganofomedjing, (bote little focuerdjat fome*
tbing can bee)tbcre is an inSnite fpace, locoes tberefoie muff tt be
tbat tbz cattfe djereof ftas infinite(at leafttmfc if tt map bde calico a
caufe 3 )ano tbat is dje fcerp fame tobidj-toe call c^oo.
let ds come to tbe nature of tbe Clements tobcreof dje tobole
is compactetuCbe f pie is contrarie t© tbe cdater, ano d)eo?p to
t^t mopl! ; ann of tbtfe contraries are infinite odjer djings piomts
reo bnoer tbem, ji2oto tbenatttre of contraries ts t© oedrop one a*
nod;er j ano no tto© tbings^etten of dje lead, can bee coupleo togt<
tljerjbtttbp tlje toojfuug of a Ijigljer potoer tjjat is able t© compen
tfccw*
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. J
tfjettn 9$ut tuee fee tTjat tbefe tbtngg n© not incrocbc o? bfurpe one
appon anotijer , but eontraritmfe tbat tljep matcb t©gitber m tbe
compofing of manp tljingg : aim petnottoitbftantimgtbatnotfo
mucb a$ ttoo firings bteing of one feifefame nature , can agree m
cne tune 3 toitbout tbe tntc of a man tbat can f kill too ttreme tbem
ami too flake tbem ag be feetb tt gootu 3!t fcHotoetb tbetefoje tbat
tbe beauenipbarmonietoberein fo manp contraries are maae too
accoja botb bninerfaflp ana particular!?, are fet t©gitber ann gup*
sen by a fpirit* 3lnfomucb tijat if toe toiU fap,tbat accoutring t© tbe
ronton opinion , tbe aire fa fpjean f©?tb as a flicker bettoeene tbe
jf p?e ano tJje 223ater , ano fa iopneo too tbe one by bfa moptture,
ami too tfje otljer bp bfa beate: $&tnutt neene-s fap a!fo,tbat tbere
fa a great an* fo uerein 3iunge aboue tf)em 3 to&icb |atl; mane tijem
toabptietbatttickler*
let bs mount bp btgbet ♦ (KUee fee rtje $eauen fjoto it mouetft
tcmxtj toitf) a continuafl mouing* 9Ifo toee fee tbere tbe ipianetg
one bn&er anotber 5 tobtcb (nottoirfjttansing tbe biolence of tbe firtt
moueable) baue euerp one bfa feuerall courfe ana mcuing by bint*
felfe* 3no (ban toee fap tbat tfyb mouingg bappen by anuemurtt
35ut ti)t fame atmenture tobftb maaetbcmtomoue, (bculoalfa
make tbem to ttano ttffl* 3gein,a$ fo? amtenture o? cbaunce , ft fa
nothing efa but mfojner anu ccnfufiom bixt in aH tljefc oiuetfltietf,
tbere is; onebnifojmitie ofmouing,tobtcb fa neuer interrupted
Cpoto tben *t D© tbep moue of tbem felueg ^ jftap ; fo? notbing
mouetbitfelfe, an&toberetbingsmoueoneanotber, tbere fa na
pofltbflitie of infinite botoing on ; but in tbe eno men mutt be faine
to mountfcp to a firtt beginning 3 ano tbat fa a reft9te fo? example,
from H)t batttmer of a Clocke to# come ten a toboeie,ano from tbat
tnbcefe t© anotber, ana finaflp t© tijt font of tbe Clockmaker, tobo
bp bfa cunning batb fo ojnetea tbem,tbat uotfritbttanoing t bat bz
maketb tbem afl t© moue,pet be bintfelfe remouetb not*3|t remap*
tietb tben tbat of an tbefe mouingjeJ , tuoe mutt imagine one [Mo-
ucr]tjnmouabie: ann of afl tbefe ft conttant m'uerfitie0 3 on£p}nua*
riable] altoaiesi like it fetfhana of att tbefe botsie^one fpirite*Sini3i
like ag from tbe €artb tooe Wit ttpeu bp t© t^t 3p?e , from tbe
3p?e t© tlje g>fepe 3 from tbe S>kpe t© tbe 4)eauen of ^eauen^ttiH
mounting Dp from greater t© greater, fromIigbtt©Iigbt, ana
from fubtile to fubttle:ft let b0 anuaunce our felue^s ytt one negree
tigber,namelp t© tbe infinite^© tbe ligbt toljicb fa not t© ba con^
* etuea but in DnnerttanDing,ant> t© tf;e quickening fpin'tjin refpect
31 i ioljeteof,
6 OP THE TREYVNE5
thereof, rtje tbing tljat toee totomier at imz beneatfj,fe leffe tljett
a popnt,our ligbt is but a fljanotoe, aitn our fpirit & but a feapour*
Snu pet notlmtbtfanmng be batb fo papntea out Ijfe glo?ie am> tn^
fi!UteneiTe 5 etten in tbe things tobicb to* moll nefpife 5 as tbat eueti
ri;e gnnTefftoitg map eafelp comp?ebenn ft*
let &$ come ootune a game too n© tije lifce beere belotoe* ZJ&k
(ball fee tbe €artb replenilben toitb ^erbes, ^ree*,airo jf ruitea:
botb &?a mm Lanti furmibea toitb Ifreatfesf, if ifibe*, JBtoaimegf,
ano H5u:M of al fo?tfteuerp of tbem fo perfect in bis kino,as mans
tm&erttS&mg cannot fppe anp toant 0? fuperfluttie in tbe* W\)zmz
it all tb&':3is it of tbe dement^jftapjfjoto (ball tbetbing tobicb
batb neitbec life no? fence, giue life ano fence t© otber tbmgs ^ flDj
commetb it of tbe g>umte *t jftap,toben ntn tocc euer fee bim b?ing
fco?tb anp fucb like tbing *t flUbence tben is tbte uarietie,but of a
molt fruitfttll $ bncofumable migbrt SObence commetb tbis per*
fection,but of a finguler feufenome^fpiantgjfome are bot, ana
fome coltijfome ftoeete, aim fome bitter;fame nouriflnng,aM> fome
pealing, 3no of tbe mod naungeroug,tbe remeoie is founn eitber
tn tbemfelueg 0? in tbe nm unto tbem. £lfo aa toucbing 'Beaftegi,
tbe toilneft ant? fucb as liue bp p?ap,fc#pe by tbemfelueg a!one,be*
caufe tbe flocking of tbem togetfjer tooulu bee nopfome ♦ T5ut tbe
tame 9 fuel; a£ are moft fo? our p?ofite,&co naturallp liue in flocfeeg
ano beat&etf , becaufe tbe great numbers of tbem are fo? our com*
monitie*3I$ tfyi$ alto a too?ke of fortune*: jftap, 3! fap furtben Zljz
&>unnz beatetb tbe €artb , t^z g>tarreg rrco limit ber fea^ong , tbe
Sp?e mopffenetb bet njougbt ; tbe €artlr feruetfr tbe ©raile , tbe
(SraflTe feruetb tbe3£eaGfe,ann tbe 3$ealte ferue spam €acb tbinj
feruetb otber , ano all ferue one alone ♦ OTjence map tbfe bonne
come *t 3!f tbingtf bee euerlaff inglp, anu of tbemfelueg; boto baue
tbep tfjug put tbemfelues in fubiection^p W)*t meaner 02 tobett
began tbep firtt toa uo fo^3lfo bol» can one of tbem be fo? anotber,
Teeing tbat tbe enoe M) erefo?e tbingsi are, ti euer afo?e ti;e tbingu
tbemfelueiEf,eitber in nature,o? cist in confitieration; ano tbat tbe e*
ternitie bat^ not anp tbing eitbtt afo?e 0? after itt @>o tl;at if tbep
Ijaue ban tbeir beginning of tbemfelueg; nio tbep b?ing fco?tb tbem
feluess in feeo,in flotoer,o? inliernelhm Cgge,o? in full Itfe'tfmall
0? great,ann fo fooitb^againe/eeing tbattbeone cannot bee tottb-
out tbe otberjneitber'Beaaes toitbout (SralTe,no? (^ralfe toitbout
tbe €artb, no? tbe €artb b?ing fco?tb anp tbing toitbout t^z ^ea^
tien;tofyd& of t\zvx came afoje t ann tofcicfc of tljem came afto: % ®i
if
OF CHRISTIAN' REIIGION. 7
ff tl)ep toete all breo togetber: tofjcnce commetb tbtd agr&ment a*
mong fo maiip Dtuer^ tljtH^g; •, but of t\)z fame mpnu tofttcij maoe
ano M gouernetb all tbingd ': Seeing tben tbat tijefe tbingd are
fo linden togetber 5 auo tbat tljep teno all to one: let bd conduce a!*
fo tbat tljat cannot come topafle b\xt tbrougbone, tobotyougbc
tbem fo3?t!) altogether at one tnffaunt ano one burtljen , toben bee
tijougijt g©5* 15m noto let bd fee tobence commctij tljid oxber one
toberunto tbep teno , tbat 10 to twit $®m $ ano tobetber be alfo b&
not fo? anu b? tbat one tobicb Ijati; mane fytxn > tljat id to tott , foj
anobpcSoo*
it>e tbat feetb but one!p tbe portraiture of a man, falletb bp anti Man leadcdi
bp to tbinke bpon a papnter ; ano tbe firft fpeecb tbat be btteretb, vs t0 God »
id to afke tobo mane it, jftoto,if a oeao toorke ooe make 130 to con*
ceiue a liuing toojker : mucb more reafon fe tt,tljat a liuing toorke -
as man fe , fboulo make bd to bet^tnke bd of a quickening toorke*
maiff er:pea euen of fucb a one as map b#(at leal! toife)ad farre a*
boue man , ad man ig aboue tbe portraiture of W otone making,
(forfomucb ad tbere ig an infinite oiffaunce bettoijet being ano not
being , liuing ano not iiuing ; ) ano tbe fame againe i$ <£5oo* %\yz
proportion to mand booie , tofttdb i$ fo toeU obferueo , tbat afl out
3rted noe bor rotoe from tbence , ootb toitnefle bnto b d a fingulec
Cunning: ano tbe parts alfo in tbat tbep afl ferue eatb others bfe 5
ano euerp of tbem ferue tbe tobole ; betoken a great toifeoome*
jftoto , tobere Cunning ano toifeoome bee , tbere cbaunce Ijatft no
place* fo} toben a man tofetb an epe,an arme,or a legge^toee follow
toing tbe common error &o commonlp fap,it id a mifefjaunce^ue
luben a member tijat toad out of iopnt id fet in againe > or a mem-
ber tfjat toad loll id fupplpeo^tbougb it be but toiti) a botcbeo one;
none of bd toiii fap it toad cbaunce ; bzcmfz tljat in tbe iuogement
euen of tbe groflfeft fort , tbe propertie of cbaunce i^ to unoo ano to
marretbingd,anonottomakeormenoanptl)ingatafl* Againe, . ^
bp our fenced tobiclj conceiue al Co!ourd,S>ounod,S)entd3§)ai
uord, ano jFoeimgd ; tooe map fee, Ijeare, fmeH,taft,ana feele 3 tbat
one felffame toorkman raaoe botb tbe 5g>enred,ano tbe tbingd tbat
are fubiect to tbe fenced ♦ 4f or to tobat purpofe toere tbe ^enceiJ
toitbout tbe fenfible tbingd *t or tbe fenCble tbingd , toitbout tbe
fenced *; 3no fzzin^ tbat tbep relpe one ^jpon another ; tobicb of
tbem toad b) eo firft in tlje toorln 1 : 3lf man maoe tbem for bte S>en*
ced-jtobpmaketbbenottbelikeftifl*: Slfbemaoebimfelfetob*
bojne foi tfytmfity fufferet^ ^e ijimfelfe to b& bereft of W &*"*
a 4 tti
8 OFTHETREVVNES
m one aftet anoftert Zlw ig it to be fougbt fo? elfmbere ften m
man » lBut toben m tbe fame man lue pet farther conltoec &p*ft:
mult luce not nceocs fap ftat Ije toas rud* to communicate bim*
felfe to manp t 3no boto ace tljep boute one fa? anoftet<: 3($ame^
toljen toeecome to btf Q^iro , tolnft in oifcoiirihgteacbeft fan*
bcpanu all fenftble cftfngf ; ftafl toee not fap ftat ftece are t\)in$$
mecelp to bee campjebenneo bp tonaerftamnng , fo? tfje tobtft fte
Sppno toas maoe 't Sao on fte otfter fioe, if toee ftnoe a ^pwbt in
ouc felues tolnft ace but a little gcapne of fte tobole too?lo ; oace
tore fap ftat ftece i<& no S^pnti elfabece ften tn our feluestt 3frm*
ouet, feeing ftat bp ftte Sppno of ours toee bnoeiffano all ofter
fting3;tobift tytpwo pet foj all ftat bnoecftanuetb not ne kitotoeft
not it felfe, neiftecpecceiue toee tobat oj tofjence fttasppnoets
tobtcb fo totoecftanoeft in tog : ougbt toee not to aeknotoleoge ftat
ftece te a $$v\tt) aboue &a , tobecebp toee baue bnoecftanoing of 0-
ftec ftings/ano tolnft bnoecttanoeft $ knotoeft in b$ t|»e fting£
toljtft toee ouc fefoeg knotoe not ftere 4 :
jQoto ften/eeing toe fcnoerffamr not ne knotoe not otic feluesf,
(mp meaning is ftat toe bee ignorant tobat toe bee , ano toljat it t*
fcom tobence our noblett actions pjocooeOcan toe bee fte auftojtf
of our felues *: 3no from tobence ften outfit to# t© acknotoleoge
our ftluejas tco Ijaue ouc original! *t © man,it map bee tftat ftou lm*
feeft but t© ftp faftec3ut fcom father t© faftec, toe fljaH come at
length too a beginning* 3no fcotfilp ftou act beep oulfjeaoeo m
ft inke ftp felfe too bee fte auft o? of a man , confioering tfjac net -
ftec ftou in begetting bim, no^igi^ortjecmb^eeoing^im, uin
once tftinfte bppon fte fal&iomng of b tm in bit toombe : j3o nun e
(fap 3!)ftan tbe jftuttree ooft toljen a Butte failed from it to fte
gcoun&,tol)ift neuertyefeflfe toit^out t^e jQuttcawf linking djece*
of,grotoerf) into Kote^p jtg,Baifa, ano bougbe* 5 ano in p cnn
R?a3tefoo^tb mt© JLeauest , if totoetg ano fruite : 3no pet nottoitft*
Canoing,in petnting of an 3!mage tljou ioofeed bpon it a btmo^en
time^ano oiuec^ napes; ; tfjo u amenoeS it,ann tbou buCefi all ftp
looter about it* 3!f tijou be fte 0©ec f tfj 1 ;<$ to oo?fee in tlje making of
wan,teH mee to^p tljou Ijail not rfjifojen toljen ftou tooutoeft,ann
fcofjp rijou b at! rijem bmttimt toljen tftou toouloett not. ? ^Ubp Ijafl
tbo u a Dauglj ter,toben tljou too uloeft baue a ©omte,o? a 3>onne
to^en tljou toouloeff fjaue a Daugbtec ? 3|n peinting ftp jptoureii
ftou ooed not fo Dtfap mt ftp felfe* 3Ifo , if ft u beeft ft iiet goon
top^maito ui making of ft y c^iiDj tin n« ^0 to ft u ^ aft faftia^
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. p
nentt*t Whzwt fa fttbaroneflfe of W bones \ ftelHjttojof&i*
fcepnes^ftefpiriteaf bfa ^eattfftwg^mio tfe beating ofi>fa pi&
feS': feeeft ftou ftis,toWft fa nlfo as finally m ftp pon*er 5 a3 if ft
toere none of ftine *; '^eH ma twljat fa btooen in bfa ^catJ,ano fte
tobole tooj&emanl&tp ftat fa coucften toitljin ijiim 3|f ftou baft not
feene it fa fte opening of ftp like, ftouftnotoeftnoftingftere*
oC CeUmcepetfurtljtrtijeimagmatioitgofftfa^apne, ano fte
ftougbts of bfa beart x nap 5 tell mee tljtne otone,tobift oftentimes
tlWttoouioeftfaine alter ojttap, ano canft not* Jtfaabottem-
leffe pit>fte tobici) tljou canft not gage : ano ftevefoje it foilotoet \y
ftat ftou maoeff it not*Enotoe ftou fterefoje © man,ftat all ftfa
commeft too ftee from fome caufe ftat fa aboue ftp ftlft*3im fte*
ing ftat ftou bait bnoerffanoing, neeoes mull ftat caufe baue bn*
aerftanoing too ; ano feeing ftat ftou bnoerftanoeff not ftp felfe,
neeoes mutt ftat bnoerftano ftee x ano feeing ftat ftou after a fojt
art infinite in nomber,but mucb moje infinite in ftp ftougbts ami
aeeoes : neeoes mutt ftat bee infinite tan 3no ftat is it lufttcft toe
call ©oo* saibat (bai 31 Tap moje*: o? rafter oj tobat remaineft not
foj mee t<o fap *t 31 fap toift fte auncient Trifmegift, lo?t»>flja!i 31
lake apon ftee in fte ftings ft at ^re bere beneaft,oj in fte ftings
ftat are aboue ? %fa\\ maoeft ail ftings, ano tobole nature is no*
ftmg eis but an image of ftee* 3no 3! toil! concluoe toift Dauid,
3&leiTepe ftelojo allpe toojkes of bfa ; pee 5>eauens, poe toaters,
pee (I2ttnos 5 peeligbtemngS5pee <g>botoers, pee&eas , ytzl&U
tiers , ano aH ftat euer is > blelTe pee fte Jtojoe : pea ano ftou mp
foule alfo blelTe ftou ftelojo foj euer*5Fo?,to lap fojft fte p?cofe£
hfttft are boft in fte great toojio ano m fte little too?io ; it tooutti
ftano me in ftano to ranfaefce fte tobole toojio ; as fte tobift (toift
aH ftat euer is fterein,) is a plaine bcofcelaioe open to ail men,pea
ruenbnto Cbflojettto reaoe, ano (as pee toouio fap)euentofpeli
©oofterenu
Botoe Iifce as all men map reaoe in ftis bcofte as toeH of fte Vniucrfiu
hio^lo as of ftemfelueSj fo toas ftere neuer pet anp Bation bnoer ConfcnL
leauen , toftift baft not fterebp iearneo ano perceiueo a certeine
©oobeao^nottoiftttanoinff ftat ftep baue conceiueo it oiuerflp,ac*
coding to fte oiuerfitie of fteir otone imaginations* let amair
ronnefrom€afitodBett, ano from g>ouft to jf^o^ft: let bint
ranfacfe aH ages one after anofter : ano toberefoeuer be finoeft a*
tip men,ftere (baa ije fino aifo a ftino of Keiigion ano g>eruingxif
^5 a toiftpjajers m Sacrifices^eDiuertWeto^ereof is &e*
IO OFTHETREVVNES
rp great; but pet tljcp I;aue altsoapesc confenteo allot djfe popnt,
Cl;at tfcm fe a <S©D»ato as touching t\)t ruuerfitte tojbicti fc in
t ftat beiialf, it beared; trntnetft d;at it i$ a ncctrine not ncltuerru al-
cnlp from people to people ; but alfo tyeti ana b?ougl;t bp toift e*
ucrp of tl;em in d;eir otuue Clpmate , pea aim eueitin djcir otonc
fdttt&idait&tti tljefe bunu^en peres maitp jSatume ijaue bene ntf*
r aueceo,ano man? are oaflp aifcottmo fiitt,tofticlj toerefcnftnc&en
tn former ages* $mong tijem, fome fjaue bene fount* to liuetmtfc*
6Ut Iatoe 9 totd;out Eing^totdjottt J?oufe 3 gomg Itarke naken 9 anQ
luanuung abjoao in dje ftelog : but pet none tuitfjout fomefcnoto*
ienge of (Son , none loitijout fome fpice of Religion : to fljetoe tm<
to Dg,djat tt is»not fo natural a d;mg m man to loue companp,atuj
to dm ^imfeife again&gurtf of dje toetfcer, (toi;ic!) d;ingg toee u
ffeeme to be bene fttn&lpO a$ it te naturall bnto \)im to futotoe tfj*
autbo? ofijts life, ri;at ig to Tap, <©otu flD j tf toee peelo moje to dje
iuogementofd;ofeto{ric&toere counteo tnife among t&el^eatijen
ttation^ ( toljomeaftettoarobp a moje moneft name men calleu
HDi;ilofop*>erSO ®fre Brachmanes among tije Indians, anotlje
Magics among d;e Perfians,neuer began anp dung toidjout pjap *
ing bnto (Soiu'Cije leflfong of Pythagoras ano Plato,ano of tljetc
Difcipleas,began imd> pjaper ano enoea tomb p?aper ♦ %\z awxcU
ent3£oet0(tol;o toett all^fnlofopl;er0,)a0 Orphey,Homer,He-
fiodus, Pherecides , ano Theognis , fpeafce of none odjer d)ing*
H&e $§>d;cole$ of $e Stoikes, Acadcmikes , anD Pcnpatetikes,
ano an otfcer rc^coXejS d;at flo^ifbeo in olo tin^rcong of djat* W)i
fcerp Epicures d;2felueg toljo toere fljameleffe in all otljer djings,
toere ailjameo to oenie <85oo* Co be fco&tfce men of olo time (a$
toitneffed; Plato)d)ofe d;eir l^ieffeg (toljicb toere to Ijatu regaro
of dje fevuice tbat toag to be p#loeo bnto ©oo, ) from among d;e
jpbilofopljerg , ag from among djofe fcrfrirl) bp djerr confiaeratton
of nature,^au atteineo totmotoe ©on* ano fo(tirinri) nioomeJjap^
pened) but in an apparant trued)) dje opinion of tlje comon people
ann tlje opimon of t^e toife \ Ijaue met bod; tump togid;er in tftijJ
points
MfcHmap tljere beefotmti in aH agegi fometo^etclien feaptife^
toljiri; ^jaue not acknotoleugeo ©on , ag d;ere be fome euen at tfitsg
Uap3ut if toe toke tnto d;f 3 eidjer t\)q> tuere fomepong fcolesi gt*
uenouertotbeirpleafureii, toi;iri;ueuer Ijao iepfuretob^t^inte
t\)tm of d;e matter , anti pettol;en peered camebppon tljem,came
UtU againe to tye tootoing of tljemfclueg , ano confe^uendp of
(Son:
OP CHRISTIAN RELIGION. IX
©on: oj ete tfjep tere fome perfons groten qutte out of fcintr, fa*
pen in tuicfetjneflc^ann fttdj a$ ban nefaceo t!;eir oton nature in tbe
fdueoj . tofjo to tbe intent tbep mtgbt pjactife all mauer oftDtcfees*
neg tottl; tbe lelfe remajfe^aue ftriueo to perfiaane tbcmfelueg fcp
fcotbing tbeir otee fimte^t&at tbep ftatieno gmuleat all,ann rfjat
tbereid no31unge to make inqtttrie oftljetr finned 9nn pet not*
toutb$anning,if tfjefe fall into neuer fo little naunger,o;i be but ta-
&en fepon dje bip$tf P fall to quaking , tljcp crpe out Dnto beauen,
tbep callbpon G5on*3nn if tbep app^od^bttt a farre of>bntc neatb,
tljep fall to fretting ami gnawing; of tbeir trietb* ann \xfyzn tbep be
tell beaten ; ttjere fe not anp fijanote of rt>e ®onbean fo f©ne of*
feren bnto tbem, but tbep imbjaceit : fo reaop are nature anxj con*
fcience QMl)it\) tbep teulnbauereftreinen ann impjifonen ) teput
tbem in mifflr thereof at aflbotojeg^bep belotb to confelfe ©on, su«oniusin>
fo? feare to ftano in ate of btm;ano pet tlje feareof tlje feaft tbingg the life <tf c&
maketbtbem to eonfeflebim* jftap^becaufe tbep fearenot bim tbat ^^
mane all tbings, tberefoje tljcp if ann in ate af all tbinge: ; ass tee
fee in tbe Cmperour Caligula 5 tubo tbjeateneo tf>e 3p je if it rap*
nen bpon W ©ameplaperg ; ann pet nottoitbffanning be trapped
bfe Cape about W b^ro* *>? bin ln'mfelfebnnerb& 3$en 5 ateuerp
flafb of ligbtening* 31 btlmt ( faitb Seneca concerning tbt fame Scnec*tn his
matter ) tbat tb# tb?eatem'ng of W nin grcatlp batten W neatb, firft bookc
fo? fo mud) a$ folke fate tbat tbep mere too beare fucba one > a$ S^ 11 " 8 '
couln not beare^euentoritb tbe (Sonnet
among tbe learoen , altbougb t^t libertie of g>ert$ tea lata* oWcftioM
leffe : pet tbe cbiefe tbat men counten fo? at&etflfe, tere one Dia- concerning
goras a Melian poet>oneTheodore a Cyremair,one Ewhemere ^^J^
a Tegean, ano a berp fete otbersu ^ut to fap true!p 3 tf)efe ratber thcUfe-
ffeo?nen tbe 31&ol!e$ ann falfe ©annejJ of tbeir tpm^tben nenpen
tbe true (0on*9cco?ninglp a«5 toe f& manp of tbempet l!ill among
fc^tobicb W* tbemfelueis cotenten fcrirfj tbelutotuing ofuntruetlj,
luitbout feeking after tbe truetb ; ann toitb mocking of <§>uper(&
tionij 3 taitbout feeding tbe pure ann true Religion ♦ Of tbe fapn
Diagoras it fe reporter*, tbat ass ^tz twas; burning an 31mage of
Hercules in bi£ ftre^ be fapti,Thou muft now doe me feruice in
this thirteenth incounter,as well as thou haft done to Eurift-
heus in the other tweluc. , Cbi^toajaibutafko?ttingof3lDol(e^
^ro?not%>itbftanomortbi0: W OerfeiJbtganrijU0 5 tbatafltbmgsf
are gouernen b^ a (Sooljeatr > aifo it i$ repojten of tbe otber, tbat
lie u)0UlH ftp to t&C Egiptiansjlf they be Gods,why beway Fe ye
shem?
12 OP THE TREVVNES
them?atid if they be dead folkes,why worfhipye thcm>%%it
alfo toasi a oifpjouing of tlje falft <£o&&$Jmj ag fo? Ewhemere of
Tcgea , men ate of accojue djat tlje caufe tobp ijctua^ callen an 8*
rtjettf 5 tmi0 fo? djat fce luxate tbe true IJ)tffo?ie ana (Senealogie of
tije llpeadjen <&&$ ; fbe&ing tbat tljep toere Stingy p;tinces,ami
great perfonageg, fortjofe Umagejs being kept foj a remembrance
of rfjem toere tuxnz* into 3i&oHeMJW to©jdjieooing$ into pere*
Ip (Samings,anritbetrljono?ingstntoiDO?(bippings{. anotnbidj
tifbg at d;ie; napbeleetterijnot as mud) % 'Cberetoereinoeenea
kinse of ipbrtofopbers caUeo <g>ceptick0(d)at fe to fap Doluterg)
iMbtdjtito ratljer fufpenn djeir 33uogement concerning tlje ©oa*
ljea&, rijen call it in tiuefticm ♦ 3But pet it ougfjt to fufftje tog , tbat
tljep be dje fdffame tobid) nenp al <g>cience£,pea euen tfjofe tofcirf)
ronfift in Demonffration-, ana vtijid) p?ofe(Te tljemfeluetf to ooubt
of tlje tfringg tabid) tljep fee ano feele ; in ft mud; tbat tljep ooubt
tnbertjer tbep tljemfelues Ijaue anp beeing o? no ♦ l&vttytt fo? an
tljat, let b$ fee after toljatmanerdjefe kino of people ooereafcn*
Sgainff tlje tfjtng tofcirij tlje tuojto p?eadjet&,tobtdj JI5ationgs too?*
fljip, ano tofjidj toife men toonoer at ; tljefe folke fap at a too j&e foj
aU^oto (JjaH toee beleeue djat tljere is! a ©on^Ctfj me fee t\im noVi
SD farte,ano Qnl)i&) toojfe fe) S> forte by being wife in tljpne otnne
conception beteueft djat tljere tit a g>unne 3 euen luben tbou art
in a Dongeon oj in t^z bottome of a pjifon , becaufe Ijfe beamed
are (ben in at tljptoinootoeg t anuooubtefftfjou pet (till taljetljec
tljere be a ©on oj no, toljen Ije Ibetnetlj Ijimfelf to tljee dj?ougb tbe
^mnne, dje Spoone, ano rije fetarres ; in tlje 9pje,rije €ardj,tbe
%>za- 7 in all tljingg tfcat tbep contepne,pea ano euen in rijp felfe *t 3lf
tljou Ijaooeft neuer feene %m afoje , tbp loit at tlje toerp firft figbt
of it,tooulo leaoe tljee to t!je ro)te to^id) it bnner tbe Creetano tbe
figljt of a Uliuer toouto Icane t^ee to tlje toelfp?ing tbereof , inbicfi
map peramienture be ttoo ^unu^eo JLeagutis of ♦ 3no tobofoeuec
tboulo tefl tljee tlje contrarie , tljou toouloett ftano at nefiaunce a^
gaintt l)tm ♦ SD man, like ag rtje Cree leauetl) tfjee to tbe roote bp
Ijig b^aundje^Botb not dje roote lease tbeel&etoife to t^e kernel!,
ano tbefcemellto^im tljat mane it^^ino a^ rijelRiuer leaoetl) tba
to W ieaHjftal v it t^z Ijeau leane rfja to tlje original* fpjmg tljer^
of , feeing tljou . mft not ooubt but it Ijatlj a beginning , fid) djou
feetttljatit runnrtl) toitlj a Creamed 3lftbou (bouloeftarriuea-
mong tbe 3Inotan?s , anti finoe but fome fillie Cottage in tlje nefo*
lateft Cauntrep tl^reof j 'C^ou tooulneft bp ann bp conriuue,tbi^
O* CHRISTIAN RELIGION, I J
3He is mbabiten,fome man batb patten beere* 3nn \xfyp $ecaufe'
tbou feeft tbere fome tokens of mans toit 5 aim knotoeft toell tbat
tlje <Boat0«5 Urijtcl) djou tralf ftene raungingoj fktppmgtopoutbe
Ii£ockes,canbuilOHofucbtbing ♦. Jftoto 5 tobentboubecmgbojne
beneatb/ecft berc abtmnjcn ann a bunnjcntboufann tbtngs xrifyid)
are not pofftble to be mane bp man : nap(tobicb moje is 3 ) tobtcb it
te not poiltble foj ijtm to knotoe no? to fcnnerftann t ou$)tzft tbott
Hot to fap immeniatlp , ©ons fytrttc batl) patten tbiS UDap 3 nccutjS
wuft bere baue bene fome bigger tf)ing tben man';
Mention is mane of certepne p^ect^e pecfons 5 Mricb be!#uen pfctarch in Ms
notbmg but tbat tobtcb tbep fatue, ann rfje ffiKijar&a mane tbem twatifeofthc
to fee Deuilles t SHberetjpon tbejr came to beleeue alio tbat tbere ccaifin s ofo -
ts a ©on* at teas a man kinne of conuerfton,to beleeue in ©on bp r 4h that Tru-
tbe mmifterie of tbe Deuill ♦ 33ut tobat a number of otljer things kt D f eaida *
beleeueft tbou tobtcb tbou feeft nart Cftou beleeueft tbat $ plants which was an
baue a kinne of §>oule , tbat is to fap, a certepne intoam potner oj Ath«ft,came
Uertue W<$ maketb tbem to tboote fcojtb in tbeir feafon ♦ ^bou tp J: h ^ bd b e ef a °J
feeft tbem, buttbou feeft not it; neitljerknotnefttbou tobence it an{ ^ er ; J^
commetb,oj nrf)erc it Ipetb* Cbou beleeueft tbat tbe 15eaftes alfo f rom thebra-
|>aue one otber kinne of feoule, tobtcb maketb tbem to manse : ann ck of Mopfus,.
pet tbou feeft it as little as tbe otljer* glfo tbou beleeueft tbat tbou to -a demaund
ti& feIf(beGoes tbefe)baftan abilitie ofreafoningbotbfcpon tbem, ^dS^dT
ann bpon tbp felfe,ano bpon fucb as are like tbp felfe ♦ Sinn pet as £ a i cc j.
toucbing tbe bonie , tfjou feeft not anp tbing alteren in tlje partes
tbereof after neatb - r neither tnitbin no? tmtjoutv Whzxz is tbat
feoule tljen,oj tobere baft tbou euer feene iftSIf tbou beleeue tber*
fif becaufe of tlje effects tehiib tbou feeft , tDbtcji cannot come from
anp tbing els:31 allure tljee zum bv tbe fame effects,tbat if tbou be^
laue notbing thereof but tbat tobtcb tbou feeft toitlj tbpnc zptfy
tbpne epes fee not but b}> tbp g>oule 3 ann tbpne epes tbemfelues
fee not tbp ^oulev^o be lljo^tjtbou btletutft tbat tbou baft a face^
bJbicb tuitbout a looking <Sla(Te tbou feeft not: anntoflt tbou not
beteue tbere is a ©on,tnbofe face $f»ed; fca?tb in all foingz't
iSDtberfome to ibetoe tbemfelues mo?e findjeanen , baue arge^
toen tbus*3If tbere bee a <BflDD,&e muft neenes be a boni!^ lining
Sngl)t 5 o? els be ibouln be fencelelfe ♦ Sna if be Ija fences 5 tbeii is
%z rfjaungeable j ann if be be cbaungcablc, tljen m»ip Ije penty: tbat
is to fap,be is no longer ©on* ^eafts are tbep in uerp neen 5 iubicb
can conceiue no better tben tbat tobicb <s common to 3l5eafts*
ffitbers l)mz fapn tbus;J|f be bz toitbout bonie 5 be is alfo tnitb*
out
1
*4 O? THI TKEWKH
out feottle,an& confequenrtp tmtbout action,®? tf^c be a io&fe,$e
10 fubiect to tbt rijaungea tberok 3Ia# tbat tf;ep fijouio not 6c able
to concetue a feptrtte toittjout a booie , no? to fee tbat euen tn out
felufsttt* tfjeonclp^ouletljattoo^edj, ano tbat tfoebooiefti*
rctb not but as it fa moueo bp tijt ^ ouie.
ffitberg againe no rcafon,rijat tf tfrere be a <Sou 3 1je muft neeoe*
be perfect!? bappie: ano tf be be perfectfp I;apjjtc 3 ljc fe bertuoug: if
bertuotts , be ouermaifferetb W affections : ano if %z ouermaiffec
W affectionate fa tempteo of bfa teffe$ a tljing altogether bnbe*
teeming tlje <Soobeao*3no by tbefe inconuenienceg tbo> conduce,
(bat tbere fa no ©00 at afl: not perceiuing,o? rarber toilfuflp refu*
WntaAc inhis fing to perceiue ti^at tobicb Pluurke faptb berp toeH:nameIp,t&at
trcatifc of mo- tfjc perfon tobWb ouermaiff eretb bfa affections , 10 but Ijalfe bertu*
oil vamc oug,but tbe ffapeo perfon fa toboflp feertuou$,becaufe tye one oorfj
fmt b}in\z bfa paOioniES bp fo?ce of reafon , ailjcreas tbe otljer ^atfj
tbem alteaoie fettleo accusing to reafom^ut tbere fa yzt moje tit
<8oo : fo? be fa reafon it fetfe , ano tbere fa norbing in bim but tea*
fom<g>ootbIp tbfa kino of reafoning of rijeirs agreed) in effect toritlj
ash^^iS ** * fa ?* n £ of Xenophanes , djat tf QSeaCeS toere able to papnt,
gcd by cic- " $)ty tooulo pojttrap ©00 like to tbemfelue0,bec aufe tbep coulo not
ment of Ale- naturallp concern anp furfljer* £>ucb ano orijer lifce are tbe argu*
sundria in his m ent$ of tbefe gmolp ]|9l)ilofopber$,tofncb euen little babes mtgbt
Soomats. | au ^ ta f^ ^ : (, ttt t ig tyep coixto not baue bene againit fo mam.
fed ano euioent a truetb* 3no yzt oare 31 alfo toeH affure pou,tbac
tbep tbemfelues fcnetoe d>e falfenelTe of tbofe argument^but t^ac
tb^ toere as; it loere ftoojne to ooubt of all djingg, ano to gainfap
afltbing^
tetbsirijenconcluoe tot'rt) tbe learner? ano tljetgno^atmt^ fyz
Greekes ano tbe Barbarians, Spen ano 3eafte^ 3 tbinga fenCbfe
ano fenceleffe 5 tfje indole ano euerp part tbereof : %b& tbere isi a
©00 ♦ 9no if tbere bee pet anp folke tbat catre ooubtg tbereof, in*
Deuouring to race out not onelp (Soo but alfo man bimfelfe out of
tbeir beart&let b$ bololp appeale etten bnto tbemfelue0;not ooub*
ting at an, but ri;at tbeir ottme Confcience to^tc^ cannot be De&fc
te^iuill one cap mafee t^em to bnoerdano it*
Tb$
Thefecond Chapter.
That there is but onely one God-
Ct b g ttmit further in tbe bcafce of natute,an& The world
fee tobetber tbat as it batl; taugbt us a ©on- lead . ct ^ r ° onC
bcan 5 tt tcacb W not alfo tbat tbe fame confik one y ° '
tetb in onety one <0otu3i bane touls pou airea*
ti^ftat of rbings^fome bauebetng 5 fomebaue!
fiemg ana Iife,fome baue bcing 3 Ipfe ana fence;
ami etber fomebaue being 3 Ipfe,fence,anorea*
fon, Cbefe folsjcr fo^tess fan into tbjee , from tbjee into ttoo , ana
from ttoo tnto one, antrtbat one is Beeing; aftne tbe tobicb (as 3f
ftaue p^oueu alrea&p)tbere totxtt a Notbeeing^be reftmte tbere*
foje boto otuera fo euer djep be,ate all conueteo in tlje one Beeing,
ami tfjteone Beeing muff neewsf-reff tn tbe potoer of one firff Be-
ing 5 to^crcoftl^e being tobicb toe fe,fa but a fljanotoe* %aine, it*
all $ tbing* tobicfr toe {& ; toe re&uce tbepattictdara too an mm*
fein&,tbe tortierimttig to an upper&f ffl>,am> tbe fcpperftino to a mod
generally fo? ejample,toe retmce all particular bumane perfonjs
fcnoer tbe terme of man? 9fl[ men won tbe terme of ftDTtgbt », all
toigbtf imoer tbe terme ofltuing tbittg$5 ano an liutng tbings tin*
fcer tbe terme of tbtngja; tbat are oj be ; altoapeg referring euerp at*
tterfitie to fome tmitie 3 anu tbe fame imitie to anotber toutte tobicf)
te mo?e tmtuerfail*31t remained) tben tbat toljen toe can mount no
fngberjtoe mutt atfttnguifb f tbtngg tbat are,tnto tbe tbing tobicfr
it of tt felfe , anfrtbe tbing tobicb te not of it felfe, Cijat toljtcb to
not of tt felfe, fetbe £2Jo?io ano ail tbat etter i$ tberein, a*3l baue
pjoueo afbje, 'Cbat tobtcb i$ of it felfe, fe tbe tbing tobtcb toe caf
©on, beponutobom notbing can beetmagine^anti bp tolbomeafl
tbings botb are ana bane bene , as tobicb coulti fjaue no Seeing of
ftemfeluea* jQoto to pjonuce from jftotbeeing into beeing,requt*
tetb an infinite potoer* jfo? betto&nenotbmg ano fometbing it art
infinite oiffance •, ano ttoa infinites cannot be abtoiren, no nc j tmar«
ginerr togetber* jTo? tbe infinitenelTe of tbe out tiotb incibafe anir
6pnn tbe potoer of tbe otber,am> i©te tobatfoetter is giuen too tbe
«te,fe tafeen atoap from all otljer^ ^erefoje ItSe k tl?ere mu(f
%6 ©FTHBTK1WNES
nrirtics be one 3!nfimte,fo muft tbere be but onlp one 5 pea aim moll
Untplp one : from tobofe tmitie neuertbc'cfle flotoe all tfje otuerljs
ties to!)irij toefe m tbe trrfjole toojlo , Ife a^ from a Wcte> p?o*
c#oedj a lpne,an outGoe,auo an fubft antiall bonier* 3no of unttte
. 0} one to nombering 5 p?oceeoetb mtn ano oDoe,rouno ano fquare,
ana afl tbe multiplicities, proportions, ano ijarmonies tobicb toee
fetfauing tljat tbe pjicfte ano tbe tmitie of nomber are tntermmg*
ieo ano interlaceo tm'tb an things , tobereas tbe fojcfapo moft fin<
gleano alpnlp ffine, abpoingfttfl one in ttfdfe, fytngetb fffljtb afl
tbe otber imtties,ano conteinetb tbem afl*
let tos examine euerp fo?t of tbings feueranp bp tfjem felues,
ano toe fl;ali leawe tbe like flftl its tbenn 3!n tfje Clements toee fee
contrarie qualities $ operations*3no tobere contraries are, tbere
xi&dz but tloo beaos to ftt tbem at toarre* tfo} tbep camtot otoell
togetber,neitber can tbep matcb together, ano mucb lefle can tbe?
teigne togetber* Cbe further tbat anp of tbem ettenoetb bis po*
' luer,tbe lefle can bee atoap toitb anp felloiae* jftolio tben if one ret*
gneo ouer tbe ideate, ano anodjer ouer tbe Coloe; one ouer tl)t
D^ptft , ano another ouer ti;e spoptf tire; fo as tbere toere outer*
materia; oj gouerners of tbe toojloe:toee(boulo alfo fee oiuer*
fitter of factions , Element againtt Clement in tbe totjole tuo?loe
ano in euerp tljtng tbat is compounoeo,ano continual toarre in tbe
mioses of tbeir 3ftotoels*But noto fee toe no fudj tljing; but euerp
aftbem imtyacetb otber, botb in tbetoboleano in euerp feueraH
cbing, ttottotttjftanomg tbat naturallp tbep ntfylace ano oeftrop
tmeanotber*
if urtbermaje tbep ff ano not at oefpance alone by tbem fclues,
iut tbe feea bedeapetb tbe €artb,tbe ;g>ea ano Cartb togitber are
iappeo tip in tbe 3p?e, tbe 3p?e it compatf about toitb tbe S>fepe,
ano euerp of tbem tfcopetb imocr otber; infomucb tbat of tbeir con-
trarieties pe fo tbere pjoceeoetb a g©olp bnifojmitie^ffing t^zn
» w ^ tljat tbere are not ttoo factiong,tbere is but one mato, ano feeing
tbep peelo all into one,tt cannot be but alfo by one ♦ 3In t^z Cartfc
ioeefeelRiuerSjtobicl) runneaberp long race, but pet from one
beao : ano againe maup {treames, tisbicb peelo tbemfelues all into
one 3 tubicb one is tbe S>ea ; ano tbe &ea alfo being fcnoiuioable
pafietb tb?ougb tbe tobole inferiour too^lo* like as ^ come out
of one fcnttie , fo ooe tbep peelo tbemfelues up into one otber Uni*
tit ♦ 3In tbe Upeauenuieeobferue infinite oiuerSmouings, but pet
anobepingimto one ♦ d;eret'Sonelig^ttobtcb ©eaoe^tt fejfe
tbjougbout
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OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION, I J
tbjougfjotit all ylaccsaf^but pet it pjocdeoetlj from one onelp ; tabid*
feemetb to multiplp it felfe infim't elp, f pet cannot by anp meaner
fce partco : 31 meane one gmnne , txrfjofe beamed fpjeaoing out on
all fine^uoe reacb from tlje Skpe unto tlje €artb, ano pet netted
tbelelfe continue Hill fatf knit togetber in one bono bp one bmtie.
Jftoto all tljefe parts,tnbicb p^oceeue from one ano tzito to cne,ooe
make bs to betoue tljat all pjoceeoe from one moft fingle one*
&$mz,in tbe tijings tbat b^tie life, as in Upearbes ano 'Crfe;
toee fee a barke, a Mke o? trunke, manp boughs oj b^auncbe^^
ano an infiiu'te number of leaues ♦ Cbe booiebatlj no ItkeneiTe to
tbe leaues , no? tbe leaues to tlje fttti je , no? tfje fruite to tlje Wof*
fomes* 3no pet ooe all tljefe come from one roote,tobt$ W Ijis
fojee bniteo to it felfe ; ano tbe roote fpjinging of akernell oj of a
grapne, (toljiclj cannot be tlje too?k of anp mo tljen one laojkman)
contepnetb an tbe fapo oiuerfities in brS bnifo?mitie, ano of it felfe
alone p&ioetb fantlj fafintts of tlje fame ktnne ; ano of one begin* , . . : . .
ning of lift Ui^'rf) is not multiplpeo in it felfe, maketb it felfe a be*
ginning of life(as toeli toitfcin it felfe as toitljout it felfe)bnto ma*
iiptbingstbatljauelife*
Itiketoife as touching toigfjts,toee fee in euerp of tljem a tfrou*
fano oiuers part^ + ©ut\Marolp,©eao,€pe^ jl5ofe,€are^'C^tl;,
Congue,5f#te,Caple,ano fof©jtb: ano intoarolp tbe $>eart, tbe
&ungs,tlje <§>tcmacke,tl)e JLiuer 3 rije ^oinelles^e Eioneps,ti#
35ones, tlje <g>inete* s, tfje ©eartOrings, tbe €Jepnes,ano furij o*
tljer tbings^fce beginning of tljis tobole gpaiFe ano of afl tfjofe fo
manifoio parts,is neict coufen bnto notljing ; abetp fmall o?op,of
xmeibape,butoti£lpone* ^etnottoftbftano^itbatb tbe begin* ■«„/.
nmg of life ano fence bntteo in it felfe; toljicb multipipetb it feif in*
to manp abilities , fences, actions,ano mouings : ano tljat not in*
taarolp onelp , but alfo outtoarolp in infmitz numbers of tlje fame
kinoe,tobitb in p?oce(Te of tpme ooe fill taljole Countries^o cer*
uynz is tbiS principle in nature,tljat all multituoes come from an > ? % .
Knitiz 0} jJDne, ano tbat tljere cannot bee anp multituoe 5 bnielTe tbe
fame baue ffrif bin no multituoe ♦ !But toee take no iyezu of it,be-
caufe twee fee it euerp nap : ano yzt is it gitten bs to fake bpon , to
tbe eno uoe (boulo baue regaro of it J^otobett/ojafmucb as man i$
toil) tbe image of (Boo ? ano tlje Counterpane of tbetoojlo toge*
tber : tuee cannot fee tbis \>nitiz fo apparantlp in anp tbitig , as in
man Ijimfeife. 3lf toe Icoke bpon bt'S booie 3 all tbe parts tljerecf are Man ^*h
mm one fo? another , ana mmifter one to another tuit^ mutuall vs to one Go4
55 ouecies;
l8 OFTHETREWNES
mtcttegtano toitljout To ooing,be coulo not continue no? lute* Cljc
Cpeg gupoe tlje jFeete ; tbe jF&te beare tlje Cpecf ; bp one part tlje
tl)trrgcf tljat are neeofulare taken iti;ano bp anortjer tbe rtjings tljat
are fuperfluous are bopoeo out : ano all ano etterp of tljem referre
tljeir ooings to tbe beneftte of tlje tui;olc booie. ♦ €bis bnton of du
tiers; operations; tenoing al to one popnt 3 ffjeb)eg tljat tbe framing
of man boas mane b]> one onelp bjojkemanfljip^no ag rfje bjojke-
manfljip id but one , fo mud tlje b)o?kemaitrec alfo neeoes bee but
one, fo^likt an bp a builoing tljat in maoe bp pceceg ano of oiuer$
pjopojtionsMue oeeme tlje oi.uerStie of tfee maptferbuilocrg •, fo bp
tlje bnifojmitie tl>ereof toe iuoge it to be tlje oeuife ano toojkmaits
flnp of one alone* %ty ftepnesare'fpjeo foo^tb tfeougljouttfje
toljole borne , Ijotobeit from one boelljeao , tljat in to fap from tlje
Jliuenfo be tlje SnuebJCg, Ijobubeit from tlje 15>apnc;<§>o Itkeiuife
are tlje ^earttfringiai^obobcit from rtje !£eait^p tljefe tfyee ftnt$
of Cunnitpppe^are fife, fence, ano fyeatlj fljeao fco?tlj zwzn to t!je
ieaff ano bttermoft parts , ano tlje bjauncljeg tljereof are toitljouc
number, but tbe ojiginallofafiis onelp one ♦ 33ut pet oortjtljia
fljine fwtlj moje cleerelp in tlje g>ottle of man ♦ 3!t Ijattj We,fence,
ano moumg*3Il tljefe are Dealt fcD?tb 3 mapntepneri,ano gupoeo bp
tlje onelp one g>oule ♦ ©erepe fee alreaoie one bnitieXije &oule
fo&icft Ijatlj Ijte potoer&fo biuerg ano fo farre fpieo , in tofjole tljo*
rotoout all tbe toljole booie , anb irfjole in euerp part thereof, ag
muclj in tlje lead as in tlje greateff , ano ag mud) in tfteleatf an in
tlje toljole^ljere pe fee pet a ftretgljter bnitie* 9gaine, tbe g>oule
in pet moje ftreigbtlp ffjut bp into ©pnoe , tn(jirij in tbe S>oufe of
tlje <g>ottle,a0 tfje 9pple of tbe €pe is tbe €pe of tlje Cpejano pet
ttottmtfjtfanoing, tljig Sppno (ad entierlp one an it itf,) concerned)
ano ootlj infinite tijings , enteretb into a tfjoufano places; tottljout
remouing, paCTetb ouer tlje &wn , mottntetlj bp to tlje ^eaueng,
ano reacbetb uolnne to tlje oeapdj of tbe Cart!;* £o Ijere an bnitie
moll itreigljt in it felfe, ano pet eytenoen to tlje btmoft parts; of tlje
h)02lO*
Hermes faitlj tljat the Sunnebeames of God are his Anions,
the Sunnebeames of the World are the Natures of things,
and the Sunnebeames of Man arc Artes and Sciences, ^fym?
fo?e let b& fee tobetbec tlje 9rteg ano S>cienre^ mill gupoe b$ to
tlje famebnitie^luberunto tljofe Actions ano tlje natures of tfjinga
Jjaue leo b n alreaoie, beginning at dje lobjer, ano mounting bp to
tip |jigljer* ©rammer teadjetij b^ to tying tlje Diuer* part^of
fpeecl)
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 19
fpced) into out congruette,ann tije eitu thereof fs to fpeaSe; mn dje
eiftoffpealmtgisfocietie* Bbccojfte teacl;etl; totyatoemennes
minus to one felfftme opinionXog&e teamed; to lift out $ trued*
from a nober of faldjoas, tufttcft trued? can be bat one, Wjrir eno$
tben ace congruetie^lbctetie^ mitiz of mino ano trued) , tofcicfc are
butfuntyiefojtesot'bnitie* 3rid)tMticfcpjocee&e$ftom bnitie,
<£$eometrie from a pjtcfte ; anD spuficfe from agreement of foun&S;
auo dje ena of tijem is to reouce dungs to one comon reafon,to one
p?opo?tion 3 anti to oneftarmonie ? allto)bicb arefcinss of bmtie 3 ami
djeirbjaundjesarebjaunefces oftlje fame* jfojiperfpecttiueoja*
tuetf; all Ins Ipnes to onepopnt : ^afonrreano Carpentrte tenoe
to bmfo?mitie* %\)t Ijatrticraft inaeuered) to bjutg manp potoerg
ano manp mouings bnoer one, to ouerrule djem all : 311 to^tclj a<
gain are but funtyp fo?ts of bnitie ♦ pbtflck tenneti; to d>e prefer*
wation oj reftttution of fcealdj ; ana fcealdj is nothing els but a met
pjopojttoneo buion of &iuers bumojs togidjer^e f MI of tame
tmttfy to migrans djere is but one ftigijt^ougb tljere be info
nice tojongs* 'Cljen femes it but to maintepne^retfoje, ano tying
tttenbacfce ageine bnto bnitie* let bSp?oceeae further ;$po?all
IPbilofop&te ftitjoetoedjmanpsiuers partions ana affections bnto
one reafen, in one mam fipctotfjoltigouewment bjingetf) ma*
npmetttotbeobepingofone Ijoufebolner * Ctuillgcuernmentre*
tweed* manp baufcljol&s into one Commonuaeaie, tofjiclj is no*
tiding bnt an bnitk of man? peopIe,to!jet!jer it be bnner one latoe
0} baser one magiftrate; infomucb tbat eue tije mod popular Co*
montoeales baue ( in tbeir extremities ) tafcen a Bictato? , ano in
djeir ojtJinane courfe of gouernment a Confull , fin one after tlje
otber* jftotodjen ad djat euer man concerned), invented) ana oik
pofetk&ot& lease bs altoapes to ait bnitie* flBbere bnitie is lot!*
tbere things goe to tojecke^rtes are confounneu, ans Common*
loeales are oifToluetuCIjett like as in bntotiteb oiuerfitie tuee 5noe
toaff e ano fubuerfion; fo mull toe loke in bnitp foj tlje increafe ana
pjeferuatton of all djutgs, jftoto if man,anu all djat is luifyin man
ann tuitljout #m ooe leane to to one alone t fijall Ije fuffer Ijtmftlft
to raunge out bnto manp *: 9nu if all dje ^>onnebeames of matt,
31 meane bis $rts ann Sciences, tm tm one bnttie t Iball onlp du
utnitie tucue us afioe to a pluralitie of Monties': Bap rarijer,bp fo
manp bntties 5 fte taifl make bS ilpe bp to t^e true ano perfect but*
tie^ano tbat bnitie is d;e onelp one (0od*
^ut let b|$ fe nolo fcoto all things being lb niuevS in tfie toljole
25 z to$}%
20
OP THE TREVYNES
Thelinkingin toojloe , are referred one to anotljer* Cbe flfttater mopffenetf) cfje
of things togc- €artb,tbe 3pjemaketb itfattc tottij Ijis fljotoers , tljegmnne in*
tha. ligbtenetb it ana beatctb it accojoing to bis feafons* %bz €artb
nourifljetb tbelplants,tbe plants feeoe tlje Beatfes,* tbe 3£eafts
ferue man,3game,notbmgis fcnebereto bemaoefoj itfelfe/Clje
gmnnc flnnetb ano Ijeatctl; ; but not fo} it felfe : tbe €artb bearctb
ano pet batb no beneftte tbercbp : tbe clhimjs blotoe , ano pet tbcp^
faple not : but all tfjefe tbings renouna to tbe glo?p of tlje maker,
to tbe accomplifljment of tbe tobole, anototbebenefiteofman*
Co be tfjo;tt,tbe nobleft creatures baue neeu of tlje baceff, ano tbe
baeeft are ferueo by tbenoblefe j anu all are fo linkeo together from
tbe bigbeft to tbe lotoetf, tbat tbe ring thereof cannot bee biokcn
tottbout confufiom %bz gutmie cannot be €clipfeo,tbe planter
toitberea, o? tbe maine leant ; but all t&mg* fele tlje bttrt tbereof*
j^oto tben, can toe imagine tbat tbis toco^e tobiclj confiaetb of Co
manp $ fo m'uers peeccs , tentring all to one entJ, fo cuppleo one to
anotljer, making one botip,^ ful of fo apparant confents of atfetft*
on^ pjoceeaetb from elfetobere tban from tlje potoe r of one alone^
<KElben in a folo toe fee manp 'Battels, Bitters g>tam»er&s, fun&a*
JLiueries , anu pet all turning bean toitb one ftuape ^ toee conceiue
tbat tbere is one (Senerall of tbe fielo, tobo commanoetb tbem all*
9lfo toben in a €itiz 0} a Kealme tee fe aitequalitieof gooB be*
Ijauioj in an bnequalitp of Degrees of people, in&nitz tra&es xuf}t<i>
ferue one anotber,tbe fmaller reuerenffng tbe greater , tlje greater
feruing to tbebenefite of tfre finafler , botb of tljem mane equall m
3|u(!ice , ami all tenting in tl;is oiuerfitic to tbe common feruice of
tbeir Countrte : te ooubt not but tbere is one Latoe,anu a Spagi*
ftrate toljtcb by tbat iatoe boloetb tbe faio oiuerCtie in bnioiu3mi
if anp man tell of manp Spagiftrates ; toe toill byannby inquire fr£
tbz foueraine* 2>et nottoitbffanoing, all tbis is but an oj&er fet a*
mong Bitters men , tobo ougbt tuen naturallp to be tinim, by tbe
commtmttie of tijerr Itino^ut toben tijings as toel ligbt as beaup ,
tobot as colo,mopl! as o?p,Iiumg as bnliumgjenoetoeti tnitb fence
as fenceMe,ano ecbe of infinite fortes, noe fo clofe in one eompo*
Ctiou,as one of tljem cannot fo^beare anotber ; nap ratfjer to our
feming, tbe toojtbieft ooc feruice to tbe baceft , tbe greatel! to tbe
fmaHeft,tbe (trongeft to tbe tueafceft, anu all of tbem togetfjer are
uifpofeo to tbe accompliftment of tbe toojloe , ano to tbe contents
mnt of man tobo alonlp is able to confioer it : ougbt toe not fojtb-
toit&toperceiue, t^attljetoljole toojloe anu all things contepnen
t^ereiu
i
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGIOK* if
tberein,ooe bp tbeir tenoing nnto ns 3 ftacb fcs to teno bnto one a*
lone *t 3no feing tbat ft manp tbings tenne tinto man ; (Ijail man
(batter bis noings tinto timers enns <* ffij fyall bee bee fo tojetcben
as to feme manp mapfters *: J2ap furtber 3 to finittip tbiS popnt
tutsan , feing tbat all tbings tbe nobler tfjep bee , tbe mo?e tbep
noe clofe into one nnitie , ( as fo? example , toee fee tbat tbe tbings
Ipijtcij bane bnt mere being are of infinite ftpnns > tbe tbings tbat
baue life are of infinite fojtes 3 tlje tbings tbat baue fence are of ma-
tip fojtes,botobeit not of fo manp ; ann tbe things tbat bane reafon
are manp, onelp in particulars) : nodj tt not follotoe alfo tbat tlje
©oobean from tobence tbep Ijaue tb#r reafon(as nobler tba tbep)
is alfo mucb mo?e one tban tbep,tbatis to fap> onlp one as toeli in
particularitie ann nomber,as alfo infcpnn«t -
ilpotubeitjnotlDitbltanoingalltbefeconJ&erations, fojafmucfc Thcobicaios
as tbere is niuerfitie, pea ann contraritie in toojlnlp tbings ; fome of fuch as
ftauegatbereiH3pontbisniuer(itie 3 tbattbatbeuiuers ©ons,ac* GoXtfoon«T
fenotolengmg nenertbelelfe one §lmigbtie aboue t%zxn all* 3nn o*
tberfome, in refpect of tbe contrarietie, battefttnotonebutttneo
(Sous onelp^be firft fap,3If onelp one ©on ban mane all tbings, Mian the a-
tbere (bouln bane bene no Difference in tbings t but tbere is nitfe^^" 1 ^*
tence $ ann tberefbje it mutt n&oes bee tbat tbere are manp ©ons*
gmrelp ban tbefe mzn toel contineren tlje tbings afo?e allengen bp
m#; tbep iljouln baue fone tbat nature is Wbollp ann altogetber
againtt tbis Confequence^bere is great niuerfitie in one plan?,
in one flUigbt , in one flSten : ann pet nottoitbffanning tlje groumi
tbereof is nnifo?me*J)ea ann it is fo true tbat onelp nnitie is fruit*
full, tbat me fo boto tbe niuerlltie it felfe ann tbat toljicb commetfj
tbereof 3 iS btterlp barrein, botb in ffiOigbts, (as in Spules) ann in
plants 3 as in tfyz Stergon , ann alfo in all otljer like things* 3If stergon isan
tfcep confioer tl)Z gmnne , bee mafcetb pants to grotne all at one hcrbc which
tpme, niuers one from anotber, ann as niuers in tbcmfelues* Ipee ^ r ^ h ft ^
mafcetb fome of tbem too (bootefajtb 3 fome to rppen 3 ann fome to wXianfccd©
feritber* 9t one inttant be botb toojketb njougbt in tbe €artlj > ann or feede of
njatoetb ftp Clotones out of it to moptten it : be ^tl) &ommer 3 F ^ ax -
Dapli^jt 5 $ fep?e toeatber to fome,ano 2Hinter,nigbMnn tele
toetber fcnto otberfome : l)u maketb fome folfees \xbytz , fome
blacfee 5 fome rean 3 ann fome 'Eatnnp ; ann pet is bee but one felfe*
fame <!>unne,ann on* felfefame Creature, tobicb at one felfefame
inttant^bp one felfefame courfe 3 ann iuttb one felfefame qualitie of
fjeatc^noflj all tfje fapn tljings^not onelp ntuers 3 but alio contraries
3B 3 ann
22 OF THE TREWNEJ
9nn Ijee ttjat fyouln Tap tTjac it fe anp odjer djanonefclfefame
femme tljat mafcedj tlje €tljpopian blacfce, ana tlje <§>cottepello*
tonj,toere not toojdjp to be anfcuercn* jftoto if a Creature nod) bp
Ijeate (toljiclj te but a qualitie) ty&M Co mm effected ; toljat fi?all
me rap of tlje Creato? 3 3i meane tlje infinite Being of ©flDD^toljo
imparted) fjtmfelfe to all dringsft
ajauijif man confifoer bfmfelfe 3 lje felerij 5 lje fijetjfelje Cpea^tcTj,
Ije nunerirannedj a djoufann tatter? djing^txntljout anp alteraf ton
in IjimfelfeJftap Woid) mo?e i^Ije conceiuedj.lje inuentetlj 3 ann be
performed) fo nttter^ toojfcea 5 tljat JQattongl noe toonner one at &
notljer* Cue man po c tf rapetlj out tbe tobole toojlne rn a little peerc
tf paper jjemttng out all fyi images of tlje Iptmnd, ann an dje
Clunaeeg ofcl;c Cardj* @>omeoneotljcr counterfeited) all liuing
fo3tgljt3 3 fo)l)tdj Cr&pe,toljidj <Soe 5 tt)l)iclj jflpe^Ijidj Stoimme*
anu all djfe commedj but of one mpnn tuljidj cunmml) ann biee-
nedj all tljefe formes , becaufe it batlj no fojtme of it ottme ; fo? ijan
it anp of it otmte 5 it coulnnottoeene tbem 3 becaufe it otoneiaouto
occupte it to tlje full* 2Bijae tmtte toe djen to tljmfte ofljim, tobofe
fculUngs are potoer^ann toljofe djougbte are Hectics? £Qljo i$ an
infinite tnynty in comparifon of tbeb^igbtnelletoljerof our mpnns
are but a fyanatoe?3If&e,t)3tj0(to fpeafce property) are but inouu
toarn fljotoc 3 noe tljingd in outtnaw tfjatue fo niuerg: no me ncttbt
tljat Ije toljielj i$ in nerp trued? ,cannot no djcm alfo in berp mtedj?
^o?eouer,if tfjeniuerfitie mafte&s to imagine ninety ©on^ljoto*
btii all pjoc&ning of one alone:(!jall toe fap t&at be toljicb in fjfe b*
mtiz 5 b?eo t-je reft of tlje ©ons tout) tljetr fo niuerg potrser^ , Ijan
not die famepotoers in lj& bnitie^gaine/edng f!>€ fapn nittcrfi*
tit toas once inclunen tottbiu t\)t fapn imitteifa it to be (apt! tfat !jr
toag fapne to Ijatcljbp niuers ©ons/c? t!je bringing of ttjat Bluer-
ficie to Itt$ft )8ap 3 Mke as nature notij alUbings tlje ftojteff to^p:
fo alfo ©on mane all things immeniatlp + Snn if tljep fap it toas ty$
pleafure to make tlje bigb things fotm&lfe 3 ann to leaue tfje iotoe
tljings to be none bp e?jepetcte (0on^: luemuft confiner tbat $pigf)
aim lolne ? jftoble ann Onnoble s are but coniinerations of man*
jfoj to make tlje one oj tlje odjer , is ail one bnto ^oUj \ul)o of fjiss
infinite goonneile ann potwer 5 fratfrtyatonebatfrttoajme ofdjem
out of notbing, mljiclj lua^ no mo?e t!jc one djan dje odjer 5 ajai U?de
ftallfeeljereafter*
A«ainfttw6 ietw come to fuclj tt$ baucbpljilne tto beginnings, tbe one
bcmnnuiM. g©5 to^om t^ep call Oromafes j ann tlje cdjer euia \uljom djei>
call
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. ^3
caflArimanius^fjicl) opinion mm fap pjoc&nenfirft from Zorc- pv
aftres, ann afcetbiara from tie Perfians ann Manichies ; but tece V
fljail fame no formation thereof m namte+'Cietr meaning fe,tiat ai
tie €lements,tie piants,l!5eaftes,spen,pea ann feptrttes, toere
ass pee toottlo fap patten bettefrt tieft tto oo (Bote , fo as tie one
fiouln bee ttje Creator of tlje one, ann tie otier ofot^ei^ tie goon
<0on,of tie gootyann tie etttll of tlje euilU 31f it be fo,t!jen is tiers
a Ctutlltoarre fullp furntfien , of forces fet in battelrap on botlj
Cues : fo as tiere remapneti noting but ftgiting,ann pet after fa
longtime toe fee no fuel) %it ata!U3nntierfo?eletbS conclude,
tiat tiis cotrartette of beginnings t& not t Unto tie one,tljep alot*
ten Ligit:ann bnto tie otier,Darftneffh bnto tie one,<§>ommers
ami bnto tie otier Winter : bnto tie one, ilpeate : ann bnto tie o*
tier, Coin* 3|n berp n&ne tiefe are Contraries,but pet is one felf*
fante§>unne tie ooer of tiem all, after asie goetifurtierftom
i>S o* commetb neerer to bs* 9ton its going ftom bs is not to fo?*
gee its ligit 3 but to lime tljereboiti tie neerlper bnto otiers 5 no j
to coole iimfelfe,but to ieate otier folkes ♦ ^Lbtn if tiefe contra*
tics come of one felffame one, tiat is to toit of tie gmnne : Sgucfr
mo?e likelp is it in reafon,tiat tie gutnne ijtmfelf fljouln not come
of ttoo*3gaine,tobp fioulo tie one of tiefe contraries be g©n,ana
tie otier ban 4 ; dBljofoeuer fljaU iaue trpen tie ejettemttte boti of
tie ilpeate ann of tie Coln,(iall not be able to nifcerne tuiici is tie
toojfcr Aitoifeie tiat fyall iaue obferuen tie benefite tiat com*
meti of ettier of tiern in tietr feafonS,tiafl not be able to nifcerne
ioiici of tiem to take fo? tie better* 'Cic ^eate ripeneti fruttes;
but it alfo feareti ann parcieti tiem ♦ Cie Coloe ftartteti tiem;
but ft alfo mafceti tiem to bun ♦ .^ake atoap eitier of tiem boti,
ann pott take atoap all fruttes* Snn lifte as boti of tiem are neen-
full to one felffame tiing , tiat is to toit , to tie 6j togmjj fcojti of
ftuites: fo be tljep alfo pjocureo by y courfe of one felffame mtgit, '
toitci ts tie ^unne+'&ie fame S>unne is tie ligitner of our cyt$
to our beiarfe ; ann i* is alfo tie bltnner of tiem if &ee ga?e bpon
itm at tie bepgiti of tie nap ♦ $?et nottantiftanning, boti vx tie
^>tmne ann in our epes is tie felffame ligit &itci tljep call gcon,
ann toitci by iis reckoning liouln bee to tiem bod) goon ann ban:
ann if it be fo,ontoiici fine (iall tiep turne tbemfelues*:
djep anne furtier:3mong plants tiere are fo manp pepfons,
ann among liuing digits , fo manp nopfome^eaHeS : tljatiotti
liouln a goon ©on bee autio* of tiem \ gillie man tl;at tljou art/
» 4 fie
*4 OFTHETREVVNES
^beipnpfons tbou occuppeff m Crpades fo? tfjp fcealtb , mm a*
gatnft tbepiaguc*3nti ofcbofe TSeaffes tbou canfl; fkill to tofe tbe
Dunnes to clothe tbee againft tbe Cotoc ♦ 3no if tbou baft an ettill
opinion of fome of tbem, becaufe tbou canft not feme tljptttme
arid; tbem-,as mucb tooul&eft tboubauefapo fometimeof p Bpojfe,
toljidj aef noto aotb tbee feruice fo manp tuatees : $ a* mud) migljt
tbe &atp?e batte fatn of jfire teljen it burnt* bim,nottoitbftan&mg
cijat as nob) it be fo man? toaies neceflfacie* j^oto tijzn djcp mtgbt
6cnefttetbee,tf tbou toifteftboUi to bfe tbem: ana urfjereas tbep a=
nop tljee,it is not of tbeir nature, but tb?ougb tbpne otone toeake=
neOTe 0} ratber ignorance* T5ut if tbep be goon fo farre fojtb ass ti>ou
ijaft fkiHoftbemtfljalltbepnotbeegcDtito ijtm tobicb fcnotocd)
tbem tfyougblp *: 3JnrijeClofetofag>urgion tobote but a matt
as tljou art , tbou (bait finue a tboufans tailed ; aao tbou toilt per-
tfawxct efteeme Ijim fotoife,tbat djou totlt not tbinke tbere is an?
one of tbem,t»bicb feruetb not to fome purpofe* 2>ea,anti if anp of
tbem ooe cut tfjae o? race d;#; tbou torilt not blame tbe tcole no? tbe
maift er thereof, but tbp felfe tabid; tcokeft it bp tbe bIaoe,t»berea2!
tbou ffjautoeft baue taken it b^ tbe bannle* 3nu ad little canft tbou
Tap , tbat tbe tcole lobicb titn cut tbee , as tbat tbe tcole tobetetoitb
tbou tjfo&eft cut tobat tboutnouloelf ,b^D^notber maiftecojma;
fter* jftoto rfjen,totft tbou tying lefle regam ttitb tbee in djis great
(Jop of tbe Creator 3[t is bt^ toifl tbat fome tbmgs (ban fertte o*
tbet liuingtoigbts tobicb feruetb^ano otfterfome (ball feme tbee
a!one*|>ea,anai be tutil baue euen tbe barmes tobicb tbou receiuett
bp tbem , to feme tf)& to fome purpofe x ano be feruetb bis otome
turne better bp tbee,tben tbou canft ferue tbpne otone* 9no if tbou
toljidj art notbing^baft pet fo mud) toit as to tyatoe fome peculiar
gcou to tbp feif,out of anotber boaies too?kes,peaetten out of (tuft
as tbou accounted euifyas out of lpopfon,beaftb;fromdje GUoIfe,
&ts ffunnc to cotter ^k 5 from tbe nigbt,reft ; ano fo famb : ^>ball
not tbe aimigbtte ana infinite Spirit mucb better mTpofe tbem fcj
tbe benefite of all men, pea anu of an tbe tobole too#o tabid) com*
pjebenoetb fo manp djings togedjer*:
'Ojep fap pet againe;7£ut tdjp (boutn a gcou ©on take pleafttre
in fo manp neeulelTe tbings^i^o? to lobat purpofe feruetb d?e jrip,
ami fucb otber tbings^Cefl me,l»ouIt>eil tbou like U)eH tbat rijitte
otone Cbiteen (Tjouln fpeakefucfcrep^oacb of ri;p too^kes *i ftfy
ratber toberem Dotb tbe jflpe anope tbee^ano tnberfo^e ferueo tbe
jf Ipe t^ac Zeuxis papnteo in Ijte ^able \ 3|t ferueo to make ty*
greateflE
OF - C'HRIT»SIAN RELIGION. 2£
greateftnifnepners 3 (euen ftofe toljirf) twoulD baue ban ftat rafter
ften all fte reft topped out of tfje Cable ) tfr confefle fjtsi arte aim
excellent fkilU 3no ftt'S ferueft to conuict ftee of blockitt)nes 5 ft#
(31 fap) t»i;tc^ banneft rafter to finne fault toift <£on ann toift ft e
.fflpe,ften ta toonner at fte ejccellencie of fctm^o baft tnclofen fo
liuelp a life , fo quicke a mowing , ann fo great an ejccellencie in fa
little a fting,Ǥ>o ften,it is not fo? i?s to ftace ber out of fte table*
but rafter to confeffe our otone igno?aunce,o? els to ftace it atoap*
©erebp fterefo?e toe perceme,ftat of all fte ftings tobtft ftep can
alleoge,ftere is none mbift tt not gxon ann bebofefufl in it felons
ftat fte euilnefle ftereof commeft onelp ft?ougb t)S,ano fterfo?*
ft at fte fting baft but onelp one beginner ftereof,tobo is g©n*
Q$ut bebofyftep brge fte matter pet mo?e Uronglp ♦ Spotofoe*
uer fte cafe ftao(fap ftep)it cannot beoenpen but ftere is euilncflfe
in ftings, feeing ftat ftep co?rupt ftemfelues 3 ann fte Umxt ftat
ts m our felues is b tterlp euill : ann lift it is fo, front toljence map
ftat bee*: jf o? if <Son be ga>n 3 be cannot Uee fte aufto? of eutll; an&
fterefo?e ftere mutt n&nes bee anofter aufto? ftereotCbiS t[\xt<
ftiou (Trail bee bannlen mo?e Iigbtfomelp toben 31 come to treate of
ipms fall,tobift is fte banger in of fte ttoo euilles, namelp boft
of papne ann faultjbut pet map toe affbple it if toe take beene* W&
fap ftat making ann creating arereferren to natures o? fubltan^
ces,ann ftat an natures ann fubff auces are ga% ann fterefo?e ftat
<0on tobo is gcon 5 is fte attfto? ann Creato? of ftem,©n fte con*
tcarp part,toe fap ftat euill is neifter a nature no? a fufcftance, but
an income o? accinent tofyici) is falne into natures ann fubftancesj
31t is(fap»3l)a bereuing o? niminiCbing of fte gcon qualities tobtft
ftings ougbt naturallp to baue* %W cuiH baft not anp being in:
it felfc*,neifter can baue anp btin^bat in fte fting ftat is gon ♦ 3lt
tS not an effect, but a nefault •, no? a p?onuctton , but a co?rup tioiu
Sinn fterefo?e to fpeake p?operlp, toe mutt not feeke tobence tcnu
meft fte noiug of euill, but tobence commeft fte imnoingof gcon*
9s fo? example, IB&m is of <S5ons creating, ann it is g©n* J^otxr
ftis goan fubftance falling to necap,ftat is to fap,to abate o? nimU
m(b of bis &ertuc,becommeft ftineger* fc&berebpon no mnn a£
keft tobo mane fte fubftatmce ftat is become (barpe , fox it is fte
felffame ftat it teas afo?e#ut ftep afke tobence cometb fte (!>arp^
nes o? eagernelfe^ftat is to fap^fte alteration ftat is befalne to fte
fubffance*3ff ftou fap ftat it commeft of fte fo?efapn euill ^egtn*
ner fte aufto? of all euifl^as fte gon beginner is fte aufto? of all
gconneflej
l6 OFTHETREWNE*
gcoDneflTc : fojafmucb as mill is natftmg els but a Default, tnaiit oj
fcplwg of gcoojit is t|e foueceme o> cljicfe Default oj fapling^as rtje
flora is tlje fouereine o? cljiefe being* 9no if it be tlje cbiefe Default,
5jen 10 it not anp mo;e ♦ 4fo? tlje Default o? fapltng of a tljutg^is at
tcnoing of tbe tiring to notbeing anpmoje t&e famertjattttoas:
an* tfje fapling of all, is a tenDing to t&e utter bnbeing oj notbeing
oft&ctuljolc*
spcjeouer, tfje fapD eutfl beginner , tt&tclj too?&et& not but m
dje fubtf ance tl;at is maDe o;t createD bp another, coulD do noticing
iftfjc gcoD beginner tujougbt not firft 5 an* ft fljoulo fyefjaue ti)e
Commencement of Iris potoer DepenD tug upon another tijan bim*
felfe/tofcicb is a tiring repugnant to a (SoDljean ♦ 3ns if pott affce
Nothing be- &$at is t&en t&e caufe thereof: 31 tell pott it is tlje berp nothing it
ingancgaduc, f e jf e . $ at fc t0 ^ t f> at <g otl a inugljfie 3 to (Ijetttfc&S t^atije maDe
tWwh?ch is a * 1 of not ^ n S > & at & * eft a rattpne inclination in bis features,
dicp°duatiue. tofrerebp tl)tv tenD naturallp to nothing, ti;at is to ftp, to djaunge
anD to?ruptiou,bnlefle tfoep bee bplrilD by bis poller, tofjo letting
all in fyimfelfe,abiDetlj aionlp bncbaungeable anD free from all pak
Cons ♦ 9a; in refpect tl;eu tJjat things be,tljep be of (Sod ; but as tit
refpett tfoat tfcep corrupt $ tenD to notbeing tfyat tolrirf) tijep toere
afoje;tbat commetlj of tlje fapD notbeing, thereof tljep toere crea*
teD ♦ 9no fo tljep be gcoD,as in refpect of tljeir bare bzin^ anD euiH
as in refpect tbat tfcep fojgo tbeir formal being,tbat is to fap,tljeir
gcoDnelfe: <£<dd on tbe bebalfe of tlje [fouereine]<Sa)D,tbe fatfjer of
all fubftanceS;€uill as on tbe beljalfe of tlje jftotbing : 9nD fcotblp
neither by nature no? by iuftitt ougbt tljep to be maDe equall toitlj
tbe bnefjaungeabfe Q5eing of t^eir Creato^9nD t|t'0 i^ to be feene
ali^einaUtbing^.anapplerotte^anD amanDpet^^e 9pple
^nD tfjeman, t^at i0 to fap , tfjenaturesJ of tljem are (SOD0 Crea^
ture^ ♦ 90 fo? tfje rottenneflTe anD tfje CrkneITe 5 tbep bee but abate-
ments anD Defaults of tfje g©o nature tfjat toaiai in either of t^em
from ttje g©D Creato? ♦ Span againe becommet!) a dinner, ann
hereunto be neeDetb no netoe creation ♦ 3ft is a uaniQjing atuap of
tbe g©D nature, to^icl) lofetb ber tafte ♦ 9nD tberefo?eg)^Auftine
faptb 3 tbat tbe Latins terme an euillman Nequam , anD an eutll*
neffeNequitiam, tfjat is to fap , Naughtie anD Naughtinefle.
jftoto, Irke as of rigljtnougbt tl;ere neeDetlj no beginner ; fo alto i#
tljere none to bee fougbt of naugbtineffe 0? euin*9nD by £> meaner
tbere remapnetb^nto bS but onelp one (Sod tlje beginner anD au«:
tfyoi of all tljing$ 3 a^ toee^aue DefoieD tym alreaDie afoje ♦ Plato,
Plotin,
OF CHRITSIAN RELIGION. 27
Kotin^ami ot&er great $bilofopl;er* of aHSej**, arc of opinion *!^ 8 his
tftat Euill t^ not a tljing of itfclfe , no? can bee imagine* but in fte Plotin in Enn#
abfence of all gcotmes, as a u^imtion of tl>e gao to&icfj owgfct to , .nb.8.
be natutaHp in euerp tfcing s ^at euill is a fcjma of notbeing, anb Trifmegiftja
Ijatb no abpm'ng but m fte gooti , hereof it ig a default 02 otmini^ **jg?* VD
fyn$> WW m eaufe tljereof is to t&e serp matter hereof (Boo p 0n p Epito £
create* tl)iix$^Wti) matter tfcep termeo the very vnbeing , djat *
is to fap 5 in fcerp trofte no being atail , thereof tfce Creatures re*
tepnefffll acertemeincIination 3 ^erebp tijcp map fall atuap from
t\m geooneffe: Sns tljat in tlje beep Motile of man>t&e ml ttjat i*
tbere is a kino ofoa*neiTe,fo? toan't of toftingfcp toifigljtoft&e
fottcrepne mpnoe tuljiclj foouft inligbten it ; ano tbjbugf) fuffeving
it felfe eco bee carieo t© mucb atoap to tbe material! tljtngs tofticft
are nothing* T5ttt no& ftat toe f>aue atone Untfc nature , fett gaotr
tpme to f& tol;at tfoe topfeU men frill teacf) b£ concerning tlje one*
Ip one (Sou*
The third Chapter*
That the Wifdome of the world hath acknowledged one
onely God*
©me man tain fap bnto m«,if in tlje toorioe,
ifintbetbingd rontepneo in t!jetoo?loe, if in
man Ijimfeife Jt bee fo liuelp painter? out tl;at
tljere te but onlp one (Sot : ; hereof ftert com*
mzfy tbe multimoeof 0am among mew,pea
aiti among tljofe frljome tlje too^lse counteo
iifcjpfefift 31 toillnot pjouebire tbat ait tfcofe
©oi?0 toere either ueatj nun oj Diuelg t fej tftat (fcaftebaffljlefc
moje materially in another place. 33ut it ftali fuffice fo? t&fe pje*
ftnt>to Hje&e tf>e irmuerfalitie of content in tbfe point, ana efcat e*
wen tljofe toljidfj tfeougb caffiome sia celebrate tljt pluralttte of
(Doud ,. trio petnotfcritfoSamring htlmiz tiyat tljsrc & but onelp one
true ®os r <££fncb tfjiug 31 Ml fird- mapntepite bp tbe topfe men
tabic!) Ituet! from age to age, Mercurius Trifmegifhts,to$o(ff t$e
bcofceg mljiclj are fatljereo bpponljim fcee Iji^s ino&oe, ad intrttet^
ti?ep
1% OFTHETREWNES
fljcp beetjerp atmcient) in tlje founoec oftljem all^teacijetfj etterp*
&3ijere,€;tjat rljra id but one 0DD: Cljatone tsi tljeroote of all
tljingd^ano tbattoitljout tljat one, norljingljatljbeneof alltljingd
t^at are: ®jat tlje fame one in calleo tlje onelp goon ano tlje goto*
lteflfeitfelfe, to^tcl) &at& tmiuerfallpotoer of creating all tljingd:
^Dljat ft in fcnpoffible tljat tljere fljoulo bee manp makers ®ljat tn
Cpeauen Ije Ijatlj planteo immojtalitie 5 m eartfc, intercljaunge, ana
i)niuerfallp,lpfe anrr mouing $ Wfjat bnto Ijim alone belonged* tfce
name of jfatljerano of ©000 \ ano tljat tottljout blafpljemietljofe
titled cannot be attributes either to 3ngefa, to JF4nW> 0? to men,
t>} to anp of al tfoofe toljom mat no cal ©ood ad in refpett of fjonoj
ann not of naturejpecalletlj Ijim father of tlje toojIo.,tlje Creator
tfce'Beginning^tlje ©Io?ie 3 tlje J9ature,tlje ©toe, tlje jaeceflttie*
tlje IRenetoer of all tljmgd , tlje toojker of all potoerd , ano tlje po*
tner of all toojfcd^tlje onelp ljolp,tlje onelp tmbegotten,tlje onelp u
uerMing,tl)eJlojo of euerlaffinpefle, ano tlje etterlaihngnefie it
felfe ; tlje onelp one , ana bp toljome tljere in but onelp one toojloe;
alone,ano bimfelfe alonlp all ; nameleflfe , ano mo?e excellent tfjatt
al named^nto Ijim alone toill Ije Ijaue id to offer tip our pjaperd,
our ip?apfed,am> our Sacrificed* ano neuer to caU bpon anp otfjer
tljanfjitm
31 tooulo fame fatotoe toW&er ft bee pofltble fb? bd to fap anp
tljing, either mo?e,oj better fo? tlje letting fojtlj of rlje fapo unities
3ln o&oe in fome placed Ijee fpeaketl) of (Sood in tlje plurall nom-
fcer,ad loljen Ije called tlje toojlo a ©00, ano tlje Jpeauen toi$ tlje
jpianetd torfjiclj rule tlje ^eauen, <6ood : but tljat in after tlje fame
tnaner tofciclj Ije (bmetpmed calletlj man Ijimfclfe a ©oo^nottmtlj-
tfanoing tljat noman can noubt of \)in bfrtij ano oeatlj , tofjirf) are
Mercurius tljingd deane contrarie to tlje true ©ooljeao/The Starrcs(faft| Ije,
^h^Sman- fP ca ^ llt ff °f $* Creation) were nombrcd according to the
^cr.cha^g" Gods that dwell in them. 3no in an otljer place Ijefaitb , There
1 o. 1 1 . 1 2. And are two forts of Gods,the one wandring,and the other fixed.
in his Afdc- 35ut ^ tlje tpmed going befo?e,lje Ijao fapo tljat ©00 in tlje begin*
pius.chap.2. ner f tljem^ljat Ije maoe tljan^ljat be in tlje jf arljcr ano onelp
*'*' 9 ' gooo, tonto tuljont nothing in to bee comparer*, either of tlje tljingd
beneatb,o? tlje tljingd aboue^lfo Ije faitlj furrljer,^ljat rije too?ltt
in a fecono ©oo,ano a fenfible (SootaHO trjae ^an in a tljito ®QV y
bv reafon of tlje immojtall §>oule loljiclj in in him : but pet Ije cal--
ietlj t^em Cljilo^en^mped ano Creatured of tlje onelp one (Son,
ana molt commonlp ^tianoloe^ ann amageg offjim •, neitljer in it
bid
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 2p
|>fe meaning to attribute fo mud) bnto djem 5 a£ onlp one fparfce of
g©rmes 3 oj Ptoer to mafee tbe lead tljtng tbat is, *£o be fyojt, b&
retted) ootone fome <0obS as pjiucipall^fome as meane^ano odjer
fomeaSbntJergouernourst'But tbe concludon of bto matter to*
tbat djefouereineoominion belonged) to <8ood)£ foueremelo^
*>f tbem all,bpon tobom alonlp djep ncpenn , ano from tobom djep
pjoceetie,tobo alonlp is caUen Vatijei* ana loj&e, ann tobatfocuer
bolper name can be gmett,toi)0 mase bod? men ana <Bo&s 5 pea antr
men (faptb bO nutcb better am> mo?e excellent tben all tbe (Sons*
Sno as at tbe beginning of btotoojfce be baapjapen bnto bima^
ionc^fo dmnfced) ano pjaifedj be &mt alone in ti)t en&ejtobidj fttncf.
31 djougbt £©*» ta fet out at lzn$tl) , becaufe manp pf)tiofopbct:iai
l;aue taatone djeir Hull ann fcnotole&ge out of bto fountapne*
Pythagoras fpeaked) of (Son in tbefe termestGod is but one; Alleged hy
not as fome thinke/withoutgouernment of the world,but all ^Jcfemens
in all. He is theorderer of all Ages, the light of all powres,the f Alexandria,.
Originall of al things,the Creflet of Heaue,the Father,Mynd, an d Cyrillus. "
Quickener 5 and Mouer of all. $9ojeouer 3 be called) i)tm The in-
finite power from whence ai other powers flowe-,tobicb cannot
be berifie& but ofljtm alone^Philolaus aotfctple of bto fap^'Cbat phiio the Tewr.
tbere is but onelp one <£otr, tbe \piixice ann <0upner of all djings, and iambn-
tobo to altoaies fingular,bnmouable, lifee bimfelfe , ano bnl&e all ch " s °^ e .
otber d)ings*3lfo Architas fapdj, tbatlje effeemed) no man toife, O c ol ^ J1
but bim tobidj renucetb all tljtngg bnto one felffame 3D?iginall ? D
tbat is to toit 3 bnto <0on 3 tobo to tbe beginning^en^amntuoole of
all tbings ♦ 3no Hierocles one of tbe fame g>etf, faptb, tbat tbe Hicrocies a-
fame to be tobom ^ call bp tbe name of Zena ana Dia ? dje if a^ g ain ^ the A ~
tfjer ann maker of all djings 5 becaufe all djings baue djeir life an* thafts *
btin$ of btm ♦ Oerelp(bp t\)t report of Eudorus as l*e is alleagea
6p Simplicius)tbep calleo bim tbe founder of matter* Sintj ban toe smpiicius in
tbe brakes of Numenius,toe perceiue toell bp t\)t tbings teWb toe h is Phi
reaae 9 b#w djere,tbat toe fijoulo finue djem manifeff ano plaine* Numenius
3f5oto , all tbefe ban tbto doctrine botb from Mature ann from tbe G>nc«ningthc:
@>cb©Ie of Pherecydes tbe Syrian tbe Sigatto of Pythagoras, ^ Mc
bnto tobom Ariftodc attributetb it in bis ^etapbiCcks ♦ Empe- taph.cap.4. -
docks dje fucceflb? of Py thagoras,celeb?aten none otber but tbi^
unelp one 3 as appeared) bp tbefe Oerfes of bto. An&xk ai-
sAll things that are >or euer rvere 3 orjl)a/l hereafter he y led^cth them
Bothman &xvoman i BeaftandBird,Fijh i Worme 3 Herb,Grafle 3 & inhisfirftPhi-
j4nd entry other t hingyeaeuen the aancient Gods cash one (Tree, his^ookTof^
Whom Veeefo highly honor heerejome all of one alone., the WorkL
Arifto.t.Phif:
cap. i o. lib. 3.
Simplic.Iib.i.
Academicks.
Tlato in lils
z^.Epiftlcto
King Denis,
$0 OFTHETREWNES
Parmcnides ano Meliffus tawftt tbe fame; an& fo&t&tfcefe
§>c^cDlcmai(lei* Xenophanes dje Colophonian,as toe bee treat*
fa!p infcnmeo bp tbe Cinfes of Parmenides rcbearfen bp Simpli-
cius ; fa tbe tubic^ fterfeg fjee called) Ijm tlje Vnbegotten , the
whole,the only one, not which hath bin or fhalbe,but which
euerlaftingly is all together and all of himfelfe.'Eo be fto^of
tije lifte opinion toereThales , Anaxagoras ,Timeus of Locres,
Acmon,Euclide, Archc£uetus,ano others of tbe auncienteft ]pbt*
lofopber3 ♦ 9no Atiftotle toitneffetl) in manp placet tfjat it toag
the common Doctrine of t&e men of oloe tpme ; ®)e tobici) Zeno
Info fo frretgbtlp , tljat to oenp tbe ftnitie of 600. auo to ocnp fyz
(Sooijeas it feife^e t^ougbt to bee afl one* 3ns tf/e caufe of fo fap«
mg among fyz a uncient 1£btiofop^er£,toas! not time onlp reaoin j
tljerof in tbe tojtcmgg of fome tbat totnt afoje tfjem^aiai toe migbt
Hoe noto ) ; but alfo tbeit rearing thereof boti; in tije Mtojlo ano in
tbcmfelueg » 35ut let feg come to tfct ctyefc g>ectss of tjje ipfnlofo*
Socrates rtje §>cf)artematffer of Plato,confefleo onlp one ©03,
ana ( as Aulus Gellius ana Apuleius report ) toajs conoemneo to
tyinkcipopfon, foj teaching tbat tbe©ofc$tobicbtoeretoo?(bip*
pea in fctg tpme toere but banittt:3no fo? tijat in fco?ne of tl;em ije
toaa toontto ftoearebp anffifte, bj> a 35oate 3 ano bp a Dogge; ag
tobo tooulo fap tbere toas no moje (Sottas in tfte one Am m tfjt
ctijer^et nottotrijftanm'ng,be toa$ tlje man toijom Apollo bv W
£>jacle oaemcu to bee tfyt toifeft of all Greece 5 tbercbp confeff.ng
tbat fce iumfclfe toa$ no 6oD4)is Difciple Plato oeliueretl; a rule
in fetoe too?Ds,toberebp to mfcerne W meaning ♦ When I write
in good earneft(faptb &e)you (hall knowe it hereby, that I be-
gin my letters with onely one God : and when I write other-
wife,I begin them with many Gods. Clctelp bi$ o^inarie ma*
net of fpacfoesrtoett not, 3ftt pleafe tfyi <£oog , toitb tbe belpeof
tbe 6ousi 5 ana fuel) like: but tf it pleafe 6oa,bp tberjelpe ano gup*
&ing of <0otr 5 <5ot> knotted) it , S>uc!j a man te tlje caufe thereof
nett bnto 6on 5 ano fuc^ otber like*2£!ftfi*ea«s b^ afiSmietft al otl;et
tfu'ngg not to bee in berp oeeoe : Upe calletb ®oo,tbe jratber of tbc
toljole CHo^lo^tlje 3Mer 5 tbac te to lap, bt tobo onlp it 0? bad) bk*
ing;tbe felfb^eo^to^o alfo mane f Ipeauen^t^c €attb,tije Sunne,
tbe 9pone 3 tbe tpmejs ano feafonii , ano all orljer tijingjsi botb bta^
«enlp ano eartblp,bigb ano lotoe,ano tobatfoeuer elss is> 3to otfcet
jlacejs ])t called Wi tfyz ^eginnittj,t^e Spiwjle,anD tl;e Cm-, bp
toljcm.
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION* 3 1
tu!)om, foj tofjom, ano about tobom all tbtngs ate ; rtjc (Souetner piato in Ti-
of all tljat euer is ano (ball be-, tfce fcerp ©©rmene^ana tbe paterae m«us,m h»
of all gco&neOe ; tlje ftmg of all totgbts m&eujeo lxiitb reafoit ana ^^
mpnU;of Inborn all tbtngs baue tbetr 3Wemo; s anu tobteb t* of mo?e ^ al ^3m
excellence tljen tijc too?* IWerog* 3nn tbe names ana titles tuljtcb his Epiftk to
Ije gtuetb iinto tbe true (Sou 5 are common!? guten btm fcnaer tbe Dion,Hcr-
name of lupiter , ana betlnnketb tbat tljep be not to be communis nau&d Co-
rates tmto anp otber*3!n nmz fometpmes be ftuTeretb btmfelfe to " cus ; i
be caries atoap totbecomonmaner offpeafcmg, perbapsfojfeare VB, , tH ' v<x *
of tbel&reno tljat bis <§>djcolemaifier baa , $ be uoti;it e^eiftlp **" la S'
in bts broke of Latoes , lobicb &as to Dee publtfyes to tbe people* Plato in his
jfoj tbereanti in owers orijerplaces,be called; tf>rt*auenfc*ftpi* fccokcof
rites bp tbe name of ©ons : but pet be mafetb (Sou fpeafcmg to ^^^
tbem as to bts €reatureS;:ianung tbem (S>g&s begotten ant* ma&e ty ti e a Epino-
bp bim ; aim btm on tbe contrarp part tlje .ff atber $ <0oo of ©ons* mis,
Slfo be bono?etb !£>eauen tuitb tbe fame name 5 kcatife o f tbe fttb* *wc oil them
ftanttalnes tbereoftanliltketuifetbe^tarie^bp reafon of tbe per* ^g^*-
petuitieof tbetr courf<?;3tti> tt map be £> m tbat refpect tbe Greekes
ralleo tbem*3fcoi,<£otis ♦ Hpo^beit 3 be anuetlj tbat tbep beefctfible *oftRe word
®o&S, ana tbat tbe Speauen toas mane b^ [tfre onlp one inuifiOIeD Thcin,\vhiciv
(Bon , Cbat it fab none otber tmmojtalttie, tban fuclj as be batl) gj^£ w
gtuen trnto t^ans tbat be batb places tbz fetarres in tbe <§>fcpe foj
tbe meafuring of tpmes 3 feafons ami botojes, appopnting tmto e*
uerp of tbem bts Circuits toucbing m£ 5 be (betoetb toei encmgb plato in hIs
tobat be bel&ueu of tbem , bp bis Beclaring of tbetr 6enealogie: J^^^
tbat is to fap,tbeir mo^talttte-, to tmt, tbat be adknotoletigen in tbe p^ocsh^
fome Ibanoto of tbe <£5osbean,but tfjat tlje lerp effence offubSance
thereof toas ut tbe onelp true <S5o&*
ail tl;e Platomifts bauefoHotoen tbefapn aottnne, b^ngmg tt
fo mucb tbe mo?e to ligbt, as tljep tbemfelues batie tyifawz mxzt
to our tpme* Damafcius faptb; The one bringcth foorth all Hamafcius.
things;The one ought to be honored by filence:The one(like to & tsql^
the Sunne)i$ feene dimly a farre of, and the neerer the more <po£0£V
dimly , and hard at hand taketh av/ay the fight of all things.
Iamblichus furnameti tbfe Diume, atknotoleDgeQ euerp &bm a ramfeikhusi*
uttu'ne cmife 5 tobtcb ts tbe begmningjen^ann mfeufe of ail tiu'ngs: ^ b coke of
^Dbat tljere ts one (Bon tbe maiff er of aH 3 at tobofe ft ana welfare «f ^ s S a of p ^'
to be fougbtr&bat tbe enn of all Contemplation ts to ame at one, ^s 01 "-
tm to taitbtyatoe from multitutse trnto bnttie x 3nn tbat tbe fame
oneo^ ijttitie it ©oti^e ©rounn am> of all uue^^appmeirt, anD
fub.
22
OF THE TREVVNES
his bookc of
.Myfteries.
Chap 1.3.5.
.22.16.17.39.
fubffatmce 5 pea ami of all otfjer ©rounttf t&emfelue& |>e fapt§ fit
&&U£,(ana fyn bcoke^t arc fo full of it) Ei;at tljere are botb (Souse*
ami jTanDesai ; ana of tbem Ije maketb mtterstiegTo^ as 3 g©& aim
lambiichusin ba&,ljfgb afflj lotoe,anti fo fcojtb ♦ 35utpetfo? all tbat 3 Ije alluate^
arifcnoiDle&getlj one dbiefe , tobom be calletb tlje onely one God,
toljtcl) batb but afoje all tbat fe 5 antj t£ tlje jFtmntame ana ftcote of
alltljat firtf bntierffaiftetb 0? in firftDnnerfficotie, tljatte to fap of
all fcnmea,fbapeei 0? patterne$[concemeD 0? concemable in rnpna
0? imagtnatton 3 ]SbufBjfegto Ijimfelfeami jTati;erofljrmfclfc;tbc
^gettcroftbe^oulesioftbeotber (^on-ei , arrowing to tije^at*
tewes concerns in bte otane mpnti;toljo is not onlp tbc rfjiefe 3$e*
tng , bit alfo tbe fupereflenttall Beetng, [tljat in to fap, a TBeeiixg
toljtclj fatre furmountetlj, paCTctfe, ana trceiletb all 3$#tngg: ] no?
fimplp <£>oon 5 buttbetterp (^tonann 6©mteflett fette:3infomucfr
eMa^Truc #** & c ca ^ eti & a A $ e ot &^ ©oaaeg <§>euereti silences, ©mtmefle*
«7roTKcdEo r 5en ' we5 » anl ' 0f>ptf&# fparfcltng fcojtlj from tbe 6o&bea& of tbe
feuperfubtlanttal <Bo&,[ti)at tg to fap,of fyt ©on toljofe fubffanct
furpaflfetl) ana excelled) all matter of fubffance&]tolj(ct) (Sons bn*
nermann not an? tbing but bp beljotomg tlje fapo £>ne,noj are an?
better tljan sealers Fco^tO of certain^ gtfteg tofttf) tlje? batte from
trim ♦ 5n& Theodore tlje Platomift anued^tljat all of tbem pjap
*arnefflp to tlje firft ,ann ajatoe from bim tofuclj in of Ijimfelfe; ami
tljat otljertotft tljep Ibouto goe to nougbt*
Proclus, (after tlje maner of tlje Platomifts, foljt'cb tuag fo? tfce
moft part to be berp jgmpertf tttous ) turned* btntfelfe ofttpmes a*
fine to manp (Song: but pet Ijts refolutio in tbfe to etpjefle fcuoj&ieu
Who is he(faptl; lje)that is King of all, the onely God fepara-
ted from all , and the producer of all things out of himfelfe,
which turneth all ends vnto himfelfe, and is the end of ends,
the firft caufe of operatios^the author of all that eueris good
and beautifull, the inlightenerofall things with his light ? if
thou bcleeue PIato } hecan neither be vttered nor vnderftood.
_ v £im anon after , Then is it this firft fimplicitie which is the
«OT£g£oAK. -King ; the Souereintie and Superexcellencie of all things, vn-
comprehenfible,not to bee matched with any other thing,v-
niforme,going beyond al caufes,the Creator of the fubftance
of the Gods which hath fome forme of goodnefle. All things
goc after him and fcicke vnto him:for he produceth and per-
rec^eth a! things that are fubiecl: to vnderftanding,like as the
SmmQ doik. to al things that ajre fubiecl to fence Jo be fliort,
it
THTOC £
^rodusin Pia-
nos Diuinitic.
5lvr«7oc
<3ecc*
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 33
it is the vnutterable caufe which Plato teacheth vs vnder two
names in his Corarhonweale*calling it theveryGoodnetfeit
felfe , and the fountaync of trueth , which vhiteth the vndcr-
ftanding to the things that are vnder{iood.$m> in W Parme- Ev Sti&y
nides, TheOneorVnitie wherevpon allthediuineVnities hafr&p
are groundcd,and which is the Originall of all that island of Zsa<xd<r wJfJ
all that as yet is not.3|ni)&bcake of t&ejSbouIeans&ftbe Spirit, Proeiusinhis
fjeteadjetb fcgtrje&ap to attepne from man? maltitunesE cotiits Mceof&e
fapecfubaantiatt Bnitk , tofcteb Ijee calletfj t&e jSatute potm&eto S^!f
tneteittttfej t&e life tljat!taet^ann;qmctoe^,t|je teasing tin* 4 * #53# F '*
DcrSanainff, tfje toeifp?ing of afl tartrate, ft e infinite botb m eon*
tmemante ami in potter 3 ana pet nottoitbff anting toitboue quan*
tttfe,ann fo fm}ilh " jaeuertbeleffyje attributed; mucij to 9fngeHes
anu #$ffi&e$ accounts to 3rt Cpagtcke,t»btcb tbe Flatomifts uiu
greatlp affect in ttjofe oaieftb&tobeit in futf? fo&aa Ije continnaHp
Motoetb tbte rule of W ft oft cepeateb in fjis baftesf , Cfeat aS ,
things are from tbe true <Sotitttf)or3 bftrt>en;an&tbatt&efecon& ManyGods
teepee of ©aiwybat t* to fap tbe 3ngelleg anu jf#ffiie$j are from (M\ Produs)
tbeaerp felffame: ana (to beeft)o?t) tijatto beteue anp mo C&ft* lsGodleIndic -
tijan one. anu to beleette none at afl,are bstl) one tijing,
Siinpiicius faptbiWhatfoeuer is beautifu!I,commtth of the Simplicius vpo
firft and chiefe beautie: All trueth commeth of Gods trueth: theEpiactus
And all beginnings mull: needes bee reduced to one begin- ot maa#
ning ; which muft not bee a particular beginning as the reft
are,but a beginning furpafsing al other beginnings,& moun-
ting farre aboue them , and gathering them all into himfelfe,
yea , and giuing the dignitie of beginning to all beginnings,
accordingly as is conuenient for euery of their natures. 2Ifo 5
The Good(faptl) ty)is the Welfpring & Originall of al things. T j fa^fo
It produceth all things of it felfe , both the firft , the middle- ^
moft^and the laft.The oneGoodneiTe, bringeth foorth many
Goodneffes ; The one Vnitie , many Vnities-, The one Begin-
ning^anyBeginnings.Now^asforVnitie^eginningjGood,
and God;thcy be all but one thing. For God is the firft caufe
of all,& all particular Beginnings or Grounds, are faft fettled
and grounded in him . He is the Caufe of Caufes,the God of p orp wj lls j n
Gods,and the GoodnefTe of Goodneffes. hisz.booke of
Porphyrins acknotoiengeu tbe one (M)D 5 tuljo alone fe etterp Absence, &
k)bere,am» pet in no one placebo ftHetb al placesf 5 ann pet & con* in his to r °- e
tc?m in no place } bp ixtyom all tying* are , botl; toijirfj are ann ew? r
J4 OF THE TREWNJS
tobtrfj Hit not €bis <©on aotb be ea!l t&e jTat^nr^toTjtc^ retgnetft
ft alhoi be teaijetb bs to facrifije our @>oules tmto bun in fiiencr,
ann toftb cljalt tbouoftts, ©a t{je otber fine,be aduiomietigetb tbe
ot&er ©on* ajg bis Creatures ant? Scruant^famc biftble,* fome
unuiGWe : unto te&om Ije allowed) a material! feruice 3 farce Diffo
rfeg from tfce feruice oftljr true 0ob*
i»orpi iyr itis in Si traebmj Plocf ii (jfei £>djcoIemat(f er,furnamei> tbe Dunne,
the life of Plo- tofcom #e ©jatfe Of Apollo ( 80 IS iCpO?,tCD b? Porphyrius5)UTt«
** fetfs)Hto regttfer m tbe number of tbe totTe men of tbis vuo?In^ anu
riotin m his w tbe number of tbe @qds in e&e otber moils x l)t ftat mould al*
firft Enneadc fcoge tbe tfjingp itiliitl) be fradj fpofcen afamelp contenting tbe ir*
lib.g.chap.z. mttebftbccnecSos, (!jou!tJbefaVnetafetDoU)ue{r^lavO!etrea^
E ™ ea ^ 6 - Iib - ttfes bn&imimtbeo^be^iMtme is^fcattberefe one*epm«
Jmthcwhofc of aHtfnngg, tuljo jjatft all tljmgs anu is all things, tobafe batting
6.booke,and of tbe is as tfcougb ?jc Ijao tljem notjbecaufe bis poireflfag of tijem
ia the 5 -Ennc: is not as of things tbat lxscrc anotber man;?; ans bis being; tbem is
tbJ * as tljougbbeteretbem not,becaufeI;eisneitb?raHtI)tng^3 no?
anptbt'ngamonijtbra^buttbepomerofaUtbm^ ♦ ^battbia
beginner Dtuelletb in bimfelfys fufficient of bimfeft <* of Ijimfelfe
toingetlj f©2tb all matter of €irences 5 feoi:les,ant) ttmtf^M beinj
ntD>e t&an €iTenre 3 anu all life ♦ 'Cljat bp bis Qmtie be pjomtcetl)
mu!titttOe,triWc& coulo bz no mulutu$e,imlene be airooe One, 3g
toucijing ebe bnnerpas 3 be faptl) tbat tbep neidjer biz no? can bog
bappte of tbemfdues, butonelpbp tbe (ante meatte tbat mnt can
become bappte •, namely, bp bebol&ino; tftclt^nt of tmoerflamnng,
Jabtcb is @©D 5 tbjowgb tbetr parttaking mbereof tbey abtoe in
bleiTesnelTe i gfca,lje affirmed tbat tbe bottle of tbe lBboIefcooifo
funmse&by ii)t Platomifts , is not bappte but bp tbat meanest
namely, by be&ofcing tijeltgbr tobtcfj cveatetJ ft, It^eas tbe ^©ne
fptnetb noe^but bp tbe oueifonung of tbe &i\mz uponber, Cbat
AuguiHtirde teas tbe t)d'p opmton of tbe Platonife as iweO olo as netoe ro:t*
Cwitate Dei. cemittg tlje onelp one ©o5 , notmitbHau^ing tbat of all pbflofo*
lib.io.cap.z. p^ ^ tjseremeft $inzn to tbe feruing; anu fee&ng; out ofdje
bpiHleffe S?pir(tes, tn&am i^e call 3n^lS anti Detut^ano ujI;o;u
tbep caJlen ©ons ana jramas*
The Perlpate- ^ d1,u * £t ^^ come ta f ^ c Peripateticks, Mb h^n at Ariftotle
ti«k&. " P^-oes Dtfn'pIc,i>jbo nottottbttimUmff l«as bnveiicyious in man?
p!acc5,ur not pototag unto (Borj bis Due g!o?te,after tbe maner of
tljefe fuperltifinus foikc.ioljo are ouerliberal in beftotoing it bpon
otlje^Mnn pet euen m tyn\ d;afl me Sane tl)^ fclffame tn:et!>. a-
riftotlc
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION, 35
riftotleleaaetb ti0 bp manp moutngs,bnto one firft mouet^ljom A riftotfe in his
%t Declared? to bee tnfttu'te , tnit^out beginning ants imtfcout en&e* MetaphUiks,
if torn tbence a man map Hep futtijmft? tljat tabicb & infinite can andin the firft
be but one, becaufe (as 31 baue fapu afo?e ) t\)Z inSmtenefiTe of one g^^jjjj.
reftrepnetb tlje potoer of all otljers ; 3ftetti)art> beseSnst!) bim to [oCo? L
be L wtng,3immo?taH,ann euerlatrmg* 3mi agatnfc,j3>e nametft
|im]lle onelp pof&flb? of tmfc&ome ? tbe beginner of all Caufe*,
ano fucb Itfce : jftone of alltobicb tftingi can bee attributes to anp
mo tban onelp one,5?et notfoitbftamung,be fettetb rertepne <$a& Ariftotie in his
fceans in tbe t)eauen,in tbe ^tarrcs 3 ann m tbe fi&mme at ©ane-, bookeof Ha*
into tortjtcb ® oobeasg be allotted) tbe gouernmet of tijofe tbings, ucn -
ana tennetb tbem beauenlp v^pnugi, jf irft fubffance^bnebaunge*
able ami bnyaflible 5 tt>btcb(nt b# opimon)cannot mere olDibccauft
tbep be aboue tbe firtf 9pouabJe,f confequentlp aboue tymz^ta,
ana Common cuftome, toitb tbe fo^ce of icuecarieti btm fo fane,
as to fet bp 3!mage£ bnto Iuno ano lupicer , vmser tlje name of
g>auiours , fo? tbe life of Nicanor, ano to soe Sacrifice to a too*
man tobom be loueMg tbe Athenian stilt? bnto Ceres . TButyzt
in W abridgement of pbilofopbie^btrfj be ncnicatc?i m bte oltre
age bnto Alexander^ finall uotfrme is tl)i#> This wcrld(faprt) Ariftotie in hi*
|>e)wherein all things are orderly difpofed , is mainteyned by bookeofthe
God; & the higheft thing that is in it.is that it is Gods dwel- world, which
ling place. No nature is fufficient of it felfe to indure, if it bee Iuftine ^5
not afsifted by his tuition . He is the Father of Gods & Men, J^wSue
the breeder and Mainteyner of all the things whereof this bin named his
world is compofed; and yet for all that , he entreth not into Abridgement
them , but his power and prouidence ouerfitiingthem from ofPhiiofophy.
aboue , atteyne vnto all things , moue the Heauen the Sunne yfcvftr&g.
and the Moone , Preferue the things on earth , and make all
and euery thing to doe according to their nature.^elifeeneeb
Ijim to tbe great Eing of Perfia,tubo from out of bis pjitip Cbam*
btt gouerneo bte tobole €mpp?e bp bis poller ann officer^faumg
(uptb bOtbat tbe one is (Son in&nitt in potoer^ami tbe otijer a be*
tp bare ann uxble tm'gbt ♦ Ipe faptb tmneouer , tbat all rtje names
tobtcb are attributes to tbe ®oos , are but oeutres to crp'eflfe tbe
potoers of tbe onelp one (Sod tbe 1t3?mce ana f atljer of all ♦ 9mi
tb?refo?e it i* moze bebofefull to Tense tbe leasers to tbe reamng
cf tbat labole treatife of bis tbjougbcmt , tban to fet m znv mm
tl;ereofbere 5 beraufe tbep Iball tbere fee a toamserfull eloquence
mattes 1014 tl;i!5 gcoolp Oiuinttie^
C 2 That
Sauours.
Alexander of
Aphrodifein
hisbookeof
Prouiciencc,
and Cynlla-
gainft lulian
Sic Apoftata.
3<? OFTHETREVVNES
That which the firft and mod diuinc(fattf) lj& ntfctpfe Theo-
Theophraftus phraftus ) will hauc all things to bee exceeding good ; and it
in his Meta- may be alfo,that he is aboue the reache of all knowledge and
? hl f^' , vnfearchable,8jjattw, There is(faitb be) One diuine beginner
vz> jxoXTop. of all things 3 whereby they haue their beeing andcontinu-
Thcophnftus ance.15ut m b& b©ke of &auo;4 be pafTctb furtber,ano faitb tiiat
in his booke of ©on createn ad tbfarrg of notbwg* 35ut to create of notfjmcr, p}c s
fuppofetft an infinite potoer ; ano agafae,tbat poiuer pjefuppofctfj
an matte*
Alexander of Aphrodife tn W brake of 3?otu'netTte tojttten ta
t\)t Cmperottr Antonine, attributed) pjoutnence oucr all tfungg
bneo oneonlp <0oo 5 tal)tcb cannoe tobatfoeuetbel!aetb,ag appee*
ret!) bp all fct* tobole oifcourfe*ano be toas of fucb tenotome amocj
all tbe Ariftotelians, tbattbepcalleotb^mfeluea Alexandrians
after W name^obetbojt, tbemoffpattoftbe3!tttetpjeters aun
Dtfctples of Ariftotle , founn it fo neeoefull to aclutotolenrreone
onelp 3$egumer 3 ono fo abfum to mamtame anp mo tfjan one; tljat
to dje intmt tfjcp mtcrbt not confefle an? fucb abfurottte in tljnr
^apftcr,tbep ooe bp all meaned pofltble erxufe tobatfoeuer nugbt
in \)i$ toojkes be conftrueo to tfje contrarie*
9$ touebmg tbe Stoiks of aunctenteft tpme 5 U)eebaae no mo?e
tban t9! gatberen into tlje tojttmgs of tfjet'r aouerfaries ; tobo no all
attribute tinto tbcm[tbe maintenance of ] tl;e fcmtte $ mfimtenefle
of (23 © D , accojnmcr. to tijt's tobt'eb Ariitotle repo?tetb of Zeno^
namelp tijat^ecc mult nines be but one <Son ? foj ete rijere (bouto
be no 6on at aE,becaufe it bebouetbbintto be finjularlp goon ami
alfo alm:gbrie,tobt<1) toere totterip bnpoffible tf tijete toerc anp ma
tfjanone*
3!fo Simplicius repojtetb of Cleanthes 5 ti&at m bt£ 3!ambtcfc
uerfes be pjaien (Son to boutfafe to gupne bnn bp bis caufe tobtc &
ffuinetl; all tbings fa cjner 3 tbe tobicb caufe b& caHetb odftme ann
tlje caufe of caufeef* But t&e ttao rbief among tbem tubofe notf tine
toe !?a«e in to;tttn$,toiTl eafc(p make us to crentt all tbe refioue*
Epiclretus tb? Stoik^ljafeluoin^ Proclus^SimpliciuSjann Z*
mn Lucian bmifelfe beln foj ©zacle^Ofpeatolj of onlp one 4dgz ¥
The firfl thing (fait^ be) thatis to be learned, is, that there is
but one God,and that heeprouideth for all things , and that
from him neither deede nor thought can be hidden. Cpe tea-
cbetb w to refyttmto btm m our ntftreffe^ to acknotolen btm fo?
our ^paaec aun jFatljcr ^ to lift bp out epeg unto l;im alone if toee
will
ThcScoiks.
Epiftctusin
Amauus,
OF CHRISTIAN REt!G!ON« 37
toiA get out of tbe ©uampje of our {xtmc$ , to feeke our felicitie
tbere,ant> to call fcponbim in all cijingg bo# peat aim fmall* fl)f
all tbe (Sotjncsi tljat toere in tunc paft^be fpeaketb not a laojo : but
furelp be faitb tfjat if toe can bpon tbe onelp one (Son , bee toili tn^
fojme b$ of all tbings bp bte 3ngefe*
30 foj Seneca.,be neuer fpeafcetfj otbettoife* What doth God Scncca ^^
(faitb be)to fuch as behold him ? Hee caufeth his workes not w icrc *
to be without witneife.SnO againe. To feme God (faitb tie) is
to Reigne.God exercifeth vs with afflictions to trie mans na-
ture : aud he requireth no more but that wee fhould pray to
him.^efe ojtiinarp fpeerijes of bfe , fyeftie trjat be tbougbt tbere
toasbutonetfeotu ^utijep^oceenet^petfurtljer* From things Seneca in Ills';
difcouered (fapfb bO wee muft proceede to things vndifcoue- Bo °kc of the
red, and feeke out him that is auncienter than the world , of ^f S Trcatifc
whom the Starres proceede . 3n0 fn tlje eno rje rottClttDet&jt^at'^comfo^
t\)t S&ofo snn an tljat i& cornermen tberein, ig tbe toojfce of <8ok
3Ifo be called bint tbe jf ou&er,^afcer^ Creator of tbe SQojto,
anti tije ^ptitc tobirfj 15 uje& fcojtb bpon all trjings botlj great ami
(mail, SntJ in bis Clueftiang : It is he(faptfjbe) whom the He- Seneca in his
trufcanes or Tufcans means by the namesofIupitgr 3 Gar-" atura11 Qi£-
<lian,Gouernor, & Lord of the whole world, Jf tfiou call him ^°£^£
Deftinie,thou (halt not deceiue thy felfe^for at things depend Baiditing,
vpon him,& from him comes the caufes of all caufes. If thou
call him Prpuidence,thou fayeft weljfor by his direction dotk
the World holde on his courfe without fwaruing , and vtter
foorth his A&ions.If thou call him Nature, thou doeft not a-
mifle : for he it is ofwhom all things arc bred ' and by whofe
Spirite we liue.To be fhort,wilt thou call him the World? In
very deede he is the whole which thou feeft 3 and he is in all
the parts thereof, bearing vp both the whole World and all
that is thereof, Tft tbfe fentence toe map alfo (betoe,tbat by trje
terme Nature trje Ipbflofopfjerg tnent none ortjer tijan Gdoo Ijim*
feife, accojoinglp ag Seneca faptb in another place 3 rfjat <®oo anu
Mature are botfj one,lifce ag Annceus $ Seneca lie botfj one man*
9n& tobereag tie faptb tbat (Son map be calleu tf)e 2Ho?fo ; it is! all 1 A 7 { ! otk cal-
cue toitrj tbat tobicb be faptb in another place : namelp , G OD is Jf? ™
whatfoeuer thou feeft,and whatfoeuer thou feeft not: ^uljatig Xatltofa?
to fap , tobereag tljott cant! not fee rjim in ty$ proper baeing , trjou A n die whole
feeft bim in rjis too?ftsf* fat in otber places alfo %t uefinctb bim to
& $®vm aim KJifc&cme tottljout bonte 3 tofjtclj cannot be fcene but
C 3 m
38 ePTHBTREVVNES
in bn&erfi amnng ♦ Jftoto,of all tbe former tijrngg &p brm repeats
in manp pIacesi 3 none can bee tienfica of anp mo tban one* jFoj be
cfjat mafcetb all, gouetnetb all, ano is all , leauetb notbmgfoj anp
otljer to make,gouerne,o;t be,otbertotfe tljan from btmfdCBttt be
Senc^ in his fp^*^ ? et mD ? £ ejcpjelTelp/apm&Thou confidreft not the ail-
booke of fo- thoritie & maieftie of thy Iudge,the Gouernor of the World,
deine death, & theGod of Heauen and of all Gods. All the Godheads which
in his exhorta- we worfliipeuery man by himfelfe,depend wholly vpon him.
bTaSul 3nD apmcjWhen he had layd the foundations of this good-
lib, i^ap.™ 115 * ly Maffe , although he had fpred out his power throughout
the bodie thereofryet notwithstanding he made Gods to be
officers of his kingdome, to the end that euery thing (hould
haue his guyde. jftoto 3 tI)fe i# after tbe fame maner tljat tbe bolp
fecriptute fpeaftetb of tfte 3ngelles*g>o tben,be te not onelp ©on
ebe eiccellentefi of all <©oxi!af>faut alfo trjetr uerp Srttl)W 3 %\xt\)0}>mv
Rafter*
let tjsi pet further autie Cicero ana Plutarch , tobo fctue of e*
tterp <g>ect taken tol;at t^ep thought geon^otl) of tbem fpeafce op
ninartlp but of one <Sot» 3 tbeautbo? ants gouenierofafl t&mg$ 3 tm*
to tobome trjep attribute all things , ami tit tbat enninarp ffple i$
rimr toojo Nature,tobtcb furmountetb tlje cuftome of tbet'r tpme;
but pet uotb tbet'r Doctrine ejtpjeflTe muclj mo?e beere* Cicero trea*
ting of tW matter in b& bcoke intptttlen Of the nature of the
Gods,acimotoletJgetb one faueretne <Sf)D,tDbom be ralletb tbc
(Sod of <©ong 3 $ tl;at is tbe Difference u>bicb bemafeetb ♦ The Na-
Cicero in his ture of the Gods ( faptlj be ) k neither mightie nor excellent;
booke of the for it is fubiec"t to the felfefame ( beit Nature or Necefsitie)
Kamreofthe w hi c h ru i et h the Heauen,the Earth,and the Sea. But there is
not any thing fo excellent as God,who ruieth the World,and
is not fubieel: to Nature , but commaundeth Nature it felfe.
9nt> be i$ full of tbc like fentenrea*
<3g fo? Plutarke, be fufferetb bimfetfe to raunge ouetoften tnto
piutarke in his fabler but pet in goao earneft be fpcaketb t\)\x$. Let vs not woor*
treatifeof ifis (hip the Elements,the Heauen,theSunnc,the Moone, andfo
and ofyris.of foorth :for they be but Lookingglaffcs for vs,wherein to con-
° raclc l^ at fider the cunning of him that ordeyned all things^and all the
oTSmencflc WorId is but his Temple, again*: Wherefore doth "Plato call
of Mynd: God,thc Father and Maker of all? He calleth him the Father
Againftigno- of the begotten Gods, and of men, like as Homere alfo doth:
jaatPrinces: b ut h e ca n et h him the Creator of the things that haue no
life
OF CHRISTIAN * E 1 1 G T O M. %9
life nor Reafon . And therefore ( faptb Ije in another ptec) he of ptatonkaB
made rhe World as a Common houfe both to Men & Gods. Qucftions:
2>ea, ( faptlj Ije furtljer ) Although there were many moe fuch a gainft the
Worldesas this is ; yet notwithstanding the one onely God ^° lks: .
ftiould gouerne them all. jftoto tljiS true (So^tubom be calictb C J £. pi "
tbe great 6ou,tf)e great £23ojkcmapfter, tlje Sea of 3$eautie,ttie what is ment
©roum* of all gcotj tbings,ano tbe true ^#iug 3 of toljom alone it by thisGreckc
cattbefaio:E{)ouart 3 ano not tfcott&aft but o? fljalt bc;tsi !jeu»ljom wordS.ex.
demeaned) bp tbe name of Iupiter, faping : That of the Gods,
one is called Liberall,another Gentle,and a third the Dryuer
away of euill;but the great Iupiter is in Heauen,who hath care
vniuerfally of all things. djuSpefee tbenbotoaH tbe pbitofo-
p^rr0 of ail tpmes,of ail §>ed#>ano of all Bartons ftaue agrees in
one ® ototobicb is tlje tljtng tljat p learner Varro notes fcerp toeH; Varro,as hefe
itamelp, tljat altbougb tlje 'Ceacbers of tfje 0eati>cn names manp -lodged by s.
<6oss ans ©ouueiresJtpetHaraJt^ilantimg tbep comp^eftentien ckkof God
tbem all turner one,toljicb toas lupiter,of tonjom tbereftsue toere ^4.^.9.11
fmt potoers an* functions: 3ns tbis Iupiter is fceftljom furl) folk & iib. 7 .cap.^
toojujippes bnser another name,as toojflnppes tbe onlp one ©00 923.
toitbout 3lmages ; ans lje faptlj tljat fo (S5os ougbt to beetoojfbip*
$ es*3ns to trjat purpofe allesgetfc l;e tljefe berfes of tfje rtg^t lear*
lies poet Valerius Soranus.
The lone almightie is the King of Kings andfyd ofCjods,
One God,andall y the Father both and Moot her of the Gods.
T5\xt noto it is tpme to come to tbe auncient poets 3 tobicb toere v<xt**
alfo pijilotbpbets , ans tobo bp tbeir fepnings openes tbe gap to
tbe pluralitie of ©000 ♦ 3mang tbefe tbe firl! tljat toee mate toitb
is Orpheus , tobom luftine calletlj tbe firft 3utbo? of tbem , tlje i u fti n - m ni $
firft giuer of names bnto tbem 5 ana trje firtf blazer of rrjetr ]pese= booke of Mo-
grees ♦ 'But pet tbere is a Recantation of bis in bis ©pmne bnto narchic.
Mufeus,inbicb & cafles b& 'Cctfament, tljat is to fap ,bts faff soc- ^"1° thc
trme,toIjereunto Ijetoouls baue mm to (ficfee* Lift vp thyne eyes j^^ ons
(faptljbe)to the only maker oftheWorldjHe is but one,bred inhisT?eatife
of himfelfe : and of that one are all things . He is all in all; he concerning the
feeth all and is feene of none . He onely giueth both welfare ftefunection.
and wofull teares and warre.He fitteth in Heauen gouerning Jq^q^'
all things; with his feete he toucheth the Earth, and with his p h C us whois
right had the vtmoft fhores of the SeaHe maketh the Moun* called the Au.
taynes,Riuers and deepe Sea to quake,and fo foorth. 9nfc in thor of thc
KAfyzt place ije called tymtfyz JFuHbo^ne, tbe ©reat, t^eappa ^ u " litic of
C 4 rant, ^
4° OFTHBTKEYVNES
p^rik w 18 Wttt 5^^ W& *»«HD an incorruptible boufe foj tb em tfiat art fm«
the gLvIcs* mojtafl ♦ 3ifo tomer tije name of Zeus o? iupiter^e rapt^ of fum
ag foflotoetfj*
Looke vp to that fame only King t which did the world create*
Who being only one,JeIfbrcd,all other things begate.
Jind being With them all^vnfeene of any mortall wight y
Beholdeth all things ;giuing Man no'W wealth and harts delight,
Now tyofallwarre: For fare there is none other King but hee.
J fee him not&ecaufe the Clowdes a couert to him bee.
And in the eye of mortall man there is but mortall fight,
Too weake too fee the light full lone that ruleth all With right.
For fitting in the brazen Heauen aloft in Throne of gold,
He makes the earth his footttoolc, and with either hand doth hold
Thevtmojl of the Ocean wanes: and at hisprefens quake
Both Mount ay nes huge,efr hideous Seas, and eke the Stygian Lake.
3no anon after againe*
The endlejfe Shye and /lately Heauens,andall things els befyde,
Did once within the! hundring hue clofe hoorded vp abyde.
The bleffed Gods and Goddeffa whofe beeing is fir ay,
jindall things pafi or yet to come within foues bowelles lay.
From hues wyde "womb did all things come-Ioue is bothfirfi & lafo
Beginning y Middes^tnd End is foue-From hue are all things paft*
loue lay d foundation of the Earth ,and of the flarry Sky,
hue reigneth KingfThe felfifime J oue of all things fhrreandny
The Father and the Author is. One power ^one God is hee;
esilonly Great ,one Lordofall.ThisroyalttJIdajJeVvhich wee
Behold 3 and all the things that are conteynedin the fame,
*sfs Fyre and Water, Earth and Ayr e, and Titans golden fame
Thatjlrines by Day 3 and droopy Night y and euery other thing
Areplacedin the goodly Houfe of] oue the heauen ly King.
Phocilides folfotoetb \)im in tfrefe tooj&eg* There is but one*
ly one God,mightie,vnfeand happie.3nu againe. Honor the
onely God. 9lfo, All of them are mortall men , God reigneth
ouer their foules.3no Theognis(tol)0 i$ of tbe fame tpme)fpea*
feed; not anp orbertoife*Homere(tobom Pythagoras repojtetf) to
be puniujeti in Spell foj making jf ables of tfje <£5o0£0camiot make
a notabler Difference bettoflme tbe true <S©D ana al tbe reft of tfjc
(Sous tobome men toojffnppeo in tW time ; tban toben bcefaitik
'Kbat if tljep toere all bangeo at a Cfjepne beneatl; ; be tooulo pull
$em fcp fptgljt of tfym t&fy x ami alfo d;at Ije maketi) t&em all too
Qtt&C
Phocylidcs,
Theognis,
Homer.
OF CHRIT5IAN RELIGION. 41
tptafce bnaer \)tm \ am> tljat tubenfoeuer tbere it anp greater aeetie
taften of,be fpea^ccl) altoaietf but of cme <8oo tn tbe Cnplar nom*
ber*9lfo Hefiodus tobo aefcribeo f penegrees ofti^ (Son^flfjeto- Hcfiodus.
*tb bte fcetef fufficientlp.tn tljig onelp one fcerfe tojitten to W tyo»
2?0ffc Goddes and \Mortall Men from one felfe race defcend.
%\)& it to fap 5 311 tlje ©otmej* are ereateo bp rtje onelp one ©oo*
lifcettufe Sophocles fatty tfm* » Sophocles in
Certeffe of goddes there is nomo hut one gaKuban
Who made the Heauens 3 andeeke the earth fo round, § 1C Apoftata.
The dreadfull Seatyhich cleaps the fame about,
tsind bluflring Winds which rayzjs the Wanes aloft.
*But we fond men through folly gone astray,
JLuen to the hurt and damning ofourfonles*
Hauefet vp Idols made of Wood and Stone,
Thinking lykefoolesjby meanes of 'honoring them
Too giue full well I too God his honor due,
Euripides goetf) pet fttrtber,faping«, Euripides cfe
ThouNeptune y andthou Iupiter,W*£ meusinni*
You other Goddes,fe wicked are you all,
That if due Juilice vntoyou were dome*
Both Heauen andTemples Jhould be emftiefbone.
9to pet in &efacing rije falfe (SouoejS,^ ceafletf; not to comment
t&e onelp true (Son in manp placed
Aratus in tlje fame place tobicb it afleageti bp & Paule, attri* Anm - Iou&
butetl) an to one lupitcr , tofjome Ijee toouto Ijaue to bee fjonojea s cnus rumus
fcritboutceaflmg*
%t touching tije latins, Quid in fyt SgetamojpIjoGs attribu* ouid.
Uti) tfje Creation of tfre &Sojlo ano of aft tbingg tberein 3 tmto tfce
cnelp one ©on* 3nti Virgin notb ojainarilp call tn'm rtjc iSing of virgii in hk
©oones ana S^en ; ano bee oefcribetb bpnt fbeaoing fco^ft bte po* fourth booke
toer to tfje bttermoft coatteg of ^eauen ano €artf> , amnmtij W ^ Husban ^
fcertue quickening tbe mo^am an tfjat it tberein* &^cuaywnac
*But fojafmttcb ag Scceuola tlje pi$)\>)&& of tbe Romaines
fctftingutfbeo tbe ©000 of oto tpme into ttyk fo#e0,tljat it to tott, ?^| la \ a ? hc
^btlofopljtcanjpoettca^anti Cmfll ; ana toee baue fene Ijoto tye £ a JJX m
pbtlofopberd an&poetg , (nottoitbtfanning tfcetr oione <I2lpn&= the citicof
lafeg ano fablegf 5 ani> tbe infinite fuperftitiong of tbeir tpntej5 3 )^oe God lib. *
tnerte one anotber in tbe onelp one <M)D: let fctf fee confequenrtp €'ap-2r-
tofrat t^e CiuiH (b^Mlfaf imto bjs, tfcat i$ to fap, M;at fcatb bin
4* OP THE TRBYYNEJ
iiel&tteti , not onelp bp tbe learnen %t of all Batiottf 3 6ttt alfo bp
The cogent tl)C * cr? ^ atlonsl tbemfelue^gxDtblp fo increnibie batb tbe Jam*
of People. tlc of men W" tow tljric turning aCne from tbe true toap , tbat att
JSattonsljauelettbcm felue* ronne looce after fuel) abfurmttejS
a* loee tooulo not fteteue, tftoce fatoe not tlje like fifll at tbfe nap*
^omeiBo^ippeDtfjetipeaueii, tbepianteg, anntijc Starred
like ftllp foules IdIjicIj at tbeir fait comming into a Kmg* Court,
fcoetbinketijat tbe fira gap apparellen man toi;ome tbep mate
fcuitb is tbe King ♦ g>ome mane (Sons of tbe (Sooucjs tobicb 600
gaue tbettn &ome toojujippen tbe 3fteaaeg tobtcb tuere fo? tbeit
beneftte* 3nn finaflp tbep mane (SonneMQt onlp of tbemfdueg,
but alfo of tbeir jg>peare$, <§>bfctotf ana <§>to©jne$, annbuploeu
temple* to tbeir otone patfiong , as bnto jf earefulneg , Ipami*
tteeJ ann fucfj oiljerjS 5 pea ano mtn bnto tying* fo filtbp ann lotb*
Tome, as a man map bee albamen ami abafben to beare fpoken of*
JBeuert&elelft, tbecoftomable bfe of fucfj tbingg mane folke tea
baue no regarn of tbem, ann tje moft fpirituall fo?t of tbem toere
fopoOWeotmtb Ambition, tbatit fillen all tbeir mpnnes to tbe
full, getnotim'tbttanning, tobentyep toere onceatoaken, ana
fell a little to t^z betbinking djemfelueg as of a tbtng in berp nine
againtt Mature, tbep toere albamen of tbeir luring*, pea ann
In the citicof ttte ? of tJjemfelues* Why Sir 5 (anfroeren tbep to <§>aind: Auftin?
G0d.lib4.cap. Thinke you that our Forefathers were fo foolifli and blinde,
34. as to beleeue that Bacchus , Ceres, 'Tan, and f uch others were
Goddes ? It is not pofsible. Nay , they beleeued but in the
onely one GOD, whofe giftes and funftions they hono-
red vnder diuers names; and whatfoeuer is more , is but Su-
perdition. ■Cruelp tbe ^Egyptians (a* toee reane ) nin bonouc
Diuelsi, S£en ? ^eatfe*, Serpents, ann plant* : ann to bee
ibojt, euerptbingtoa*totbema<Si2DD* T5ut as toucbing tbe
true <&2DV,the? neftriben bim in tbeir bolp Careers a* a pilot
lamMichus a * ouc SNwnring a <§>btp* 9nn all tbeir niuimtie(aa is to be feene in
concerning the Iamblichus,)toa* referren bnto onelp one (Son* 31nfomucb tljat
Myfterics of tlje people of Ihebais in i£gipt,teiecten all tbe fain abfurnitie* of
.the Egiptians. man p ©3^,^ f a pt n g ^ )at $ )m ^aa none otber (Son but onlp be
cap.37.39. to |j 0m t ^ C p ca rj eI , ^ nef ^ ^^ toag; nmt jj 0?nC5 n0 j C0U | D cwec
Wmarke in his npe, t^at i# to fap t\)2 €uerla(ling» 9lfo in Say a Citiz of iEgipt,
treatifc : of ifis tbe 3Image of Pallas,tbat it to fap of fcftifoome , ban W 3Infftip-
aad O^ns. t j 0n : j am a jj t j iat j^^ ^j n ? j Sj or euer fa^fe ? an d there was
acuer yet any mortall man, that vncouered my face. $nn Pro-
clus
OF CHRITSIAN IBtlGION, 4J
dus aUtJCtf) thereto, And the Fruites that I haue brought forth
is the Sonne , ass toljo toouto fap , 3!t i* tfje £&tfoome tofjerebp
<fcao toojfatf) 5 to)i)td) te tfje (Botmeffetoo^er* .fftoto if euen among
tfje /Egiptians tfce opinion of ttje one onelp (Sou toasas not quen*
tfjes : mud) mo je rcafon fjaue toe to oeeme, $at it toa$ not quen*
ct)en among otijet nations*
3ln t^e iatoeg of tije ttuelue dairies toere tojitten tljefe toojfcg: cicero in hfs
Let Men come to the Goddes chaftly. Let Pompc bee re- fecond booke
moued away : If they doe otherwife 3 God himfelfc ( tljat is! to ° f Lawcs -
fap, Iupitertirt;omond? tfcep caileot&emoft paciouss ««5moft^.*^"^
mig;l)tic)will reuenge it. jDttnottott&ftan&in&tt is certepne tljat m0 uento:fi
aftettoatt) Rome became tfje &erp §>incftpan of ali tije 3inoIatrtesi fecus ftxint,
of rf;e txioilD : fo? in winning of jftatton^tljep toan alfo t&eir &u« Deus jpfe via-
perihtuW ♦ 05utcouItiaHt]j^toppeoutmtljemrl)ep?itttofiJ5a= q^^q^ 1 *
ture *; jI5ap,contrarptotfe 5 Tertullian fpeaiung of $e tyeatfjen of cl ^ : , °
|)t$ tpme 5 fapti) tfjus : As wholly as their Souks are brought in moU e away
bondage to falfe Goddes, yet when they awake as a dronken richestifany
man out of his fleepe,they name but one God,and the fpeech doc otherwiie
of cuery man is, as it pkafeth GOD. They call vpon him as ^ ^
their Iudge,fayingjGod(eeth it,I referre my felftoGod,Godhi m ;
requite it me.O record of a Soule by nature Chriftian/ To be Tertullian m
{hort,in vtteringthofe wordes, they looke vp to Heauen,and his Defence
not to the Capitoll: for they knowe that Heauen is the Seate
of theliuingGod.La&antiustoljo came a gart turtle after 3 fatrtj Laaamiu*
tl)d&e*When they fweare,(fapti;fye) when they wiih,whethey lib.z.cap.t*
giue thanks; they name neither Iupiter, nor Gods in the plu-
rail number , but the onely one God: fo greatly doth Nature
conftreyne them to acknowledge the truth. If there come an
Alarum,or if they be threatened with warre^they do after the
fame maner : But as foone as the daunger is paft , by and by
they runne to the Temples of many Gods, whereas notwith-
{landing they called but the one God to their fuccour.QnO ill
toerp truer!;, if toe confinei* tlje naturaH motions luljicl) *»e featte in
our affltction^;t^cp part not our batts into ntu?rs papers at onre,
but uae put w in mpift of onelp one <So&,mtf to offer our pjaperg
fcptmtofjim*
jftoto, fojafmurfj as jftature, €pangf tmfenome, ana tfjefcopce
of all people, tioe in all languages comment*, tuoojftnp, ano con*
felfe one onelp ©on : 3!t remapnetf) fo? us to fee defter \n& map-
not gather tfce lii^mn ty tlje fcerj coufeflion of tl;e falfe <So&r>c£
$emfelne!&>
SLa&an.lib.j
44 OFTHETREWNES
Laftamh* lib. tbcfrftte^tobicb baue gone about to oeface bw name bp al meaner
i.chap.6. at to a cafe mfputeo among t!je learneo , bp toljat <§>pirite tfje Sy-
iuftincin his billes fpato, betm(z it is not bnconuenient tbat (Sou fyouto com*
T'>c ondcsof P eU ^ c bcr ? Dcuci * t0 ftt fcD ^ W* P? a P ft ** *£>otofoeuer tlje cafe
die sibyiics. flauD:>t&ep Tpeake but of onelp one <&oo,faping,
77>*r* ;j &/tf A^Zy one true Godjright great ,and euer lasting,
Almightie>and inuifible tyhicb feetb enery thing,
"But cannot bee beheld himfelfi ofanyflefoly man,
Sift tbep crpe out againtt tbe falfe ©ottoes , ano ejrijojt men ta
fceate fcotone tbeiraitarg, accounting tbem bappie tobicb giue
tbemfelueg to tbe glo?ifping of tbe onlp one @oo3ut let w \\kxz
Apollo bimfelfe* Q5eing affceo at Colophon b^ one Theophilus
tobetber tbere tnag a ©on oj no , ano toljat be 10 x l)z anfinereo in
2 1 4 <8rofce berfes rebearfeo bp La&antius , hereof 31 toiii Ijoloe
me contenteo tottf) tbe latter tfco, txjljicl; are to be englifyeo $ug«
The felfebredjbred without the helpe oftJMcother %
Wife ofhimfelfejwhofi name no Wright can tell,
Doth dwell in fyre beyond all reach of thought:
Oftyhom we Angellesare thefmaUeftpart.
%\>z r*ff oft^efe Serfeg comment! ann ret fcojtfj tfje Sgteteffte of
tl)t greai (Bon , but tljefe fuffi^e fo? tbte matter ♦ l)kxz tbe Jeena
totb toljat be can to magnifie bimfelfe ? faping tbat be 10 an 3ngeH
ami a little portion of @oo , but pet bee acfenotoleogetb bim as b&
forphyriusin g>ouereme ♦ Porphyrius tbe great enemieofCb?iffian$,rebear*
^tth mh b r° k ft * man? ot ^ ec Wlte * ^ e fame A P oll ° tein B af ketl Wb <S©£>
^piXfophy. toa ^^ be ^ojtbippen, anfaereo in 2 2^erfe$, calling bint tbe e*
uerlafting jfatber^tbe C&alfterbpontbeltpeauenofOeauens, tbe
iFafyioner 0} framer of fuone tbtng to mctte oned felfe,^ another tbing to totll p tbere be a
ntouing. %\)t §>unne maftetb manp muerd cljanged in rije tbtng*
tobicl; me fee beere beneadj, be maketb tbingd gnsne, bee mafcetfc
tbiitgd pelloto,be rppenetb tbingd,be timbered) tijingd 9 fo fo?tb,
ano pet nottoiebftanaing be cfjangetlj wo tobit of b& beat^ann fan-
\)t alfo a mpno(ad fome fuppofe bim to batte,)be migbt alfo toil al
tbefe cbaunged toidjout cbanging bimfelf* g>o alfo map <Son,aim
roucb betterJpe toidjout altering bid oton being 5 toilledj 9 mafcedj
al tbe cbanged ixi tbe beings of rijingd:? pet it id ad certeine p be iff
Unchangeable,^ tbat if be^ere not fo p tobolerbaungeable nature
fljouto peril!) ; ad it id certatne tbat if be toere not vmnoueable,aH
motting njoulo mztly ceaflfe* Jftoto out of tbefe ttoo negatiued toe
tyatoe a tbirtytamelp p b* batfjneidjet beginning no? tnu 3 tobicli
tbing toe call Euerlattingnes, /fo? tbe beginning ann enm'ng cf all
tbingd^ocoenetb of moumg nm rbattngeratiD ftcrefo?e be tljat i#
not fubiect to tbe 3 can rjmt uzityct beginning no? enu* ^c^couer,
*&im i$ but a meautre of moutng 5 toberin tbere id botij a fa? aienr
fr an aftemefle^e tberefo^e tobiri) id not fttbtert to mcutiig^id not
fubfert to. timc,anu b^ ^jify id not fubtcctto time 5 batb norbid be=
ing bp continuance of fucceflionftcm one moumg to anotber.3nrr
fo (Bote being i^ altogetbcr at mice, U?^icb id tbe peculiar pjopa**
tie of euerla(tinped*3nti toberead toe fap 3 be batb bin 3 anu be iljall
bej it id as mucb to fap ad tljere toad neuer anp tpme tolien be toas
not,ncitber (ball it euer come to palTe tbat be (ball cealfe to be>
SLgmt, being euerlafttng be ti not fubtcct to anp paflme pcJT^
bfltttejtbat id to fap 5 lcoke tobatfoeuer be id, be i^ tbe fame actually
^im in teiy n^e : anu !# cannot become anp ot^jer tl;ing tljan ^e ii
OP CHRISTIAN RELIGION. JI
afreante ♦ f o? , mere tbere anp paflwe poflibilitie m ftmt as from
imnfelfi^tben Iboulo tfjere be a cbaunge in btm-, ann tftt mere from
clfdibere^tfjen (boulo tljere be a mouing from pciTibtlitie to nane*
oj to nooing; fr be is not fubiect to any oftljem botb* jfurtljermoje, Erom p fnbi>
€ucrla(tmgnefife cannot be in map of poiTtbilitie,but onlp actttallp litie into d«<L
ann in tierp n&ne* jf 0? euerp maner of ncene being fimplp taken is
afo?e tbe poOtbilitie tbereof , as tlje cattle & afoje ijis effect , fo?af=
tnurfj as tije poflibilitie iS(as pe tooulo fap) quiefcenen by tbe necne*
9* fo;> ej;ample,from a graine to an ©erbe,ann from a kernell to a a grayne may
^r&bp tbepotoer of tbe &unne3utasfo? <£uerlaaingneire, ft^ raca "
can abpne neither fo^eneffe no? aftemeffejann tljerefoje fake ttrfjat* ^m£ tm.»
(better it can bee , it is tlje fame all at once, ann artuallp o? in betp which they be
t>flene,ann euer* COljer&po it follotoetf) alfo immeniatlp,tljat (Son not fo long as
is nettijer matter no? material!: fo? dje piopertie of matter is to be thc y continue
nterelp paffiue; tijat is to fap, capable of sitters fo?mes 0? fljapes, jJIneir anda
mm fudj aeJ map in poflibilitie receiue,being it felfe altogetber na* ynmatcnaiL
fcen ann fucb as rtjelpljilofopljers nefcribe it to bee ♦ Bp tfjefe eon*
dufions toe come to anotljer, toljicb is, tbat ©on 10 not compound God is fingk
nen . jf oj toljatfoeuer is fo,toe fap is! of later tymt $an tlje rtjmgss ^^^
hereof it is compounnen, T&at (Son is eueclafting,ann bnto bint p u
notfjing can be neto*9game,Compounningis abutting of manp
tljtngs into one ; 9 ere tbofe things couln bee bniten in berp nine,
it beljouen tlje to be firft in pofltbtlitie*, tljat is to fap, to bk capable
thereof* jftoto,as fo? (Son , Ije is not a tbing in poflibilitie (tobict>
is an bnperfect beeing)but altogetber actualfp ann in berp nine*
$pa?eouer,toce Cap tfjat (Son mane all tfnttgs,aiin lutotoetb aU
things ♦ j$oto,if ije ban in bim tbe nature of anp of tbem,dje fame
luouln trouble tfje natures of tbe reft,as toee fee tljat tbe tongue of
afiefcemantbat is ficfte of an 3getoe, isbnable toiunge of tlje
tall of tbings, becauft it is furren by a cbolerick b«mo2;ann tbe epe
tabicl) ijatl; anp matter t^ereiu,can fee notbing* 3lt foiloi»et!j tl;en
tbat tco make ann tco kuotoe all t\)in$$, (Son mud ncenes bee berp
Cngle,ann not bolning anp tbing at al in Ijtm^nn tbe mo?e fingle
fjee is , tbe mo?e is bee capable of tbe innumerable multitudes of
tbtngs ; Ifke as tbe epe is tben molt capable of all colours ann tbe
rare of all &opces 5 toben [ in tbemfelues ] tlje one is leaff troublen
toitb nop^es ann tlje otljer toitb colours* £23bcrebpon it foliotoetlj
tbat feeing be is not compounnen,be cannot be a bonie : fo? all bo- Bodyicfle.
nies are contepnen toitljin bounnes, ann baue pmt#, tobicb tfjing Numenius
mod people fcaue fenotone toell enough as N umenius tl;e Py tha- my t5 «*
D z gomny*$$.
52 OF THE TREVVNEJ
Place is to be gorian repojtetb^nb not being a botne,be cannot be in pTacc 5 nefe
confidcrcd,ey tfeer lubollp no* partlp ♦ ^ reafon tobcceof, tocc map Tap in find
ther as a thing fy^ ? ^ J j0 fc no ^^ ^ ^ f0 fi^tfyg no part f ^ fc fe
wn^wofa 3 m * tet3 to*** 11 an ? P IafC t0 be po?"^ *. JSottmtbftanomg 5 !ftc as
thing placed, be maw all tbtngs bp tbepotoer of b^ btting;fo nctb tbe fame po^
ThiswayGod leer enter into all tbm^ , fill all tbtngsE ann contepnc all tbings*
is nowhere: g nr , fyafnmcb as tlje fame is bnniuinable , it is tobofe in all , ana
h e l°eiie r ry Way to &° le lU tU?r ? P ai ' C ' autl ft Kfafctfe & ^ Ijimfclff ;t&at 10 CO GpjfyC
whae. so is he t* euerptobere, toljole tb?cmgbout , fti tobom all tbings hmt tljeir
both euery bmnj , botobeit tbat bee isi not aeterminatlp o) befinieelp in aap
where, and no ^fa g 4 ffiajee baue an image .bereof in oar oume mpnu, tobitfj pet
whercMi ttottoiitbffamitng taae but a bapne Oja&otoc ♦ Sfo} 3 tu as mucb as all
jniotiou or ^ c $)&$* *#& toe conmue are lelle fljan toe;tbep be in tbe mpnb
poynting tottbout mtentmi gling of tbe mpntj toitb tbent>ant> t\)t mpnn after
downe of a cerfeptte fatfrion toucbetb tbem all , altbougb it bee not compje*
pl h C ' b ST 7 b me * ix[ an P of tljem ♦ Mote, if all tbefe tbings be in our mpnt^
Uiaaiipkces. beiaufe rfiep beentereb into itb^ our fcnre&fcotjo mucb moie (ball
° F all elfenres be in <0ob anb be in all of tbem, feeing tbat all of tbem
pjocoene from bim , ana tbat l)i$ onelpconccpuingoftbem batlj
bjougbt tljem foo^ti^iQolxi tljenjet bs not imagine anp intermix
gling in tbis beljalfe ♦ Wfje ligbt of tbe gmmte continuetf; entierlp
tb?ougbout - y it cannot bee fceuioeti int© partes , no? fljet bp in anp
place,noj feuercb from tbe toelfp^ing tl;ereof:it fljeauetlj it felfe in*
to all places , it fiHetb all places , anb it is p^efent tort!) all ti)in$$
toljicb toe fee,(3! fpeafte after tl)2 numer of tbe Dimnes)in e(Tence y .
m potoer^ann in p>efence^be 9p?e is ligbtenen luoitb tt)e p?efeitce
tbereofj anbuarkenebloitljtbeabfence, anbtoeepercepuebotb
ttuapneof tbetn^anbpetfo? altbat,itintermingletb not it ftlf uritfr
tlje ap2e,!:e leauetb anp lobit of it felfe into iu 3nb (ball toee p?e^
fume to tbinfcelefle of tbe ligljt tobicb i$ not to bee concepuen but
inbnuerffanbing; conKoeringtbat toee fee tlje like toitb our epes^
2D) (ball luee tt;inke it ff ramtge tbat (g©D (bouto bee botb euei*p
tobereanti notobere, conquering Ijoto toee fee tfjat from a borne
tbere ilTeloetb fucbabonrteflfetbing, astoitbouttoucbinganpof
tbem 5 ligbtenetb tbem all ^ 9nn if a Kgbt (bint in all tfjings djat
flunejfball not tbe fouereine efTence bee in all tbmgs tbat arc*: Sun
feeing tbat tbingscoulD notljaue bin mane bnlcfie 6ons potoer
(tobicb i^ W b erp elTence) Jjan bin p^efent luitij all tbings ff toitb
£uerp of tbem ; (ball anp tljing let bnn from being p^efent tutt(; alt
tiimgs ff ill % j<2olu, lik a^ tlje lidjt of tlje g>unne ^atlj bitters ef*
feet
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. f3
feetg tfjjougb tty mfpofitton of meng eptsi 5 ann of tbe tlmtncffz
of tbingg,ano tl)C0tuerfitieg of tbefubftanceg thereon it Itgljtetl):
fo td <£5oog pjefence mucus t© oiuerg tbingg, ano pet tg it tmtljout
mrp Diuetlme in it felfe* Heis(faptb^Auftin)in himfelf,asthc s.Auftintpo*
beginning and the end: to the VVorld,as the Author and go- thePfalmca,
iierflor thereof: to his Church,as a father in his Houfe:to our
Soules,as a Bridegroome in his Chambento the Rightuous,
as a Helper and defender : to the Reprobatcs,as a trembling
and terror. No man fleeth from him but to him^rom his ri-
gor to his goodnefle , and Co foorth . For what place (hail he
meete with ( faptb ije) where he (hall not finde thy prefence?
Cljefelfe&me p?efeucetubtf5 ttmg jgeTcnt at tbe making of all i.Phj(ic.2.&*
tfjingg^g pjefrnt U)itb cucrp' rtjing to p^eferue tfjem all: ann pet t!3 & to forti*
it ncuertbeleflTe abfent from all tbingg ano from euerp tbing i a^ it ?gv.
toag at tl;e tpme rijat tljere tore no things: at all ; becaufe none of
tljem contepnetb tt o) anp part of it,but tt contepnetfj all tbingg*
35ut toe mult palle pet one tfep fitrtbet,6oo(fap to)i0 pjefcnt
suerptoljere ♦ Cijen in Ije innmte 5 ano pet fe Ije not contepneo m a^ infinite.
up plarr/oj Ije in not a borne ♦ 31t followed) tljerefoje tfjat be ig not
infinite in bontejbut in g>pint 5 no? m rjuantttte, but in go&oneg ano infinite,™*
$otoer,ano better if better map be fap^^berfo^e^et bg not tma tyjfrwdnng
gtne Jim to bee a buge o? malfie lumpe, ag tbe ignorant fo?te ooe* °[^ JJJT3
^be mallmeHe of tbingg ig tijat (ag toee fee)lMljtrb mafcetb tbem {^^mo L
Enable to ooe tbings.ContrartUHfe 5 tbe mo?e fptrituall a tbing tg,
tbe moje atfitte tt ig J)t tben tobicb ig tbe action of al potoerg,muft
tteeoeg bee a Spirit of infinite potuer, ano yzt nottm'tbtfanomg tx*
*mpte& from all quantitie, Qntycty P?operip is but a toeataeile 0}
tojatit of potoer)pea 5 ano pet in fuel) fo>t faSafte,80 all tbe infinite*
nefTe tbereof bee comp?ebenoeo laitljin bounty ag to btmfelfe,tbat
tg to fap,fo ag Ije finilb o? botmo Ijimfelfe^becaufe l;e nc;tt;er in noj
Ijatb anp tbing toltljout bimfelf* 'Eljug baue tae b^ reafon(ant) tae
map alfo Ijaue it bp tbe Deutlleg in tbe fojealleageo ©?acleg, ann
Itoifebp allt&epjtMopbers) tbat (3'^DD i5 DnmojuaWe, urn
changeable, beginninglelfe, enolefie, fingle, bot)plelu? 5 ano iufc
iute;aUiMl)icb are termes luberebp toeeoeclare 3 not luljat be t'g,biit
onelp toftat be vi not;not to make bg to tontine ljim,bttt to ftospc
1jg from becepuing our felueg b'p our otone bapne concepteg ♦ 9uip
of all tbefe j^egatiueg toe concepuebut one afermatiue 3 ag toe bin
at tbe &ta;namelp 3 tbat (Bon ig big otone being 3 ag be In'mfelf laitb
unto Moyfesjinfomucl) tijat %z ig of l;imfelfe,ann all ti)ingg are of
D 3 jjim,
54
OP THE TREVVNES
Ijtm^mtti Ije cannot be augljt el0 tljan Tje t^j tnfomucb alfotbatttfa
fi({ one toitb btm to be great am* mtgbtie^ag m&telp ann Gmplp to
fadeiUiIjtdj te ag mttcb to Tap ag tljat toe mutt(asi mtulj as toee can)
conrepue btm to be gcos toitbout qualitie 3 great toitbout quantity
etterlafting toitbout tpme, euetptobece pje&nt toitbout place,amr
fo fantlj^ns to conclu&e tW €bapter,toberea$ toee cannot com-
p^eljcna <£o& m big berp being , tneetoiU tn&euer to come n#re ta
tlje fmotole&ge of btm tb?ee toaieg bp confoering W efiTctst ; bote
bett m fuel) fo?t ag tljat toe mutt tljinfte infinitelp ofbim 3 aboue ana
beponn tfje tbings tofjicb feeme grcatctf bnto win tbe perfections
tobidj toe percepue to be in all tljings ; as, gootmefTe., truetlj,toife*
Dome 3 3itifttce 3 ltfe3tjnttie !) anti fitdj like; ann pet concepumg btm (if
toe can)to be but one onlp peifcm'on coinpjebe&ing an perfections
in one, ann pet euerp of tbem infinitelp aboue tlje Ijt gbeff aegrce of
perfection tljat toe can imagine* 3no finaUp a$ tn refpect of tbe urn
jjerfediong tot>trf) arem all tljing^C as cljaungeablenelTe, toeake^
neirejinatertalnelTe^nli fucb Iil%e 3 )bp cmt^ixin^ tljem to be mo?e
infinitelp farre of from \yi$ nature, tban toee can fet tbem of in out
tofterftanoing* 1£uttobentoeeljaue o? (ball baue taken neuer fa
mucb papnegf in tljat bebalfe, pet tbe bttermoff tbat toee (ball baue
leameu, it but onlp not to be ignorant of our otone toant of ftnoto*
toge* 3n& tberefoje,to tbe intent toe lofe not our fcfueg mfofcfa g-
i)im 3 tbe fureft toap fo? b$ is to poflfelfe btm b^ louing Teruing ami
tooojflnpptng btm; tbetobicb tbtng bee of IjtelouetotoaroiSb!*
graunt &S to ooe* Amen.
The fifth Chaffer v
That in theonely one Eflfence orSubftanccof God there
are three perfons which we call the Trinitie.
] €C fctf pjefume ^tt a little fattier , not b^ raffj fe
puifitiuenes of man 3 butbp tbe mercifull gupDmgof
i^^^oti, tobobatb tojutfafcstoitftctijimfclfetotcobg
m W fee ripturc&ana let b3 fife toljcdjer reafon toifl
ijelpe tog to mamtepne ano pjcoue tlje tljingg tobicbi
(&e of &er fclfe coals neuer Ijaue fotuto out ♦ tfoj, reafon t# after a
fo?t
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 5J
fo?t tn Itfec cafe toU?artsgf (Sou , as our epe is totoarns tfec fib write*
jSeitber tbe fimmte no? in? tying tmset tye Attune, can tueli bee
feene toityout tye S>ramc ; liketoife neither (Son no? anp tying be*
longing to (Sou can bee feene lnttljouc (Sob 5 feoiu genu epeSgfct o;
tnpnofigijt fo euer toee Ijaur * 38ttt tofjen tye gmmte flnnety, tyen
our epe feet!) die tyings toljity ft fatoe not afo?e,$ iuogety of tyem
at ljt0 eafe 5 nottoitytf anm'ng tyat dje *pe to but tye flrnte ft toast a*
fo?e,ano &au* but tye fame po toer of figbt toljity ft Ijau afo?e,toity*
outrecepumganpnetoeinrceafetyereof* Lfetoife^toljen <S£>D
fcrmtfafiety to utter anp ooctrine Unto u^dje felflame reafon tobicl)
ctyertoife coulo nettcr baue perccpueo.it , ooty tyen fee ft , ano &iG
tourfe tt,ano allotoe of ft,tmtI;out recepuing anp netoe potoer abt*
ittte 01 tyaunge in ft felfe* ZZte Ijatte concluueo bp reafon 3 tyat (Soa
Is a mod fingle eITenc£:9nii toe beteue by Difcouerp from Ijeauen,
tyat in tye fame motf fingle elTence are tljm perfons o? 31nbeings*
Heafou of ft felfe coulo neuer t>mz attcpneo to tye finoing tyereof:.
fo? toe cannot m&nguity tyings bnlefle toe concepue tftemjaim pet
neuertyelcfl^reafon totll ferue tos to p?oue ft*
fixft of all, toe Ijaue alreaoie acknotolesgeo bp (Son s effects o? The begetting
aoings 3 tyat tyere is in Ijim a too^mg nature o? potoer, (31 muft of the Sonne,
be fame to fpeake in tye fpeety of man feentg tyat tye uiutne fpoety ^d Pcrfok
is tmknotone to fcs) tobity is tye beginner ano mouer of al tyings*
5no tn euerp ofljis too?kes, toee fee a lingular cunning; ano in tye
knitting of all,boty great aim fmall togetycr 3 to# fee a toonoerfull
oj&er 3 a$ 31 baue oifcourfeo betetofo?e;ano toee fee tyere is wityec
o?ncr no? cunning toljere tljere is no torterftanm'ng* 3lt follotoety
tyercfo?e tyat tye fouereine tmoerftanoing is in (Sou from toljotn
tyis great o?oer ano cunning p?occcse* 3gaine, albeit tljat of tye
tyings toWb are in tyts too?fti,fome toioerffano 3 auo fome imoer*
llano not ; )>zt nottoitljftanr5ing 5 all of tljem are apijopnteo to fame
certepne eno ano marke^as t\jz <@>tmne to make tlje oap $ to beate;
ti)t l^cone to ligbten tbe mgbt,ant3 all thz planets ano ^>tarres to
marke out tbe S>eafons-,ann fo faj>tt) of all ocijer ti)in$$* Monz of
tljem dumblctl; in bis toap^none Iteppetb afine from bis entiet ana
pet nottoitblautomg , tl;e moft part of tl;em coufe not p?efcrtbe it
to tljemfelues . jTo? t\)z beginner of all enos is miootf aha ws&aii&
in ti)z mod ofxbefetbere is no tmDerl!antJing> J^&oes mull it bee
tberefo?ejtljat (Son tl)z maker of tfjem niti alfo appopnt t\)zm tljeic
enos,ano eonlequentlp tbat be ban unoeritanDing fo? tbem^oto,
S;e innumerable multitude of tying*, ano tye linking of tljeir enos
D 4 mxt
5<S OF THE TREVVNE*
one to anotbet as tbep noto be,oo Q&m tbat al of tljnnljauetfjcfr
beginning from one felffame unsertf anting, Cben mult tt noeBe£
be,t?jat tbiS common autbo* of tbetr being, tbat f * to fap,tbe foue-
retne being,mult alto be tbe foueretne bnocfllanontg,fieuig be fe
parted; tf)C effects of tmoerilanomg to fo manp tilings tuljicb baue
it uot,3Dojeouer,tbe tbings tubicb Ijaue tmoerftanomg are tl;e uiG
pofcr^nno ojoerers of tbeotljer tbings, ano not contrarptmfe,
$£an bupIoetl;,plantetb,rearetb bp Cartel!, ano mafoetl; bis conu
mooitte of all of tl;em togetber*©f men tbemfe!ues,tbe ffcflfullcft
make Latoes, ano take upon tbem tortile otbers* 'Co befyo}t,tbe
tbings tabid; baue no bnoerftanoing troe naturallp feme as inftrtfc
mentis to tbofc tobicb b^tte it; ants tl;c tbing feJncb bad; tlje letfc of
tt,feruetl>tbat tobtcb datf> tl;e moje of if^ano no pmtut nature oete
Jetl; to tbe contrary ♦ 3no(as tocebauep^oueo bp all tbepbilofo*
pbe^S tfjemfelues ) ttt^ ©on tbat crcateo an tbings tbat baue bti*
&eri!anoiug,astoell tf;ofetol;icb arenottpeo tobooies,astbofe
tobtcb baue booies-,allotting to tljem tbetr officer ami enos, ano fo
confequentip be is tl;e berp beginner ano eno of tbembtmfelf*
%\)m once againe,fo farre fcojtb as me can oefctibe tl;is bnocE*
ftanoing bp tf>e outtoarn effects tl;mof,it mutihtooes btin ©on ar
mod excellent abilitie (if it map bee To nameo)bp m'rettion tobereof
i;e eiceattetb moil tmfelp tbe aaiut o? (mooting bertue potter anti
nature tobicb toe marfce in all tbings in tbis toojlo, l;oiubeit,fo a£
t^t djtefe tooling of tbem ootl; abtoe ano reff ftifl m tynu 31 baur
pjoueoberetofoje tbat <$ob is mfimte:labtcfj being fo-,notbmgcatt
be imagineo in l;im,t)3btcb is trot infinite liketoife: foj otberliiife be
fboulo bee as toell finite as infinite botb togetber ♦ 3nt> infinite be
tore not,if be coalo bnoerftano oj fmotne tbat to trap tabid; be bits
oerftaxo not afoje* jft&oes tl;en mult it be,tf;at be from at etermtie:
fcmieritanoetb ami knotted; tbe tbings ttbirl; &aue bm,tti;icb are,
ano ttbirl; (ball be,-tbe toboIe,atto tbe partSjtbe generallcs,tbc fpe^
rialleS,ano tbeparticulars-,ti;e o t iigtna(les,tbep?oc0eoings,ano t\)t
aftercommings$ tbe ooings, fapings,mto tljougljts of men;ano fa
feojtb,fo as tbts bnoerfianoing in <0oo is euerlaftinglp infinite*
3gaine, bnoerfianoing is an mtoojkmg tobicb abioetb ano re^
mapnetb in tbe partie l»i)icb b^tb it , ano paflfetb not into anp out*
toaro tbing* jfo?,tuben tue bnoerfiano tlje courfe of tbe @>unne,toe
beconte t\)t mo?e fkilful tberof in our feluesjbut as fo? tbe S>unne,
be is notlung altered tbercbp ♦ $lfo 31 baue tolo pou alreaoie,tbat
©od is moft fingle a ann tljat t^ere is not anp tljing in fjim W<h
OF CHRITSIAN RELIGION. 57
fenotbte berp effence o? being, ffiaberbpon it foXiotactT^tftat ©05
not oneip b&b totmerttanomg , but alfo tijat bis tm&erffairomg is
fu'S berp e(Tencc[tbat is to fap ? l;c is tbe berp bntjeiffammtg tt felfQ
jftoto tben>ict t>s fee toljat tt is tbat tin's im^erffanmng begettetb ♦
31 bauetol&pott tbat (Son 10 a mere soing 5 ana tbat t&batfoeuer b*
notf> , be noc!> ft front eueriatf inn; ; ana tbat o:t rtje otijer fee being
moft ffitgle,tbcve 121 natbtng m form tobfcb is not a nojer ♦ ffiEfbece*
fcpon tt folloteti; tbat tin* bffljerftStung is eueriaftingip occuppes
in Doing* Qtati tobecein tlj en is ft occuppetrt&ftbat is tbe tbing tbat
tt te?ketb bppon *i &uteip it can mate tnitb notbing but tt feife*
<Doo tljen concepucti am* mttaetftcoti bintfelfe;ant> it mud neenes be
tbat be bnuertf con bimfelfe , feeing tbat tbe cbrefeff tmfetrome is to
knote ones felfe,lobereof be emtio not faple* 'Cbercfoje it &as of
neceffttie,tbat rtjtss bnoerff an&ing of <&q% , f&ottln peeio a reflexion
bacfee againe to it feif>as afaee ootb in a itokingglaffe^ano atfour
mpn& ootb u>ben it fettetb it feif to tbe conquering of it otoite pjo*
per naturejano tbat it fboulo concepueami beget in it feife a perfect
image of it ottme felfe 3 tobicb image is tbe fame tbing tobitb w t\)z
*&rinitie te caii tbe g>onne,tbe <r£tojo,oj tbe g>peecb;namelp,tbs
liuelp ami perfect image ano toifeoome of tbe if atber # j$oto 5 tbts
tmtierftamiing ts aduallp euerlaffing 5 [tbat is to fap 5 euerlaftmg in
neene] ann eueriaftingip amtaii , [tbat is to fap , eueriaftingip oo*
tng, ] ano tberefo?e tee fap tbat tbe fecono perfon tobicbit beget*
tetf) is aifo euerlaftingtann <0oo in bis bn&erftautiing bat» not con*
ttyato anp tbing tbat is iefle tban bimfeif-foj it is equal tottb fyttr*
gno tobereas tee comp?ebeno not our feiueS;tbat commetb of fte
fcatkneffeano lumptCbnette of our fleflj^tobicb maketbbstmlfke
mtrfeiues* Wit fap tijen tljat fyz <§>onne is equal! to tbe jFatber,
ana tbe image of tbe tf atbec ♦ %\xt pet mojeouer, tbe being of tbe
jf atljer ann bis bnoerftanning are botb one : $ bts being 0? eifence
(betngbnoerftcoTie of it feife ) is none otber tbing tljan t\)t being of
tbe S>onne , tobo is bjeo ano begotten bp tbe jfatijers bntierftan*
tine; 0? mpnoing of bimfelf, ftdberebpori te conciuoe againe,tbat
tbe effence of tbe if atber is tbeeifenceof tbe<§>onne,[tbatistjr
fap , tbat ia&e twbatfoeuer tlje jTatber is, tbe g)onne is tbe fame;]
fo as djep Differ not but by top of relation : ano confequentip tbat
tbep be CoeternailjCoectuai^ann CoeiTentiali^ [tbat is to fap, of
ene feifefame euerlafting continuance^of one feifefame ftate conot*
tion ano oegree,ann of one feifefame fubffance 02 beingQ txifjcdj i^
t|je tiding ttat toe be taugijt in (& &\)\ixfl)&l)i$ fecono perfon Fo^
uitto^
$8 OFTHETREWNES
bitters refpects is bctofteneb bp amers names* ^eisojbfnarffp
calico tlje feonne,becaufe Ije is a Conception oftijebnbertfan&ing
foljiclj 195 m (Sou , ant? a perfect refemblance of binn 3nb bere toes
baue to confine? , tljat accopmg to tlje biuerSttcs of natures $ tlje
maner of brings oj begettings boe barie alfo* Sro) euerp life(tf
31 map fo (peake)begettetlj oj tyeeoetlj a >g)onne , tfltte o? offp?tng
in ft felfe afoje it fens it out ; ami tlje ejccellenter tbat tlje life is, tlje
mo}Z iiUxiarb to it is tijat tuljiclj pjocceoetlj 02 id b;ai rtjereof^ere*
bpon fome Ijaue fuppofeb t\)t jf ire to be a liumg totgljt, becaufe it
tyeeoetlj 0? bcgettetlj anotljer fire l&c it felfe* T&nt Ijotofoeuer tlje
cafe (Sana, like as tlje Clements are naturally tlje baceft tljings in
aegwe , fo Ijatlj jfire tlje baceft maner of baaing 0? begetting ; aa
toljiclj id not able to boe it but out of it felf, anb b^ tlje applping of
fome outtoarb matter to Ijmn %%z plant concepuetlj mopfture in
it felfe, tolji'clj fpjingetlj ftojtlj into bwo^ from bu& into flotner,an&
from flobaennto frmte-,toljiclj fruitebeing ripe failed) to f grounrr,
anb tljcre fyingetl) foo^tfj anotljer jpiant* Bolu,tljis fecono plant
Ituefc in tlje fitft plant ere it Itueo in it felfe 5 anb all lining toigij tgS
noe liue,moue anb feele in tljeir Bammes bzllizx, afo?e tljep come
foajtlj-, toljicljtspetamojetittoarb maner of booing aim begets
ting tljan tlje otijer* %\z fenfitiue life concepuetlj an imagination
tafjitfj IjcD^etlj bp it felfe in t\)t memo?ie:but as! it pjocaebetfj from
tlje fences anb fenfible tfoingSjfo botlj it oepart out of it fclf*dje
reafonable iife Ijatl) fjis conceptions anb tyoebings pet moie m
fcjarb tfyaa all tlje reft* jf oj it Ijatb Ijis reflexion backe to it felfe^ana
tuee commonlp terme tlje boings 0? actions thereof bp tlje nmte of
Conceptions 0} Concepts,aftec toljicl) maner tlje learoeb fo?t uoe
call tljeir bcokes tljeir Cbilbjen* Vnt ?zt tbere is t^is moje in tljis
matter;namelp, tljat in men tins conceptting pjocoebetlj of tmagt*
nation,U)ljiclj is an outbaarb tljingbnto it,becaufe notljtng can en*
ter into tlje bnberftanbing of man bm b? tlje Genres ; ano mo?eo*
tter, foi tijat tljz tljingtoijirlj is mpnbeb o) bnnertob D anb J mpntj
o^t bnoerdanbing it felfe,are not botb one inbs* Q£ut fo^afmttdj as
cnelp (Sobisaltogeterlife, ana bis life is altogether bntserftan^
&mg,taijicl) is tlje bigijetl oegrde of iife ; be Ijatlj Ijts maner of con*
wty&efc- ttpvdnca anb begetting molt intoarb of all* jfo^ Ije concepttetlj in
<ond pcrfon is Ijimfclf anb of Ijimfel^attb ijts concepuing is a begetting, ana tf)is
called the son, begetting abitJetlj ffifll in Ijfmfelfe, becaufe l; is bnberfl-aiibingcan
s ie ^i°w r mm an? ^ )txt m ^ £c ^^ m V *^ n S * m tljat **** !je ^ im ' rrtfe
aomc&c * C " **♦ anl1 $ at ^ ^ ft C0tt5 8^ 6tt *^ om tow caH d ^ ^onne, anu
bnta
OP CHRITSTAN HUIGTON. }p
into Mbomrijat name nod) fo murfjdjemoje pjoperlp agree, be-
caufe fcis refembling of J)tm te mo>e perfect , ami bis begetting 0}
g>onne(Irip(if 31 map fo terme it) is mo?e im»am,d)&i ail ttje b)fe
sings ann begettings \nljid) itae comntonlp fee, o? tfcan anp otber
ft at toe can imagine* Mo tue cal Ijim Logos,ta!j iclj fome tranflate
Word o? Speech,ano odjerfome Reafon.Cpdjer of dpfe fignifi*
raions is ojninarp to tbe toojn Logos,ann agreeable to tfyat tofcicfc
is intenncn to beCgniften cftercbp 5 fo favre fcojd) as nim'ne djings
ran be ejtpjeflen bp dje fp&d) of man, m&n tee call fjim g>p&dj Lookc in the
o? dOojo, it is accojning to dje Doctrine of t\)t p.)ilofop!)ers ? toijo 1 2. chapter of
l;atte marfceo tbat djere is in man a nubble <g>poed) ; dje one in $e M ^ ri % tri "
mpntr.,tobid) tf^rp rail tfje in&arn g>pMj, ipo^tcl) toee concepue a-- mafda! ^
fo je toe utter it;,ann dje otijer dje founning image tfeereof,tolju# is
frtceren bp our moud) ann is termen dje gjposclj of dje Ocpce ♦, ep*
tijer of bad) dje toljidj toe perceptte at euerp t»o?u djat &ee intern*
to pronounce : iwbicb d)ing djofe foffiie migijt pet mud) better ob*
ferue,tobid)ban neuerieamen anpLanguage,becaufedjep fbouln
notceafe to Ijaue djofeintoaro Concepts in d)emfeittes[d)ougIj
fyzy couln not fpeafte] f 0? dje toitte 0? annerftannrng nod) bp ann
&p concepue an intoaroe @>p#rf) bppon djedjing tofjirij is otferen ^ ua
imto it , ann begcttcd) 0? tyoened) djat concept in our mpnne as it j^c£Z(u.
toere bp a funnein flaifr of Iligfjtnimfcann aftertoaro our mpnn bt= thneperfun-
tcredj it moje at lepfurebp tbe bopce, d)e tofndj bopce ( nottoitfc ditanhmm.
Canning) is bnable to repjefent 0? eicpjefle f intoam fepeeft per= ; h n tis j of ^*
fectlp : infomud) djat mee fee manp men tiaue a great number of ^U2hth<r
goonlp concepts in tijeir mpnn^toljicb tbep be not able to tfffltSb; myncfwith a
ann tljat in ejtpjeflingdjem epdjer bp toojne oj bp xo)itiix$ , ftepemcynefwift
nttflfte tbeir olime nomg^ 5 becaufe tbep bee farre infa*iour to t\jz giiftai«g»
tljtttg^ tobtc^ tljepfcan concepuen in tbeir mpnn^* j5otD 3 t!je fpeed)
of tbe mpnn is berp Eeafon it felf: ann ltdkz tobat tbe fp&cb of tije ZmSl'jtio-
mpnn reafonetb ann irebatet^tbat notfj t!je toytz btter,ann eptber cmatu^M***
of tftem is tfje image of fte nzzt ftat toent afo^e * jfo;t looke tuljat tuserbumippi
p?opo?tioni0betta^netl)eDopceo?g>p^d>oftl)emou{^ aim tbe R ^yM^
g>peedj of tlje mpnn 5 tfte life p?opo?tion is betto&ne tfte fep^dj ^ w Jf*j^
of tbe mpnn 3 ann tbe ^paecf) of tbe tmne r^aoing* Cbe bopce bat^ t hc mynTreJ
neene of ap?e,ann is niutnen into paits,ann required) lepfttuer^be foncdi or de-
Sppnn in n^ne is bnniuinable, but pet fjatl) it n&b of tpme to patTe ba«th,and fa
fro one codufianoj reafon to a:tot!jei\ Tut as foi v bnnerflaning, Rcafon i y' ne
ttaccomplifijet^fs action 0? tooling in leOetlian a moment, ann Shof^
toit^ one onelp act natl; fc ©l t^e laea&n ann mpniy&at it is coir^ u y ld.
£0 ©FTHETREVVNE5
(trepnen to make many arts of one* &nn ting uiucrfftie map euerp
man marke in btmfe{f,nottintbftanning tljat all tljefc acts feeme to
be none togetljer like djunner ann ligbtmug,.}3oU) t!jen,tlje fato
Conception o) Concept urijiclj ^onsbnnerltanningljatb concept
.iteu euer'aftinglp tn fcimfelfe, toeecaUg-pcedj o? cao^toljirf) it
ft e perfect image of bis bnncrftanning, ann G3ons tmnerftanning,
to ®oo (jimielf ♦ atfolaee call tt Scafcn 3 becauft Seafon is as pe
Xnotitn Tap tije Daug&ter, fepaclj oj niojnc oftbebnnertfanning,
ann toe fap tjjatjbp tl>e fame @>peeeb 02 toojn,<£on mane al tljings,.
ir o? 3 ass tije Craftfman maketlj b& ttw?fce bp tije patterne tobtcf)
%z ban rvtt concepuca in W mpnne , labiclj patterne is bte tntnarD
luojmfo ©on mane tije 2Bo2ln ann all tljat is tljetein,bp tljat faptt
^>peerij of bis as b)> bis imaarn f kill oj arte, JF 0? be being but one,
t oncepuetlj all tljings bp concepuing ljimfelfe*Co be fljo?t 5 tue can
fjtm alfo fyz (UHifenome of tbe if atljer , pea, ann etten meerelp ana
ftmplp Uufenome , Sro^ CtCtf fenome(euen in man)is notbing eliS
tut a fjauiout pjoceening of outers Concepts 0? intoaro fpserijes*
ftljerebp our mpnne is perfetten in tljeknotolenge of Ijigb tljings*
Jf2oto,<Zpon is tije Ijepg^rfj of all ljcpgbrtjcs,ann bp fte concepuing
xif Ijimfelfbeknotoetb btmfclf, 1i5utpet toemull take tljts toitljalf,
tljat tije tljing toljicl) is a bauiour tn bs, ts tttznte in Ijim 3 pbat is
to fap,tljat Ijeis tije berp tljings tljemfelues tobicb toee obtepne tu
fcaue bp meanes,] ann tljat be btmfelfe is tbe grounn ofljis oiune
totTenome,lobereas tbe true toifenome of men,batb not anp otbet
grounn tban (Son, Boto tben,can tljere bee anp greater toifenome
in (Son ,tljan to knotoe Inmfelfe \ 3nn ts not tljat kno&lenge tycD
ofbnnerftanning*:
Theprocee- let bs come to tije tfu'tn perfon, 2£te Ijattc atfmotolengen Ijcre*
ding of the tofoje , tljat in tije molt (ingle eflence of (Son , tbere is a too^kfult
holy Ghoft. potoer,abilitie, 0? nature, matcben tattlj an bnnerffanning, acco^
or third per- ^g ^Ijcireuto tije fapne bertue 0? potoer erecutetb Ijis actions*
Jftouu ,in tbe felfefame eflence, fbouln tljat not alfo be a CftiH be*
fines tlje fapn bnneritanning^f toee conftner all t\)t tbings m tbe
too^n,toe(ballfinnein tbem akpnn of SUtll, tenntng to tbe fette-
rail welfare of euerp of tbem:$ tbe mo^e bnne^lf anning tbep baue,
tbe mo?e iml alfo baue tbep^becaufe tljat tije mo L 2e tljeir welfare is
fcnotonc bnto rtjem,tbe mo?e alfo ts it nefiren-,? tije moje it is ncll^
ren,tbemo^ealfo is tbcirtmflbiufo?me 3 ann djelette parten, 3! 0*
mtt tije feucelelTe tljings , as piants 5 ^)erbes,ann g)tones 5 U3!jicl)
liaitt certcine uaturall iucliiiaaon0,fufficicntlp marken bp tije fear*
cWnj
(on.
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 6l
rijmg out of tbeir natures ♦ ^>ut yet it cannot bee senpc n, but tbat
tbc'Beatfesbauea fenOtitte appetite tofollotte tbe tbing tabid)
tbeir feenr e taftetf) bolo of to fee g©n fo? tbenu©en alfo noe rtmne
toritb all tf>eic batts after tbe djinc^ &biclj $ep fuppofe to bee gcon
fo? tbem, tobetber it bee bono?, ricbes o? pleatae ♦ 3 an tbe mo?e
tbep ftno&e it 0? fttnfcf tbemfef ues to fuwtoe it, ilje mo?c noe tbep
peclo tijetr toillbnto it: ann tljemo?e tbep boln ann poflelTc tberof,
tbe mo?e is tbeir feart fettleo tberebpom SDnlp tbeir imnerftannmg
being beftritdjen Op tianitie, is neceptfullp n?itten to cljafe tlje eutU
fo? tbe g©tj;bp meant* toberof,tbe mill &Ijicb ougbt to be nifcreet e
ann fun of toit ann tmnerftanning,is fo?ceo of neceffitie to ncgene*
rate into flefblp ann beaftlp luit ^be Sngelles litoife(as fap tbe
i9bi!ofopbers)baue aifo a toill, ann mucb mo?e ftmplp one # mo?e
liuelp tfoan ourS*3nn as by tbeir bnnerif anntng tbep imolu tbe be*
rp gcon it felf,tljat is to trie ©on;fo baue tbep tbeir tmtl euer fettlea
on bim alone,toitbout turning it aCne to anp of a(! t!je great mttfc
tituneof obiertS ttrberontoe be front to fet our mpnos*Jl2oto,fball
not be fnmfelf baue a toill, tobo batb giueu toil* to al lining tbings
ann imp?inteo it in tbem «: Sinn be tbat bad? imparten fo manp be*
nefites to alltbings,to fomemo ann to fome leflfc^atfrnot be (fajr
3i)beffoU)en tfjofe benefits toppon tbem toillinglp ? 9nn be tuitlr
tbe beboloing of tobom $ bleflenoeff Spirits no feeoe tbeir toilles y
fcatb not be tbe pleafure of contenting bimfelf tb?ougblp limb bntt
felfe, feeing Ije fcnotoetb bimfelfe perfectlp *t 3nn tofeat els is tbis
pleafure,tban Ml fulftllen, pea cum fillen to tfce full tmtb t\^t true
0©n tabid* fufficetb to bimfelfe, tabid) is tbe onelp peculiar tbmg
fobereon tijt berp bnll reftetb in o#ne *: 3gaine,tbe nature of l»t(t
is to applpe all abilities to tljeir actions* ^o no purpofe baue boee
ljearing 5 if tnee lit! not to beare,-to no purpofe baue W figl;t 3 if tnee
lit! not to fee; to no purpofe baue toee abilitie to noe tbings,if loee
lift not to noe tbem » Snn tbis appearetb naplp in ail our noings,
tobicb neuer come to effect, till tljtv be quic^enen ann put fcojtb bp^
tbe toil! ♦ 5But toe fee tbat ©on \)iti) applpen bis potoer to t\)t no*
ingof manp tbings , pea of tbings infinite ann mfinitelp niuers^
Cberefo?e it follometb tbat be liiten to noe tbem, ann tbat be Iiftea
to mafte one t\)i\\S t0 m z ^ n ^e ann another to anotber , ann one of
tbem fo? anotber , ann finallp all fo? bi'mfelfe , ann fo confequentlp
tf)ttl)zl)atf) atoitL 9nn tl;is totUCfo farre as W be able to nifcerne
it by tbe effects)is a muyn abilitie toljerbp be applpetb bis tuojfc*
M potoer, UJ^en^to^ere^ ann fcoiofje tl;mfeert; gconj gupning ann
petfbjmingj
6% OPTHBTRIWKES
performing it at coding to bis ototte mpn^botobett tljat tfje cftfeft
act thereof is perfojmeo toitljht it fclfe* JlSeueitbdefl^tbte is fpo*
fccn altoatejsf after tbe matter of mem if oj if toe batte mud) a ooe to
fcifccrne tlje uiffereuce bcttomz tbe abilities of ££*iil ana ftn&er*
Canning in our otone @>oules,bp reaftm of t&dtnfcing of djem to*
getbenmucft moje reafon is tc tbat in tbis riTencc nf (Son tobicb irf
iho(E fingle 5 ano infinitely mo?e one tb<m «trS>toe fgmdD name aH
djefe tljings to be but one inbim 5 nottoitbff"mm;;g i%n tbep nifftr
in certepne refpetts*(Son fcnnerffannetk but 3! fcatte toln pou,d;at
to be anii to bnoertf ann is all one in ljim ♦ 2Kb (Sou totHetJ o? li*
Stztb ; but to toill ana to totnerftann ace ifkttuift betb one in bim:
ann fo all tb?ee come into one eflenre [ tfcat is , bee afl one tijing j
Cbe rcafon fjereofts! berp euinent : jtameip^tbat toilliug e? iittmj
tsf no mo?e an action tljacpaireri; into tbe cuttoatD t&in&tfjan an*
nertf anning i^buc abinetl; (h'fi in tbe SKiller* jfa? l?p our lifting of
a tbing,toe map perceiue fome alteration in our felues;but p tbut£
ft felf tbat is liffen o? toillcD feeletlj nothing rfjereof. J3oto,31 baue
pjouen beretofo^tbat toljatfoeuer is o? reffetb in <Son 5 is bis berp
being; ana mojeoutr , 6 on toilletb not anp t\)in$but as in refpect
tbat be imnerff annetb it-, fo? tlje knotone goo is tbe grounn of bftf
toill, ana be bnnerttannctb not but bp W tttzntt 3 [ tijat is; to fap,
fo? tbat be is tbe &erp nnoertf anning it felfe • ] 3It fbllotoetb tfjen,
tbat in <Son,bis Mfcll is bis berp elfence as toell as bis bnnerftan*
Ding; tnfomucl; t^atijeis botf)Potoer 3 £lnnertfanning 3 ann tail!
all in one*
^ut letbs feenototo&atpjoc&netb of (BODbpbfe 23tfl 31
&aue fapn afo^tbat (Son is mere 3d"ion,ano mo?eouer,tbat be i&
mod fingle: tberfoje be is M noing from all eternitie,ano fo I&e*
toife is tobatfoeua* els toe confiner in bis eiTence* Jftoto^tijcre toe
&aue founn an &nnetftannmg 5 bptbe 3!ntoo^ing tobereof be 'kna*
toetb btmfeff;anu alfo a ^afll 5 toberebp be cannot but totflbtmfdf,
feeing befatotoed) bnnfelfe*3nn tbis ^Jnner(lanning,bp a certeme
Season of it felfe bpon it felft 3 barij begotten bS a feconti perforr,
tobom toe call tbe feomte ann tbe Q^ifeDome of tbe fatber* Cbi^
torU tben tobtcb too?fetb euerlaltinglp 5 b^«:ng Ifectoife none otbec
tbtng to too?ke bpponbut it feife 3 notb alfo b^ bis tooling tfrike
backe bpon Ijimfelfe 3 ano neligbt it felfe in tfje infinite gon tofytb
ft futotottb ^jere , anii fo tycmfy out it felfe tobolip to tbe lotting
tbereof-, ami b^ tbis attion it tytngetb bs fo?tl) a tbtrc perfon (if 3
tuap fo tenne ft) toijom toe caH (Sous Spirit ann ity ijolp <SboU,
tyat
OP CHRISTIAN RELIGION.' £3
tfjat fe to toit, tbemutuallluttmeflre aim loumgneffe of #e JFatbet
anooftbe&onne* of tbe jFatber tbe bnoerftanoer, totoaros tbe
feonne conceyueo ano begotten bp bfe bnoerftanoing : ano of tbe
feonne bacfce againe totoarog tlje tfatber 3 aclmotoleogmg all tbat
be batb ano an tbat be fa to be of t%t J atber ♦ 3no tbfa fayo flBtR
is tbeeffence of ©oo bimfelfe, ano confequently eternally actitte,
ano actittely eternal!* jf oj, m tbe euerlaffing all tbingg are eaerla*
fitng ; ano m a mere act,all tbtngs are act ? ano of fucb can nothing
pjoceeoe io)brcb tytil not be (the tbem* jfteeoesi tberefoje mutt tbte
g>pirit,tbi£ £oumpeire,oj tbfa g©otoill 3 bee alfo actually euerla*
Ctng + Spo?eouer,tf)e toill ejtenoetb a^ farre ag tbe bnoerftanoing:
fo j ( as 31 b^ue fayo afo?e } toil! ano bnoerftanoing are botb one in
<Boo-, ano tmoerftanoingootb perfectly comp?ebeuo ttyz tbmg tbat
fe bnoerlfaxytamely tfjc tbmg tbat fc beloueo, tbat fa to toit (Sou
bimfelfe^be toiil tljen ootb by bfa action(tobicb fa lotte $ lifting)
erteno it felfe ag farre as ©oo btmfelfe j ano fo t\yz tbito perfon i#
equal! to tbefecono ano tbe firft* 3no yet ootb tbfa tbtro perforc
p?oc#oe of tfyz toifl, ano tbe toill fa (S>oog efTence, f of tbat eflence*
can notbing p?oc#oe lu^tdj fa not bfa efTence* 'SDberefoje fy fa not
onely coetemafl ano coequall^but alfo coeflfcntialU 3game,toee fee
tbat tn b£,tbere goetb altoaieg fome act of tbe fcnoerftanoing afb?e
t(?e act of our toill; fo? f caufe toby to toill tbmgs^fa tbat toe tbinft
toee bnoeritano tbem;, aim tote oefire tbem fa? tbe gooo tobtrb toee
perceyue m tbem# tbeloueof a tbmg cannotbe in tbelouertbere-
of, but bppon bfa Knototng of tbe tbmg loueo ; nettber fa toill any
tbmg efa tban appetite, b?eo oftmoetftanomg* ^be tbtro perfotr
tbertfcue pjoc&oetb fromtbe firff,not only bv tije toil!, but alfo b$
tbe bnoerltanm'ng,ano by tbe ^ototoge tobicb tljc bnoerffv^omg
ty&oetb * 3no becaufe it p?occeoetb of ttoo,ano not b^ toay of re*
femblance,but bv act of (HStll; toe termebtm Proceeding ano not
Begotten ; tobtcb fe m effect tbe reafon of all tbat ties taugbt te itt
fte Cburcb conremmg tbat matter* jl5ottottbUanomg, tobcreag
toeefay tb^ti^z action of anoertfanonig goetb afo^e^eaction of
iKJiU;our meaning i$ not to tmagine any going afoie ax comming
after in tbefe perfon^; but ondy to fay fojtb tbtjs p^oreeoing b^ tbe
o?oer of Mature , )j^id) toee coulo not bane oone fo tocll by tbe
ttmt^ of tbe matter: ag iftoee (boulo fay^tfsnt tbt^onite ia confc
nereo afo^e tbe boly <8b<*% in like maner ag ^ feototng of a ttjtngr
goetb afo?e tbeoefireof it , feecaufetbat if tbey cculo l;aueIjao any
iegnwmg^je j§)OJtne fyto bin fcjmottm$at cate;
m
64 OFTHETREWNES
Ate touching name3,toe caHfcim nta£?3montp tty tjolp <8f)oft«,
J \ubercbp be & toTremeb from al otljer SbpintStanb ©boft oj 4pt*
Eit>becaufe tee commonlp caHtfcofc Cfcings 2Dptrics,tlje beginning
7. ihyuzTK* OfUrtjofemOUtngtefcntaO^
ginning is bnfmotoBe bnto &S: tlje bjeatijing of tlje 5>eartftrings 3
ijjtrbp^ocoe^etijfi-am an itttoattj beginning tljat is Ijtooenftoin
H0;anD fucb oti;ec tljing&anlii to be Oja^becaufe rfat in ail tfcinga
inljtc!) baue life , tbe tnbaarae fo c 3cc pjocafljetfc from fomefcjmae of
fowii bp a cenepne Spirit* 38obi,as fo? loue, it i^ noting; els but
a ceitepne couert fiajetoattmeiTe 0} fcojtfjgoing of#e t,uii totoaross
tlje tWng tljat 125 loueo ; infonmrb tljat tfje berp bmfitz &biclj toe
recepae bp bis loue , is a fecreee ana infenftble tijiougbbzeatbtng,
tuljiclj toojketb in bs, $ pet toe cannot &ell peirepue from mbence
it coatmetlj*3gaine 5 t»ce call ijim alfo Loue ami Cfjaritie^becauft
all tbe actions; of ttull ace in lout ana Hiellplung as in tljm r<ate,fa
like maner as all tljeooings of ©ods Qn&erffan&ing, mite alto*
gedjer m W toifebome* jf o?,U)ljereas toee beftre tbe tfjing toljtdfj
toe toant^oj be glao of tbe tbing totycb toce Ijaue-, tlje caufe tljercof
is tbat toe loue it o? like teen of itXifcetoife alfo 5 tobereas toe fcace
a tbing, o?lotl)e«t;tbatcommetl)ofabatreti,U)bicb canbaueno
place in ©ob,toljofe mill notbing is able to toubftano ♦ ®betefo?e
as toeljaue ©ob of ©ob(tljatis to toit,t^e <§>onne of tbe JFatber)
lip t&e euerlafting intoojfting of W Onberftanbing ; fo alfo baue
tuee ©on of (0ob againe (tbat is to tutt , tbe Ijolp ©boll 0} loue of
tbem botlj ) b^ tlje topnttoojking of tbe ftnberftanbing ano &[TiIl
togetljer* $3berebpon to conclube tljjee biftind: pctfons oj 3!nbe*
ings in oneeffence; not to ejcclube tbe OnglenefTe thereof toljicb it
beljouetlj bS to bolo ffill ; but to ejepjefife tlje biuecfitie thereof aftec
a fo^to^id) ougljt not to bee bnftnotone; namelp tbe potocr of tbe
whftdui iTatljer^tbe toifebomc of tlje S>onnc , $ tlje gcobnelTe of tbeir loue;
whom! l ^ fo? tobom, bp tobom 3 anb in to!;om, it l;atb pleafeo tlje fapo onelp
one bnfpeakable elTence to create ano to loue all tbingS*
Three Pcrfons jgut tbereis pet mo?e 5 namelp,tljat as tbere are t\)>et 31nbeingsC
and no mo. 0? pcrfons in tijis elTence ; fo alfo tljere can bee no mo but tfyee:
toljiclj tbing map be mabe euibent b]> tbe fame reafomSQbofo be=j
npetb tbat tljere is ftnoerflatibing ano tOili in ©on as toeetaue
feene afo?e,muft alfo benpe ftat be batb maoe anp tbing^o? tbat be
fcotb anp tbing : foz all tlje tbings mljiclj toee fee bere beloloe, are
merkeobot^toirtjtl^oneanb moid; tljeotl;ci\ HikeU)ife,betbat
ronfelTet^
OF CHRISTIAN RElIGI.ON. £?
confcfTetb tfjat an tbingsare m irim, (aecojning to tfjetr p?eacbmg
tonto bS) muff n&oes aifo coufeflfe tlje feonne ana tbe Ijolp (Sbcft,
to bee tfic toifeoome ann tbe louc ; fo? tftcp bee but actions of tftofe
ttoo 5 tobicb cannot be toitbout tbeir action; neither can action bee e*
uerlaftinglp anp tobere els tban in (Son Ijtmfeif. jftoto, as toe can
not imagine (Son toitbout big! actions; fo can toee not confinec anp
titber tljan tljofe to abpne m bim 5 no? confequentlp anp otber Urn
nerbeings tbat piocoene from tljence; toberebpon toe fap alfo,tbat a
fourtb perfon cannot be aomitten*9s fo? e^ample,toe fap be is fyz
Creato?,ann toe fap true; ann in fo faping toee finne aifo a relation
to tbe Creatures ♦ %\xt tljis potoer of Creating p?oceenetb from
tbe poioer tobicb is in fyz if atber^ano is not an action tljat abioetfo
(till tottbin bim , b\xt pafletb nirectlp into tbe tying creates > \xfyiti)
in tefped of tbe Creato? > is as notbing in comparifon of infinite*
ire(Te 3 tobereof it cannot bam tfje p?eljeminence* 9lfo toe fap fee i$
a Sbauiourtann tbat is all one toity tlje otyer* jf o? Ijis being a S>a*
*iiour,is bp Ijis g>omte 3 as toe lljall fee hereafter ; ann mo?eouer, it
ts an action tbatpalletb into t^z tljingfauen, ann abpnetl) not in
<Son alone ♦ ©ljerefo?e it maket^ not to tlje tf ablifljmg of a fourth
perfon o? tnbemgjfe? tfjen it oug^t to be CoefTenttalLCo be ff)o?£
aH ©ons operations ooe eptljer p?oceene from Myitbin Ijim , ann a*
bpne ffill in tfyz too?ker ann in tbeir firft grounn-,0? els tbep p?oc#&
from toitbout , ann patte into tbe outtoam effect ♦ ©bat too?ke o?
action tobicb p?oceeoetb from toitbin 3 can bee of none otber eflence
tijan tbz tbiug from toljience it commetl;: fo? in (S2DD t^ere is no*
tbing but elfence , ann in tbat effence can notbing abpne but tJje efc
fence it ftlfe* ©bat tobicb p?oceenetb from toitbout,is altoaies of a
funn?ie eflence, as are tbe Creatures aim too?fces of (Son , tofjicb
come notbing nere tlje ellence of tbe Creato? ♦ ©be tying toljirfj
notytye too?fce toitbout, is (Soospotoer , Ijotobeitaccompanpen
toitb W bnnerffanning ann toill3nn tbe tying tljat do$ t^z too^ft
toitbin,is W bnoerffanning ann toill ann notbing els,as toee map
uifcerne in our felue£ ? to^o are but a berp flenner image thereof*
9nn like as in bebolning a papnten ©able,o? in reaning tfje berfes
ufa poet, toe imagine not tljerefoje ^at tljere toas a peculiar ann
immentate abtlitie of papntmg o? berGfping in t^e mpnn o? foue*
repne part of tbeir g>ou!e; but toe refrrre t^oft fkflles ann al ortjer
Ifte,tmto WLit ann ^tllteuen fo ann mucb mo?e acco^ning to rea*
fon^of all tbz too?kes ann noings tobicb toe fee none bp (Sons po*
toer, toe cannot gather anp otfcer perfons o? inbeings m ^im,tban
C t^ofe
66 OfTHITREWNBS
tfjofe tofndj p?oces&e tmmematlp of W Onoerffar *mg am WHO;
ann alonlp tljofe ana none od>er can be Coeflentiallm tjmt, jftoto,
Sln&erftanbinganb <KM in <8DD, art eflencejafflrbis eflence is
merelp one ann moft Gngle ♦ 3m> mojeouer,tbe flUojo oj g>peertr
concepuetb not auotber g>potb 5 but turned; to^rsllp bnto tbe f&*
rijer ; neidjer Dot!) dje <g>pirtt concepue anotber loue tban djelotte
of djofe ttoo^but reft etb ann repofed) it felf altogetber in tbem,S>o
tfjen,tbere can bttt one onelp toojo oj fpeecb p?oc*tie bp tbebimer*
banning, no? but onlp one Loue pjoceeoe bp tbe (EJt'U ? neidjer can
anp odjer pjoc&oe of djat CBojo aim rtjat loue ♦ 9no fo djere re*
ntapne bnto bS dje onelp tfea perfons of tbe Jfad;cr,tbc g>onne,
aim tbe Ijolp (Sljoff ; bp tbe tobicb ttoo, tlje jfatber gouemetlj ann
iouedj all djings,becaufe lie btmfelf alone is an dungs*
jftoto, as toe baue reao in nature ttjae tbere is but one 6oo,as
Trac« of the & tljtng toljirfj toe finoe tojttten mm in d>e leaft creatures : fo map
Trinitie iti the toe noto percepue dje euioent featffeps of d;e tb?# tnbeings 0} per*
world and in f on g nj 01tt eflence , as a marfce of tbe toojker djat mane d)em , in
Man- fome rnojc ami in fome lefle ? atcojoing to tbeir otgmtic^ tobid; pet
nottoitbttan&ing are fuck a* ^e coulo not toell perceinttbemjbn*
till tbe Doctrine tbereof toas reuealeo bnto &s,no moje tfjan toe carc
tm&erftano tlje letters of Cppljering,trf}irfr toee tm neitber rea&e
no? &ecppljer,bnleire toe \)mz fome knotoleoge of f matter tob tdj
t&ep impo?t,from otfjer folfees fcamiS,oj bp conietture, oj bp fome
otber toap ♦ Witt fame an Qnitie in all things , pea etien intbofe
tobicb baue but onlp beings oj all rijings are inafmurfj as tljep be
cineraim tobenfoeuer tf>ep cealfe to bee tbat one, tbep confequentlp
realle alfo to be* £gaine,toe fee in d;em a fojme oj ff>ape,am> tbat
IS tbe marfce of rfjat tuttfull action(djat is to fap,of rfjc euetMmrj
Cao?o 0} Concept toberebp (Sob maoe tbem) tobicb bad; b^eo btf
tbe elTentiall fo^me o? fi>ape 3 ano all otber maner of formes antr
tbapes * 3lfo toe fee an inclination o? oifpoCtion,in fome moje ap*
parant tljan in otberfome;tn fome to mount aloft,as in ftre;in fome
to fincfte ootone totoarbS tfje Center, as in a ^tone ; ano m all, to
f)Dln rijemfelues bmteo in tbeir matter 9 fojme^bts i$ tftc marke
of tt>e too?kfun mm , toberein <&oo batb boutfafeo to Itoope bnto
tljemjaim oftbebnion tobicb p^oc^tjetb tbercf, toberein be louetlr,
fcpljol&etikfr p^eftruerf) all ri)inrjs3ut mm in fome of tbe tbtngs
of tbis baceft fo^tjtbere appearetb not onelp a trace, but almoft ait
image thereof ♦ iro? , dje feurate b^eetietb 0? begettetb bis otone
kames > toI;iri;d^lpoets Doe call tljeberp fonnc ofe^e&unne:
ann
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. Gj
ann from tiem ttoo pjoeecneti tie ligit , toi id; imparted) ft felfe
to all tiing* iere beneatb ; ann pet fc not tie one of tiem afo?e tie
nt^er; fo? nettljer icf tie<g>unne afojeiiss beamesf, no? tiegmnne
oj bte beamed afoje tie ligit, otiertoifetian in confioerationof
ojner ann relation, tiat te to tout, as in refpect tftat tie beamed are
begotten ann tie ligit it pjoceeoing; toiici te an apparant image
of tie Coeternitie«JLiketoifein <^ater$,t»eiaue tieieao of tiem
in tie earti , $ tie §>p?ing bopling out of it, $ tie ftreame toljici Thc ^j^
is mane of tijem boti ann fieanetb it felf out farre of from tience* the spring,**
3[t is but one felfefame continuall ann imfeparable elfence , tulji'c^ the tot
iati neither fojenefffc no? aftewelfe , faue onlp in ojner ann not in
^pme, tfjat is to fap, accojoing to our confineringof tt,iauingre*
fpettto caufe$,an& not arrowing to trueti ♦ jfoj, tie flBelljean i$
not a iran,but in refpett of tie g>pjing;noj tie fepjing a fepung,
but in refpect of tie ftHelieatynoj tie Streame a <§>treame,but in
irefprct of tiem botfoann fo all tijee be but one $Hater,ann cannot
almofl be confineren one tottliottt anotier,iotobeit tiat tie one i*
not tie otier*3|t i* an erpjeiFe marft of tie ojigmall relation* ana
perfous CoeflentiaHintieottlp oneetifenceof ©on^ielifce t* to
bee fapn of 4f ire , tobici ingennjeti fire, ana iati in it boti ieate
ann fyigitnefle imfeparable* 3lfo tiere are otier examples to bee
founn of ficci a* lid to feefee tiem out ♦ 3[n Ipeatbes ann plants*
tiere is a roote , toiici peeloeti a flippe, floefce oj pmpe, ann tie
famepmpe grotoeti aftertoarn into a Eree*3lt cannot toellbe na*
men 0? neemen to be a roote,but tiat tieretoiti it iati alfo ingen*
tyen an pmpe o? ftocke^fo? in tiat refpect is it eadeo a roote, ann fo
to tie one as fame a* tie otier* 3lfo tljere is a fappe infjiclj p affeti
from tie one to tie otier, iopning,lmitting,ann bniting tiem to*
getier bp one common life,toitbottt tie toitci ltfe,neitier tie rente
ftoulo bee a r<ote,noj tie flip a fltp,ann fo in effect tfjep bee altoge*
tier , tie one a* fame a* tie otier ♦ 90o?eotter , among all Itutng
lmgits , euerp of tiem ingennjeti after W o &ne kino ann fojme;
of toiom one is an ingenojerannanotierisingenojen; among
men,afatier ann a fomte;am> bp annbp ttyougbknoti)lenge,tiere
pjoceeneti a naturall loue ann affection from tie one to tie otier*
toitcilmttteti ann linfceti tiem togetier*3ll tiefcaretraces/cot*
ffeps 5 ann imager, (iotobeitfcntb tie groflTeft ) of tiat itgi mtfte^
rte^ann alfo 31 iaue toln pou afo?e,tiat no effect noti fullp refetnble
iis cau(e,ann muci leKe tl;at caufe toiirf? in all refpectgi i$ moft in*
finite*
6% OFTHETREWNIS
JfSottottbttanomg, tn titans AouIe 9 (toben3ffapfi>ott& y 31
meane tljere tbe bigbefc tiotoer thereof) fyz image ano likeneffe of
tbe ^rinitie & pet mttci) mo?e Ipuelp ano mo?e e^efle* jFoj firit
tijere is in it a jQature $ abilitie of too?fting,ano ag it toere a mere
act , thereby tt liueti) ano giuetb Ipfe r ano is tt felfe in continual!
mMxgMty Latins call tt Mem[$>at i* to Tap Sppno]^ toe call
tt alfo tl;e reafonable g>oule , tbe \xfyid) toee map Uften to ttje jf a*
tfjer^fei q&pno bieeoetb an tmoerffanoingo;* ^ttjbp tije tobiclj
' toe bnoertf ano ano titfceme y not onelp otljcr tbings , but aifo out
lilies ; ans agate bp totoerftanoing toe come to toiil 3 tljjougb tbe
tobtcb toe Ioue otljer tbings>ano moff of tbem fo? our otone fafces*
^befetl^apotoer^aitberptitllmrtmlj^tfo^toeetoc^e not al*
toapes bp aBit,not altoapes b^ mn\ y ano pet our rcpno toojfcetfc
nntimtallp* $g)o;teouer,oftentpmes toee toiil t\)z rijtng tofy'cb toee
tonoerffano not,ano toee bnoerffano tbt tfjtng tobtctj toee toiil not*
Sno tljerefo je to totfl ano to tmoerffano are not botb one* jSeuer*
tbeleOetbis t^fttng ? £tnoerftanoingano C2Mmg 3 are not tb?&
Ipucsf 0} ttyk Joules in&S , but one Ipfe ano <g>ouie , ano tijat ft
ftrettlp tmiteo in once efTence, rijat mm tn tbe fdffame inftant rfjat
our mino ootlj a tbing,tt alfo bnoerttauoetb tbe reafon tobp it toil*
letb itoj totUeri) tt not,tn tobtcb tooike botb our intoojfung potocr
ano aifo our tott ano our toill ooe concurte all togetljer* £>et not*
tottbffanoing,tbis image is farre from tbe tbiug tt felfe* jFo? tbefe
tb}& potoers are feuerall in tbe tftmtz of our pottle ; ano botoe,.
n#tlp fo etter tbep be bntteo together , ^zt is not tbe one tlje otber;
$5ut in ©oo tobo is moll finglp one,^ring is £Jnoerftanomg,an&
tmoerftanomg is toill,as 31 bauefaio afo?e* 3no agame 3 bp <£oos
traoer&moing ano bp bis toiil tbere pjoc&oe from tym ttoo 31nbe=
tng$ , b^ reafon toljercof Ijeempnoetb ano louetb btntfelfe, ano m
Ijtmfelfe all tfjtngef* 3gi fo? our &oule tijere can no fucb ibing p?o^
tmz fiom tt bv t\)t tott oj tlje totll , becaufe altbougb ftep be botft
in it, pet tfjep iekt ttjefr grotmog from tottbout tbemfclue^ , tnfo^
mud; tljat tt can neitljer bnoerftano noi loue, ijulelfe tlje abilities
tbereof be fet atoo&tng b^ fome outtoaro tljtng* 9no tobicf) mo?e
tgjdje mo?e it fcnoerfranoetb it felfe^tbe mo?e ootb it ftreine it felfe
to unoeraano ano fcnotoe anctber tban itfelfe : ano tlje mo?e it lo^
uetl) it felfe tb?oug!j true fcnotoleoge of it felfe , tlje mo?e oootb it
(tike contentment bp louing another , tobt'cl) otljer it cannot loue
but bp bating it felfe ; tbat i# to toit , it lh:epnetb it felfe too beljoto
anD loue (So^rnui to fcuotoe ann loue it feife but onl? fo? \)i$ fake,
to
i
OF CHRISTIAN R!ll€lON. **
to uj&ome alonlp it belonged) to fcntjeraani^ll things in frfntfdfe,
ana to loue all tbinga of feimfclfe* 5?ut nujb it 10 Ijigij time ience*
fco^tli to fittaljat antiquftfe toullfap to tig concerning t&ig matter,
rbaialnd) ft Mbe better ft? nsf.td referue to tlje nej* Chapter ftl*
Jotoing, 9no a^ touching tlje qucltion^ tijat map bee mane bp tfce
curious fo?t bppon tljt0 popnt^e auifeere tljem at oitt too?u •, let
tljem tell us ijolu tlytv tbemfeluesrare b^eu ants begotten, anr> tljen
Jet tljem affee M of tlje begetting of tlje <§>onne of 6ot> : let tfjent*
tell &s ttje nature of tlje fpirit tljat beatet!) tn t&eir pulfcg ; ant> ttjg
let tljem bee inqttifitiue at our fjant^ ft? tlje presetting of tljeljolp
(Sboft^ 8itti if tljep muft be fapne to tepe fiienct tn fo comen mat*
ter^tobidj tljep aaplp fe ann ftele in tfjemfe&eief ; let tljem giue b£
ieaue to be ignorant in man? tlringg.,toljicl) ate fucl)(as faptij Em-
pedocles)a$ no 'tgz Ijatlj figtu^to; tare &eart> 3 n°? tout of man can
*oncepue*
The vj. Chaffer.
That the Philofophie of old tyme confenteth to thifdoo
trine of the Trinitie.
Grelp (ag 31 fjaue fapt> afo?e ) tins tiortrine tg
not tyes of mang b?ame,tljougb it be papnteo
tbttt after fomefojt; buttoag berelp rcfp#£5
into our fojefatbers from aboue,ttljdf(a£ fait!)
I Plato)\uere better tljan toe,ano nerer alfo tm*
I to (Sou ♦ 3n& in gtou fcotlj toe fee an infallible
! arguntent thereof 5 in tfjat tbe el&er tlje toojto
t£roftet!j 3 t!je mo?c no mens; octtrineg grotn to perfection $ imoto-
lenge ♦ 3£ttt contrarptMf£,ti)e furtljer tljat tljtss bat!) gone from tlje
former age^tlje mo?e Ijatl) it bin fount* aarftenct^ feat& noftijere
bin fo iigbtfome ag at ttie toelfpjing tbereofjbntill tljat bp tlje bird)
of tlje true aapfonne in nttot^it recepucn greater ligbt tljan euer it
Ijau aftie* 9nti tfcrefoje toben Plato , pea ann A riftotle Ijimfelfe
fpeafce of tlje (55o&ljeat>,of tlje Creation of i%t £2Jo?fo,ans of otljer
li&e $ptfferte0;t!jep fce fapne to afienge t!je amxtitnt repo^tjanti tbe
teco?u of antiquitie Defcenuen from Ijanu to !;ann 3 as p furelt l!affe
i fiano bp in mattery tfjat m&bz tlje capacctie of man ♦ JKajutj
C 3 t!;ing
Plato In his
Phikbus.
Plato.lib.3.of
his Common-
wcale:andlib.
IO.& 12.0f
Lawes.
Arifto.lib.i.of
Heaucn.&lib>
1 2. of his Mc-
taphifiks.
Plotin often.
Sec,
TO OFTHETREWNES
The Chaidies t])ii '$ ^ *W cir * ^"WrAp *V t&efe uJcecbeS, According to the
heard fpcake olc * Sav/e > as tnc auncientcll reports goe, As our forefathers
of tlicTrimtie. and Eldei s fay,an0 fact) (fW + 3motig tbeftnten ofti)c atmeftiteft
zoroaii.es. fef , tbe firft t&at taee me'ete tattb is Zoroaftres ,to!jom Plutarkc
riutarke ia his r epo?tcdj to fcatte inter? ccttcpne tljaafaaDfiS of peres afoje p tuarteg
andoi^s * Troy. JBttimWWtt^ «po?t of tbe beft 3ut&0]KJ 5 be Defcem>ea
Plinicand A- of Cham, ana bias UauquxfljcH bp Nynus fetftg of tbe AfTyrians.
riftotk beare fflf Inm came Hjz Magies,tbat fas to fap tbe (Qltfemea of Chaldey,
wmeffc that ai1 i3 from tijem fputttg tip tbe i&e in Perfia,tobo baa m tbeir cuifru
n booted * te tl)Z T^fo** of $ e ^S* of tfjofe nates, $ nnate tbeir sorts,
ny ( ann baa tbe ozocrmg of matter pmefctag to Sfceligt0tu3ffl> noto
marfee lu&at t»e finu m tlytvc fapings gatljereo bp men of olD time,
•noivTct tfe- totyrfj are camm jU |p ca ij ell Logia,tIjat to to fap ©jacles* The fa-
T&tri thx- ther (faptb Zoroaftres ) did perred: all things, and gaue them
TH(*tg v£ to a fecond Mynd whom all mankind taketh for the firft.StolJ
ireLqi&G&M Pletho Gemilhis a Platonift faptb , tljat bv tljts fecond Mynd,
At ure?2. &e meanetlj a (econn ©*& tobicb fuccsftctf; tbe jf atber , aim barb
picthoGcmi- bfe begetting of rtje tfatber ; ana tfmt mm baue taken bint foi tijc
ftus. fir8,becanfe ©on creates ti>e 2£to?fo bp bmt,botobeit tbat t!>e jfl a*
% tljer creates tbe mpntrtp fbape0 5 antr gaue t!je gouemment of tbetn
t k TraT^oc t0 t {j ^ feconTJ $9pntu |>e fee tben bere is a feconn perfon begotten
aAKHccA$€- cftbe jratljer* Proclus re'jearfetl) tbe fame, faping;Thf 5 Mynd
$a/A$u2K hauing alone taken the flower of Vhder (lading from thepo-
w* av6^. wer of the Father,pofTefleth the vnderftanding and power ta
deale foorth his Fathers vnderftanding or mynd to all Ori-
ginalles and all Beginnings of things, ^benb^tlj IjeijtsS being
ano bis bnberi&m&mg from tbe jf atber, ans all otbet t\)it\%$ faue
tt;em from bmt3ttt tbe ti)in$$ W^l) are fauna in b& Comment
Prociusiib.z. tarie upon tbe parmemae* of Plato are toomjcrfulf >
& 3.vpon pia- ^ tbe better p^toing of tlje fence mbereof, 3i toffltvanflate it
«oes panncm- ^ nt0 p ?0 fe 3 nottoitb0ani>ing ^ it be Iwjittcn in ucife m tbe (Br&ke*
The Mynd of the Father ( faptb l)C ) being fettled by determi-
nate purpofe, did (lied foorth (hapes of all forts ; which iHued
all from one felfefame fountayne, becaufe the deuife and end
were both of the Father.But yet were they diuided by a Fyrc.
ofvnderftanding,and (as it were by deltinie) diftributcd into
other vnderftandings . For afore the making of this fundry-
fhaped world, God had conceyued an incorruptible patterne
thereof, as a world fubieel: only to mynd and vnderftanding:.
In the mould whereof this prcfent World being (tamped,be-
came
Of CHRISTIAN RELIGION^ 71
came Full of al thole fliapes,of the which there is but one on-
ly gracious Fountaine.
£us againe in another place fje faptrj ag foilotoerfu
^{jat fa to fap. The loue of God being a fyrie bond , hTued
firftfrom his vnderftanding , and clothed it feife with fire to
temper the conueyances of the waterfprings , by fpreadiug
his heate vpon the fame.^fjefc are tvjetr acruftomeo obfcurtttes;
taberein (nottottbffantung) ft fa clerelp enough btteren,tbat tbere
fa a jFatrjer 5 a <g>omte,ami a Jtoue rtjat Imfcetb tfjem together : ana
mo?eouer,tl)attfje fapo begotten $$yx& o? fllnuertfanmng fa Ije
bp tobom <Sos frames tlje SHojin , ano tfoat from bun p^oceeaetlj
t\)t amine Loue 3 as 3! fcaue fapu beretofoje* 3ln another place tbep
fap tbat tfje fapa Fatherly My nd barb fotoe&atm planter intuxc^owocr^alg
feouleg, accrtepne refemblance of tijefapo begotten tmoerftau* voCc.
tmtg,ano t^at our totlles be not acceptable bnto butt, bnttfl toee a*
toafce out of fo?getfu!neflTe , ano betrjinfce our felueg agat'ne of tfyt
J| pure fatrjerfp marfte tobtcb fa m bg ♦ 3nn againe, tbat tbe fame
Onnerff anting, bemg of * potoer to beget oj ty&to of tt felfe 3 ma | [ 7re<T^^
(bp conCoermg)cattafp?tebomioflouel3pon afltlnnggytorjerbp ffuve^aTos
tljep be contmueo fo? euer* *But tt fa enougvj foj bg trjat in tbe fap* <ty V0 *.
tngd afo?e aUeaogea,toee Ijaue a tytefe gmmme of tbe umtnttte of a u T0 -y { V e^i
tlje Magies,toba belo tbjfc begmmngs^tubom (as twee tease tn o= ^ ^
tljer placeg)tbep cailefc Oromafes,Mitris ,and Ariminis£tbat fa
to fap] God,Mynd,and Soule. 3no fureip t»ee (boulfc toonuer at
tJjem mud) mo?e,tf toe f)ao tbeit tol;ote b©fces,as toe feaue but pee*
ces of tljem remapm'ng* jf3otu.,tbe Magies toere ftrfr ttt Chaldye,
an* toe reane m Moyfes boto btgblp Balaam toas e(t0mtet> 3 m tbat
l;etoa3ttjougbt able to blefTe jftattong ano 3rmies* 3no tbefe
Chaldies are tbe fame of tobom tbe ©jacfe of Apollo auftoeres,
CJac onlp tljep ano tlje Hebrewes ijao toifeoome parteo bettoijct
tl;etm
Mivoi ycsX^cthi o-ocpiccv A«^oV «c/T ctp, ISecctot*
j4lltytfedo?ne certejfe parted is betrveene
The Chaldies and the Hebrewes as isfeene.
Mercurius Trifmegiftus (as tae Ijaue feene m tbe tOirti Cl;ap ? Mercurie.
ter) ad?nofeJcuge!i but on!p one (Dou,to!)o cannot WH bee nameo Thc -Egiptians
but bp tlDD names, to tau% Good, ann Father . $n& beraufe tlje
fame ®os i'g tnucvuet! tottj baser ftantsmg , fametpmes be cailetlj
J)tm NcctD, botwbeit trjat moff conjmonlp be makes a SJifference be*
mmt tfjc v f atfier mm i&e CLJntfCtgamjinc^txiijtcl; I;ecalietb gppnu
e 4 htotfe*
7* OF t H fi t H IE VV N E S
teefott'fc > mhitf) tying appear^) in tljte taping of bfe, I am Pce-
7hc xvStfm mander,the Feeder of Men , & the vnderftanding of the Beer
Ti'ac vo'Jc- which is of himfelf.Bitt befeto fere rcco^tisi as ctere as can fee*
of the felfebe- God(faptl) be)who is alfo Mynd, and Life,and Light,& Mak-
ing in his Pee- female ; begace or bred Logon the Speech or Word, which is
mandcrjcap.2. another Mynd,and the workmayfter of all things;& with that
o A vju? o Speech,another which is the fyrie God andtheSpirite of the
$ik «cej- Godhead.lo fere a qjtyiui beptte of a ©pn^anuerttanamg of
?o5h\ic,^v <3m>erffanDm<j, an* Ligfe of Ligfe; aim befitoes tbar.,mojeouer a
£ok hj cp£c fejjtftt ♦ 3n& apttt^This Speech that proceedeth from GOD
otTTiMHo-i being altogether perfect, and fruitful!, and Workmiftreffe of
hiyyt in* all things,lighteth vpon the water and maketh it fruitfull. JC
$>v vout (Ah- & tfe fame tljincy tfjnft fe fpoken of m Moy fes , tofere ©od faptl;,
^pyov Sec. An ^ tne waters immediatly brought foorth. 3£o be(l)3U 5 Uuta
tljts felp fp&c!Xa$ be teemtb it) be atmbittetb tbe begetting;, m^
gean^mj^ f^eanmgf^iti) of aiding* from offpungto offpn'wk
Nov; 7txt^ as & to be feene*7r>ut fere & pet moje: I thy God(faptb (&otOam
t5 Ao'yS. Light and Mynd, of more antiquitie than the nature of moy*
fture that is ifTuedfro the fhadow. And this lightfome Speech
which proceedeth from the mynd,is the Sonne of God. That
which heareth and feeth in thee,is the word of the Lord; and
Mercury ailed- the Mynd is God the Father ; thefe differ not one from ano-
ged bj Cyril, ther; and as for their vnion, it is the vnion of life, &c. 3nU 8*
• Vi r ^ ne : ^ s s P cecn being the workman of God trie Lord of
&iahisPce- n tne whole World,hath chiefe power next him,and is vncrea-
mandercap.i. ted , infinite , proceeding from him , the Commaunder of all
if wtivov things which he made,thc perfect & naturall firftborne Sonne
7r£ou,o*lccGx of the mod perfeel:. ^o be ifentybe called) tymy mpnMp fpacrf),
•xxvTitek ^uerIatting,i3ncbatmgeabIe,unco)rttpttbie,l>tttucreafiiin:,btttiecrea^
vptyw®' fiti&aloitlp Itfte tym, ann firftbeknotane after ©otJ ; ana mojeouet
fi i vvhjioc ^ om ^ ®wm nc > W* toelbeloueu Sbamte > tfe <§>onne of tfe mod
Jrtv, felp^tubofe name cannot be names bp mautb of man ♦ 3nn is not
Moc'i ^ a2{ muclj asl t0 caI1 W m CoeiTentfan,Coetei:naI,an& tlje Crea^
JVilo AHifiir t0? of aW tfwS^no tubat moje can u>e fap tfereof:
©f tbe tfeco parfon be fpeakctb ffltye narklp* Al kind of things
Auto in'the m this World ( fa ** &*) are quickened by a Spirit ; One Spirit
Prayer of Fme filleth all things ; the World nourifheth the bodies , and the
Herefies. Spirit the Soules •, and this Spirit as a toole or inftrument , is
Mercuric in his fabie&tothe will of God. 'But fere te pet fomeUibatmo^e* All
Eicuiapius. things(fait!j &e)hauc neede of tliis Spirit ; it beareth them vp,
OF CHRITSIAN RELIGION. 7?
it nouriihcth thermit quickeneth them according to euery of
their capacities : it proceedeth from a holy fount aine, and is
the mainteyner of all lining things and of all Spirits, liperepee
fe tbe teafou tubp tee call btm tbe Ijolp ©&ofte,nameIp,b*caufe be
yjoccetseti) from tlje fountapne XoW) is tbe Deep bolp neffe it felfe*
3n& lead toe fljouln trjinkc bun to bz a £teatute 3 There was(faitb Mercuric™ his
!>e)an infinite (hadowe in the Deepe, whereon was the water, holy Sermon
and a fine vnderftanding Spirit was in that confuzed m a{Te inhlsPoem *' m *'
through the power of God. From thece there rloriflied a cer- *•***•*•
teine holy brightneffe , which out of the Sand and the moyft
nature brought foorth the Elements and all things els. Alfa
the Gods themfelues which dwell in the Starres , tooke their
place by the direction &appoyntment of this Spirit of God.
Cbus tfjen Ijee toas pjefent at tlje creation of tljmggi •> mm tt is tbe
fame (pint tobereof it is fap& in tbe OBpble, Cbat tbe fpmt of tbe Gen.i .
JLoja tyMtxzxi fepon tbe outftoe of tbe neepe* 'But in fome places be
matcljetb all tfya pecfons togitbet.O lyfe(faptb be)faue that life Mercllrie in te
which is in mee* O light and God the Spirit inlightcn mee Pcemander,
wholy.O worker which beared: thy Spirit about,let thy word cap. 1 3.
gouerne mee.Lord,thou art the only one God.giyaine, there irviv^ccTO-*
was(faptb bO a light of vnderftanding , afore the Hght of vn^ (pop.
derftanding,and there was euer a mind of the lightfull Mind, Nofig yoog
and befides thofe,there was not any thing els than the vnion cp^Teivoc-
of them by one Spirit vpholding all things : without which Cyrillus*.
there is neither God nor A ngel,nor other Subftance: For hee gainft Tuk
is Lord,Father,and God of all,andin him and vnderTiim are gentius.
al things.9to batting fato fo(faptb Suydas)beatJtietb tbis plater* suidas in hi*
I adiure thee 6 Heauen the wife woorke of the great God ; I Mercuric
adiure thee 6 voyce which God vttered firft when he founded Movoyivovg
the world ; I adiure thee by the onely begotten Speeche, and ta'yoJW
by the Father who contcynethall thiiigs,&c.'Ebtte is no man
but be tooulo too&nser to fe in tbis autboj tlje bcrp tooojes of §>♦
lohn : amj pet notimtbffamiing bis bcokes toere tranffatea bp tbe
Platoniftslonfftpineafo^tbecomtngofotttiLo^ 3feftts CfgSfc
9nu it is no marttaple tbougb toe finn fapitt gs of bis in sitters pl&
ces tobtcb are not tojitten in bis Poemander, remfftjering; tbat bee
taote u?e ami tbiitie tbottlanti, fiitebuntyeo, ami fttte ana mzntit
Ciolumcs 5 tbatis to fap Holies of papa* > as Jamblichus repoj* ramWichusin
tetb^nn it is faio tbattbiSTrifmegiftus ofbertoife calleD Theut, his 3 9. chap.
is tbe tone tl;at taugbt tbe ifcgiptians to reaa^ami tobtd; imien* ofM y felie5 *
74 OFTHETREVVN1S
tea tljcm Geometric ana 3ftronomie, tabid) fceutDeu ^Egiptfnta
partem, tolucb left ijt3rozcU)^rmm3ran:atn(louri*aoljDmg2iU)?tttcn
Phcdon Mid m tm Pflta# 5 ( tobtrb Proclus cepojtetb to bauebeene ftanmng
Phiiebus. l l^iii in W tpme ^ )ano to b: ibcu , u>b;d; Ijao brae reputes aitn bo*
Eufcbiusof nauo as a (Sod among; tbetmSnn it map be,djat tbe treble outer?
DcmonOra- ^jitl) rtje ;£gipuans maoc U) calling bppou tbe Srft Beginner,
ia°inbi; hus to ^ jm£: dW tcamteti dje oarfceneffe bepenn all knctolenoftbfce ten
Chapti . tfjc Enfoph of tije Hebre\Yes,ant> d)e Night of tbe Orpheus,toa$
Produs vpon ftfll rcmapnmg bitto tbem, ofijcaJ btmnttte, dps fjaue pou feme
Plato. {jolD Zoroafues ano Mercurie ijaue aunfaereo buto bS /tije one
rh maf ft USthC fo? rtjc Perfians mx > Chaldeans,auo tije otljct fcn tbe £giptians.
fai in matters oEiXSuDome^e ttife ouo#t to be bdeeueo foj ti;e
tu!;oIe Ration*
The aundcat j^^ j 0t ^ comc t0 ^ Greekes. Orpheus tilndj t'S ti;e ami*
orphels cientea of t!;em ali> as fame as be begumetlj to fpcake of tbefe mu
rfivtouou ficric ^5 fi0£ ^ ^(tann fo2moail)iitaI(i[)eari)ent(bfoIkeoutoftbe
-a ' l,m ^ 2( 5 anD *& cn faP$ *&"* : Let t ^ ne e ) re ^ e v P on tne worc * °^
^ , ^ J y f ; God , and ftart not away from it , for that is it that made the
<rvfx$ dk. v ^orlcLand is immortall, and ( according to the old faying) is
7T<$c<r$fc perfect ofit felfe,and the perfe&er of all things 3 and it cannot
§f%jf:iho \u be feene but with the mynd. 9n0 afcerUiacD , I adiure thee 6
And agaync. Heauen(faptb i)e)the wyfe woorke of the great God, I adiure
eS (At Koyiy thee thou voyce of the father which he fpake firft,ano fo fojtb*
deoy f/Afc= ^tbis(asappearetbafo2e)toa0ap?ater\i)b;djbebati!earneoof
<j* g tqvt* Mercurie ; from inborn alio pjocaeoeo tbe common mrtterte of ri;e
ttqqo-^w P^ctS,Cbat Pallas toasbjeo of Iupiters tyapne* ^fjefamemait
t* &c ^0 ^ at & ^ l * ^ CD ^ 1 ' of djtno;6 toas b)i(bome,ano aftertoarD
cic "ens lib. 5 aefe'sfttfuHIoue* 9ns in bis &rgonatote bee calcdj tbis toue, moft
sw om.orph. atmctent,moff perfect in it fclfe, ano ttje b}in$zt fa^tlj ano btfpofet
%&Ay.Zr4 ofalldjnigs^
virojp kzjl Gfcar&T i(pv<rtv &7roLVrte c^xtjtpi^ TccTho iff* aMy.
» m 7n>Av i uLTberebpon Pherecydes alfo faptb , Cbat (Son tntenbmg to
' / «c ma ^ c ^ e luo ^ r,e » t^witgeo Inmfelfe into loue. SJttixi Iamblichus
Orohin Ar- ft P^ tl ^ at Pythagoras bau djepb^ofopbte of Orpheus alUiapeS
gonaut. More W epcss ; ano tfjerefene tt is not fo^ bs to ttpomiet , tljougft
phenxydes in be attutbutto d)e creation of al tbmn;s to CTifoomCjTCas Proclus
Proclus. repcntctb)commcntiCu tbiee (3otiS tegttber in one.as Plato Dot!)*
f r"fb°ookc of' £W utetCc ft* cafc •*" ^ Ariftotle fapetb, tbat to f^icvcn all
Hcaum C ° tjjeir jcrfcmoni3jjout&2«, 9noParmenidesbtDfetBDli)iieIouc
as
CHRITSIAN HEIIGIOK,
m bp Numerous tl)t Pythagorift, Zcno iijt fatbcr of ttjc Scoiks, ^ w ' T isw
acknotolespo tbe toaja to be a^cj^miD alfa ity Spirit of Iupiter, ^w *
0O!D is a mpnse, a$j tfja: in tfre
$n$ Alcinous reyouetb tfcat Socrates anil Plato taujljt tijat <, -
fame t^eve t^s a ccttains 3fn(bapr, [J M ,
iuyicb 3m0)ape as in tefpect of 0on 3 t5 tljeimottleogeiubtcb ®o& <rXT07r ^"
tya$ of bimfelfe •, am> in refpect of tbe to^l«3e , is! tbe patterne o? Tfl S> r
Cpjuio thereof; aim in refpect of it felfe •, isfcerp edence* &bfe m plo ^ n - §J*
feujetoo^g contepttetb imtdj ntatt£i*,tfjat i£ to lint, tbe one eftence chap 4 ?! W
y%\)i&<&Mbz%zttet\)byi\)Z conf&eriffcg o?knoDain£^of(jtntfeIfc 5 zenotheftoifc
a&tyrtrflRf to tljaiutterne tubereof be ljT!t(jbuplTjeDtbeU)o?In.Dttt Aidnous con-
vet Plato bitnreil i fpeafteil) mo?e plapnlp in bis Epinomis.Euery c ^ m !"g thc
Starre ( favtb be ) keepeth his courfe according to the order p^ 1 "^
vrhich(hotogos)fIje ^Ito^^at!ifet,tMbicl)ti3o?nbe caaetb Moft piaVinhis e.
diuine, 3Jn bte booke of Commontocaftfjes cafietb Ijim ti;e begat* pinomis.
ten<g>onne of tbe 6a3t! 5 m^ ipfte fento t>tm in all jfyin£$,f Good otw TraV-
(faptl)!)e) being as the Sunne that minethin the skye, and the TiJ ^Ji W W
begotten Sonne beeingas the power of the Sunne whereby r Q, ^j-
we feeQtljat i& to.fap,a$ f Itg&tjaifj $&* €pr#Ie to Hermius, ^
Era(tus,an& Corifcus-, bee cbargetlj t&ent taitb an otlje to rear it $ lato * n ^
often 5 an& at t%t leair, nan of tbem togi^er , faptng : Call vpp on jR xt booke of
God the Ptince of al things,that are and fhalb«,and the Lord Common-
the Father of that Prince and of that Caufe ; of whome if wee wcalc
feeke the knowledge aright,we haue as much skill as can bee tqv my vq&
giuentoblefledmen. %fan id tijeitaitotfse ana Caufe of ailT* iyx&iu
tbino^ano mojeottet a fatljec of tbe fame Lorn* But tmto Eittg Plato in his e-
Dennis tofjo Ijan afken of^tnt tbe nature of ©on, \je fettei!> solan P iftle 5? n ™-
altlje tb?eeparfoii5.The nature of the firftcfattl) be)is to be fpo- ^eoTS
ken'of in Riddle wife^to the intent that if any mifchaurice be- pi aC0 vn to
fall the Letter by Sea or by Land, the reading thereof may be Dennis the
as good as no reading at all. Thus then ftands the cafe. All Tyrant,
things are at commaundement of the King of the whole ^t/^ay
worId ? and all things are for his fake,and he is the caufe of the -n^-Tve A~
bcautie that is in them ; And about the fecond are the fecod vrtpz 3 ^
things,and about the third are the third,and fo foortli^olo ^f'rcu is<c~
rfje&(ag fcefumftlfe fapd))ateBi5Me0 to Dennis ti;eCp?aue Drr^ > _ . /^
totobomebeUnote^antniiperymm^ ' ^
toiitssioj^erfowjS in tfce (Sotfjea^ i^s &p tl;e coufent of an tfts
PUtoniib
7^ O F T H E T R B W N E S
fciatonifts, n>fto (jaue ma&e long Commentaries irppott tfjofe
tooo^a, agtanag all in tfett pojmt , t&at bp tfcefe tfyeefting* tee
nicancttj the Good , the vnderftanding , and the Soule of the
Origeninhis World. 3mi Origenc apinft Celfuj allctgeil) ccrtapn^ ctfjtt
a.bookca- places of Plato to i\)t fame pttrpofe ; fljetol;irij 31 leaue, ftn auoy*
jgainft cdfus. DfojfiftcWcufue^ 55ttt tljig poctrine toWd; beemg reuealea from
aboue 3 camc from fcann to tattib tmto Anflotle, ( fctfjo liueu about
tfy# ijuti^cu peres afc?e tbeconrnung of Ctyifr ( femctlj to Ijaue
fcecapefc intjini^ i»ljo intenfcteg to ouerttyote a! tlje pijilofoplxn^
tfcat toent afo?tI;im, ctyrtqjfftti tljcir ootftiue aiuers tuaprjaf* 3nn
tberetoitfafl ije gaue l)im felf mo?e to ti) fktkixxt; ami fearcljing of
Ji2aturall djing&tljan tp tlje mpn&mg of trje 3utrjoj of tijem, get
in his frft nottoitljffaiuwng , !;<* fatftertti) tlje caufe of a!i tljiqigtf Dppon acer*
booke of phi- **?«* atmerflanDtng^toWci i;e cafletrj Noun, p ig to fap ^pnae,
lofophy. aclmbtolerjging $e fame t j b^ infinite in ® 00 ; ana alfo toppon a
Aifo in his #x& toil! fofjmfrpfje tjfljjfotftf) all things ; tofjerebppon in tlje laff
worid° fthc ^ a P tcr 31 couclunea a fecono ant! a tbtro perfone* 3infomucfj timt
in hL firft * * n a ^ttffw place !je faprtf) plapn!p>tljat (Don ig to beTjomneu ac*
tooke of Hea- cojtang tb H)t nomber of ti)^ ana #at tlje fame t# after a fo;t t^e
«nco. Jtatoe of Mature*
jftoto , fo? afmucrj ag tljfc ijotfrine i^s not l»eu of mang fyapne;
if it bee aemaunneo thence all ttje pfrilofopfcetg ttofce if; tuee fijafl
finne tljat tlje Greekes fcafc it from out of iEgipt . Orpheus lute
neffetlj in W 3rgonatotg , tfyat to feeke tije spifteries ( tl;at is to
fap tije^eltgion ) of tf)e iEgiptians , Ije toent ag farre a$ Mem-
phis^fiting all tlje Cities topon tlje Ktuer Nyle.
Orpheus mh's ^ <£, ,. j 1 ^ - r i *
Araonawts. ^ sj^lemyhis and the Cities entry chom
That Vtorflup tsifis or he feat ed by
The Riuer Nyle Vrh oft ft reame dothfivetlfo hy.
3lfo Pythagoras fctfiteD rl;e iEgiptians , Arabians anil Chal-
deans, pea, anntuent into Iewry alfo , ano uiuelta longtime at
Cicero.iam- % m \\t Carmd (ajS Strabo ftp^j) infmtiur!) t^at dje ^^tcftegi of
h -^ Pof r ^ at ^ DUntl: ^ fi)^^ Strabo Ml tlje iountepe0 anu UualkeiS of
ciia" aw in Wtt fttre ♦ jJ5otD 5 in ^gipt be toas rije Difctple of one Sonchedie
the fuft booke tbe c!)iefep?opl)et of tlje /Egiptians, ano of one Natarie an Affy-
©f his stro- r i an ( ag { Alexander reported; in W bcoke of Pythagorafis ntD
n ats * f ai wurfcsJ) toftom fome (mifcountmg tfje cjmte)tbougljt to bee Eze-
andcf&ite. chid - 3n0 Hermippus a Pythagorift to?!tet|) tfcat Pythagoras
mippus. iearneo manp t^mg^ out of tlje latoe of Moyfes. 9lfo tlje fapc &-
giptian
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 77
giptian pjtea bpb?apnen Solon , t&at tbe G reekes toere 1$abe< pht0 in his
aim knew noting: of 9nttquittc ♦ 3nu Solon(a<ai faptb Proclus) Timceus .
tuaaf Dtfciplc in Says a Cttte o,f j£gipt 5 to one Patanit 3 oi(aS Plu- Proclus rpo»
tarke faptb)to tmc SotK&isaft Heliopte,to one Oeclapie ; aim 01 J ima ? s \ . .
Scbenitie,to one Etimon. Plato fta* tbe Difrip.feof oneSechnu- ^S^rfS
pfiis of Heliople in ^gipt ; ann Eudoxus tlje Guidian t»a<3 tlje an a ofyris.
Dtfaple of one Conuphis ; all ; tobtcl) <®apirerteacbet0 tfietoen cut
of tl;e @>rij(Dle of tbe ggat rrifmegiffusafo?enameu^o be (&o?t, p ^?^
Plato confefletlj m many placed, tfjat fcnotolenge came to t!)e ^ 1S an( i pint.
Greekesbp t!;ofe tobomtbep comifflmlp cSllcn tfjc barbanfa peo^ J
pie ♦ ®$ tokbtngZorotftres ann Tfifmegftus, tbe one toag an JJSCSJ^
Hebrewe,ann tbe otIjer,an i£giptian. 3no at tbe fame tpme tbe ocd b y iofc-
HeSrewes totf^-conuerfant tottl} tbe y£giptians,a<2{ fa to be fene pbus againft.
^uen in tbe Ipeac&en 3utbo?& 2£tberebp tt appeared tljat ttyz o?i* Appiou-
gtnall fountapneof tljfa doctrine ^||k^e^|M^||iton^tl;eni;
tufotrij fa tbe tbmg tfjat toee baue to pjoif ag f8!B?S1rieane *M tD
gatber better a great fojt of Certs of tlje ^pble,torjerein mention
fa mm as toefl of t&e feconn perfon as of tbe tjrttn , of te&icljfet
ate tbefe > Thou art my Sonne, this day hauc I begotten mee. pfalm.2.
The Lord (faptf) aSTtfenome) poffefled me in the beginning of Prouerb.8.
his wayes-, afore the depths was I conceyued.&c 3lfo concer* ^ n * l '
lung t^e bolp <Sbotf > The Spirit of the Lord walked vpon the ay ' 53 '
waters .The Spirit of Wifedome is gentle: Sinn it fa an ojninatp
fpoecb among tlje pjopbeteg to fap , The Spirit of the Lord was e%.6r.
vpon me. 9nn m tbfa netf faping are ttoo of tljem togetfjer,oj ra* (
tber all tbjee* TheHeauens were fpred out by the worctof the **&&
Lord , and all the power of them by the Spirit of his mouth.
3Fo} ti)t? be fo allengen ann eitpounnen in infinite bookes, botobeic
tljat ti)t lewes at tljfa nap no labour as mutt) as tljep can, to turne
3i5utletb$ fee toljat tfjet'r otune Docto?^ Ijatteleft b^ merp|elTe T he iew«
too?n^(fo? ^ mottpart)culleD bp tbemfeluesf out of to^tttebcolie^ themfduesao
afo?e tbat f coming of our lo?o 3!eto Cfctft ban mane pnocttrine v to ^ the Tri-
fufpectetr^ 31n tljetr Zohartoljtcb fa one of tbetr 3S©fces: of greateft nitie *
autljo^tte, Rabbi Simeon, tbe fonne of Iohai, ctterb Rabbi Ibba Ra ^i Simeon
ejcpountng tbfa tejet of Deuteronomie, Hearken 6 Ifraeljhe E- bcnibhai
inn
uerlafting our God is one God. ^be Hebrewe ftannetb tljug, zoharvpon
Jehonah Schad lehonah E loh em.T&)> f SxttJehouah toljtcl) fa p pe= thc 6,of ■ Dcnti "
tultar name of (Son not to b* communtcaten to anp otber , Rabbi
Ibba fai$ hemeaneth the Father the Princcof al^p Sloh en*
tl;at
7*
OF THB TREVTKEJ
t m it to ftp our GodJbe meanetb the Sonne the Fountaine of
all knowledge. 3nn bp ttje feconn /^o«^ he meaneth the holy
Ghofl proceeding from them both, who is the meafurer of
the voyce.And he calleth him One,becaufe he is vndiuidablc;
It Simeon ben anc * l ^ ls Sccrct ^ a ^ &) lHall not be reucaled afore the com.
ioh^cxp'ouQ' min S °^ tne Mefsias. %\)t fame Rabbi Simeon eitpofining tbefe
<fin g the 6.of tocnD$ of Efay, Holy , Holy , Holy Lord God of Hoiks ; faptb,
Kfay. Holy is the Father ,Holy is the Sonne,& Holy alfo is the holy
Ghoft* 3|n ft murij tfeat tbfe Sutbo? tobo it ft mitficafl among
tbem, Dotb m otbet places call tbem tl;e Three Mirrours,Lights t
and Souerein f athers,which haue neither beginning nor end,
and are the name and fubftaunce to the Roote of all Rooter
9nt» Rabbi Ionathas tit manp Coptetf of bfa Chaldcy para*
pb?afe 3 faptb tbe fame* 3nn tberefojeno maruelltljougb tbeThal-
mudifts of olne tpme commatmnen men to fap tbat Qetfe ttmfe a
aap 5 am> tbat ftme obferue it ffifl at tbte nap* Qpon tbefe too?ng of
rfaim.50.and fte $o.ffitimz,El elohiw lehouah dibber djatiz to fap>TheLord
the Midrafch of Lords the Euerlafting hath fpokent'Ebe ojninarp Commen*
vpo the lame, tatie faptb alfo , tbat frp tbe fapo repetition tbe popbet meaner!)
tbe ty& MMoth Properties toljerbp ©on ereaten tlje toojln*3c*
R.Moyfes Ha- coding to&ereunto Rabbi Moy fes Hadarfan fapetb , tbat bee
darfan vpon ereaten bp fjfe toojn ; 3nn Rabbi Simeon fapetb be creates bp tfo
M C ^ 2 r°h r cn * ^ ea * of lji * wwuft* 3nn t^tss faptng of £ pjeaefcet^bat a tfnee*
fofoh chap 4 folt11 ^°J DC & not fo f(Dne ty<*e»,te wpottimen bp tbe fame glofe,
f ' ' ( 31 eramme not tu^crfjet filtbp 0? no) tljat tlje mifferte of tbe Cri*
ntrte in tbe one (Sou fe not eafie to bee er^eflTen* jftotoe tbefe tb?a
Jj^opertteg, (tobicb tbe Hebrewes call Tamm , tbe Greekes
TrecffaTa^anD toe $ tbe Latins call perftng) are betokeneo by ni«
uera names among tfje mm of oft tpme , but pet tbep iumpe all i»
one,acco?ning a$ tbep tmnerftone tbem , ftme rmne clearelp tljatt
Rabbi ifliac otbet ftme^feome name tbem the Beginning, the Wifdome, &
ben Schola vp- tne Feare or Loue of God : ant) tbep fap tbat tbisl 25Itfenome \%
MeenfifhM fy* Cabalifts tearme it,tljat is to fape 3 of tlje infinite
ana moft intoarn bntieraanm'ng of ©on , tobo bebolnctb bpmfelfc
m bmtfelfjfo? ft Doe tbep eicpouno it* 2BbW w tbe felftfame tbiitg
tbat 3! fpafee of in tbe former Cbapter , namelp tbat ©on bt$zt*
tetb W S>onne 0^ SXttiftome by W mpnning; of bimfelfe* ffitbet*
R.Azarie!ifi f ome ^^ Spirit,Word,and Voyce : aei Rabbi Azariell notfr
tan! TorTadfe in ^ efe m W ftllotomg.The Spirit bringeth foorth the Word
©f Holindfe. and the Voyce,but not by opening the Lippes, or by fpeechc
of
pon the laft
verfesofthe
1 1 1 .and 1 1 z
Pialmes.
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OP
CHRISTIAN KELIGIOK. 7?
of the tongue , or by breathing after the maner of man ; And
thcfe three be one Spirit, to wit one God, as we reade(fapetb
J>e)in the booke of the creating of man in thefe termes : One / e ^er hAyeh
Spirit rightly liuing,blefTed bee heeand his name,who Uueth/m*.
for euer^and euer,Spirit,Word,and Voyce,that is to Tay,One
holy Ghoft and two Spirits of that Spirit, jftoto tbfc booke of
$e Creation tobiclj be alieogetb, it one Rabbi Abrahams a Sjerp
atmcient Cabalift \ BeuertbeleiTe it it of fo great autbaptie amog
tljcm, tljat tT;epfatl>er it mm fcpou tbe flaattiarte Abraham fynu
felfc*ann tl;at ^W) be faptb agteetb tn^oip to tbat tobicb toe fap;
fo? tbe mpno concepuctb tbe intoaro fpeeri^ano of tbe mpno ami of
bjeatb pjoca&etb tlje bopce* Thefe three ( faptb Rabbi Hamay) R.Hamay i»
beeing one , haue fucb a proportionable refped one towards J} 1S J^on
another,as that the one,the Vnite^andthe^hiug Vnited are ^J^*"
but one poynt, to wit , the Lord of the whole world. Rabbi R.ifhaacvpora
Ifaac bppon tbe bcoke of tbe Creation maketb tl#ee nombeting^ the booke ©f
(tobicb be termed) the Loftie one)in the Enfoph , tbat it to fap, th « Creation.
tntbe 3|ttftmte>tljat is! to toitGarlond,Wifdom,and vnderftan- cetherchoch-
ding. 3no to betoken tbem , Rabby Affee faptb tbat tbe cuftome nahbmah.
inag to marfe tfjem in all ageg after tbtg maner toitb tl#ee3io&0 Ra bbiAffcc *
leboHaktofyid) it a£ mttcb to fap tit the Reeer,or He that isMd
be fbojt,tobat oiuerCtie foeuer tljere it in j nameg,tbep al agree iit
(be tfyt# 31nbmug$ oj perfon& 3nt> it ig no matuefl tbougb tije?
coulo not fo toell eppftttt tbem a^ toe can noto. Rabbi lofeph tbe In his hodke
Caftilian y batting learneo it out of tbe auncienteff tojitersi, fepetb mtytied, seh*-
tbug : The light of the Soule of the Mefsias^s the liuing God; gudrw<th.$ox
and the liuing God is the fauntaine of the liuing waters 5 and isto fay/rhe
the Soule of the Mcfsias is the Riuer or Streame of lyfe. 9n0 Gatcof Li S hfe
tn anotber pIare,None but the Mefsias(faptb be)knoweth God
fully,becaufe he is the light of God and the light of the Gen-
tiles,and therefore he knoweth God, and God is knowen by
him.j|2ototobena0 tbep fap tbatbeknotoetb <6 © DfuHp, tljep
gtatmt bim to be 6on ; foj tobo can compjebeno ©00 but (B JD D
fitmftlfe 1 3no it ittbc felfefame tbing tobicb 3! fyake of toben 3!
fapu light of light,ami \j^m in comparing tbe fibomte to t^t jf a*
tber 3 31 Ipkeneo bim at a ftreame to tbe fountain^ ana tbe & unite
beamea to tbegmmte* 9Ifo toe (ban fee in place conuenient, tbat
bp tbe Soule of the Mefsias , tibtp meant The Word $ ant) it it a
toonuerfuH tbing tbat all tbe nattiest of (Bon in Hebrewe ( fauin jf
wieip tbenameof W €Qmto} finj^eb^tng^aue tbeptoaH ter*
mutation*
©O ©FTHETHEVTNE3
iwmaticm,nottottbftanfctng; tbat tljcp be iopneu toft^ a berbe of tfjt
finjate nombet 3 (^ereoftfje auncient 3letoeg noe peeto tbe Tame
reafan ftat toe noe: ) aun tbat a great fo?t of t!je ^Lejrtjai of tlje* cite
Steftament to!j(cb Dae allcD^c foj tbe y^cofc of tbe 'Crimtie, are zt*
pottnoeD bp tbemtn tbe feifefame fence, botabett tbat tljeTalum-
<<iiics iiacedje coiwrnngof our loj&e 3iefus Cbjift, Ijaue tafcen
great papne to tojett tljem to anotljer meaning*
Rabbi ludas Nagid tobom tbep commonly calico tbeSbatnct
mis pjopbet/pcafcetb moft plainlp of all* SBbercbpon it te to boe
*hc seaoT °/ ** Tt,eracDt, i *&** men toere ^biu^en to totter tbe incommunicable
n .Nchamia° name of <Bo*,(t|)at fa to ixitt lehoua,)faue onlp in tbe nates of at*
the Sonne of tonementmakt tg ; ano in (tea thereof tljep toere commaunoeo to
Hacana. bfe tbe name of ©»el«e letters, foj tbe otber afo?e metioneo barfj
*Thisistobeeb ut f to et ^ g tt |, beeutg afkeo tobattljename of Ctoelue letter
5aba C Math! toa * > &* anfoeteo tbat ittoag Father, Sonne, and holy Ghoft.
<ha P .i.ver.2o. $lfo being oemauntieo tobattbename of 'Stoo ano fojtie letter*
wheretheAn- toa$ beanfa}ereO,The Father is God, the Sonne is God, and
geil fayth to the holy Ghoft is God,three in one,and one in three.* jQota
iofe P h,that tben,it toajs a Doctrine receiueo ftomljano to bano tn tbe g>cb©letf
xhud tythT of $ e Iewes >^ toee fee bp tbe long continuance thereof tn tbe foe*
holy Ghoft: ceiTton of tbett Cabale* 3no tberefoje tbe contention of tbe levies
for otherwifc ano of tbe Rabbynes toag not ( to fpeafte pjoperlp ) tn toitbffan*
« had bin to utngr tbe ooctrine of tbe tb?& Iperfong in tbe €ttzncz of ©oo -, but
hSoken in $ e a PP*P* n S hereof , namelp to tbe incarnation of tbe 2HojD,
of the Liy tobicb tn tbeir epe toag fcerp farre tnibefeeming tbe Spaietfie of
Ghoft,of who @OU*
they had not £# jjg g oe ( phifo tbe lew fobo folate tn Greeke 5 am> toe (ball
? tiidn-a fi^^bim like in allpopnts from leafe to leafe ♦ God (faptb be)is
.^pea mga- t h e {bu^reine begetter,and nextto him,is the Word of God.
The fame is 9lfo,Tnere are two Firfts-,the one is Gods word, & the other
alfointhc is God who is afore the Word; and the fame Word is the be-
Preaching of gi nn £ n g an( l the ende thc oL^<rmiot(; of his good pleaTure, in-
t^chapter P ' l ^^r wi\\.%tto in anortjer p!ace,Like as a Citie((attb bc)wher-
s.verfe io.He of the platforme is yet but fet doune in the mynd of the Buil-
fliall baptifeye der,hath no place elfvhere than in the Builder :So this world
with the holy f^j not any being elfwhere than in the Word of God which
^^^^ordeyncd all things. For what other place could conteyne
<jfuerso n ther the operations of God,yea or euen the fimpleft of his concei-
places. And in ued patternes ? Therefore to fpeake plainly , The World in
^ery deedc the ynderflanding, is the Word or Concey t of God that made it.
And
OP CHRISTIAN RELIGION. Si
And this is not the opinion of mc onely , but alfo of Moyfcs " a !j nco , ft a C .
feimfelfe. anu to conclude caUctb btm tfje Pattcrne of all Pat- ^^°^
terncs,and the Mould wherein all things were caft. &nt> in an t j, c Rabbmes.
otber place,This World(faptb \)t)is Gods yonger Sonnqbut as philo in his
for the dder Sonne, he cannot beecomprehended but in v n- Treatifc vpon
derftanding . For he it is who by prerogatiue of elderlhip a- * hc fixc D ^
bydeth with the Father . jftott), t\)i$ fe too?fc fcij toop t\)t fame That Drama
tbmg tbat g> John faptb, And the Word was with God . atom arcof God.
agame, The Word is the place, the Temple, and the dwelling in his bookc
houfe of God, becaufe the Word is the onely thing that can of the World.
conteynehim . Stou tljat fe tbertjmgtobtcb 31 fapt>,namelp, tbat O f^rcmo!
<g®D compjebenmngbhnfelfe bp W bmiertfantimg, ijegatet^e U in g sof Abra-
feonne ojtlje <KSojo equall to bmifclfe, becaufe be concepuetb not ham.
anptfjinglelfetbanbuttfetfe* 3no toifietuet^ejreatneffeoftijfe
ft2Joj&,be coulo fcarxc tell tobat names tu gitte it* l^e called it tlje philo in the
3$coke tofjerem t&e efTenceg of all tbmgg ttat are tn £ tobole toojlo Allegories of
aretojtttenami jnmteU;tfce perfectpatterne of tbe caojto;tl;e^ Kl ? w * inh *
Dapfomte rijat fe to tie feene but only of tbe ^m *, tfje^mce of ^ r ^ amcs
tbe 9ngeDe^ tije if triftojne of (Sou-, tbe ^bepfcearn of bfe flocfte; c f Tviia g e,of
tbe cbtefe !!?pgbp?teft of tbe (D&o?lti; tbe Sganna of meng «g>oute-, the % &orf,
tbe mtfeuome of <So&; tbe perfect image of tlje ©pgbeff*, anu tbe of the Hare of
©jgane o? 3In(rrument toljercbp ©on(bemg moueo tbereto of bte SSa
afcme gcomiefTe) creates tbe (UtojUuamj to be fto?t 3 be called &tm j^i, fanes
tbe jficObegmntrjitgbtfulnelfe, o? altogetber ltglit,v0ou,ant> tbe for the good,
TBktt tbatia of btmfelf* 311 tbefe are fud) tbings ag mo^e cannot &c.
be attcibnten to ©on btmfelfetanti be coulo not baue fapn moje ^ Trccvwyilt
p?effelp , tbat tbe $Hoj& te Coeternall ana Coeflfentiall uit'tb tbe
jFatfjer^tbat is; to fap, of one felfefame fubftaunce aim of one fetfe*
fame euerlafftngneflTe i»ttb tl;e jFaeber ♦ jJ5euertbelefle 3 i)e a&tietb
pet furtber > 'Cbat tbta <KE*o?tJC batb in it tbe fee&es of all tftmgtf;
CbatbebatbtJiftributeuto euerp of tbem tbetrfeuerall natures;
ano tbat be i$ tbe mmnctble bonn of tlje tobole too;>lD $ of ai things
tberem ♦ feo tijen^be is(tf 3! map fb terme bim)tbe matcuaU, efft^
dent 5 attii fo?mall caufe of all tbtng^* &tto bnto tobom can tbat bi f hil ° in hk
attributen butbvto ©oD^ggatnejCbcceareCfattb be)TVoSpee- ™r? ™£
dies or words; the one beingasan Original! deede,isaboue Hereof Hca-
vs ; and the other being as an Exemplification or Copy ther- uenly things,
of, is within vs. And Moyfes (fapib be) calleth the fame the I- of tll <-' mode%
mage of God ; and this other which is our vnderftanding, he of Y'r 1 ?™*
calleth alater Copy thereof. And the fayd firft Speech (fapctib ^id &c
4F (e '
8l OFTHETREVVNES
iKtiayuv'y *K &1 fcte bafte oftlje ftaOifa ) is theexprefTe print or flampe of
that is to %, God,and euerlafting as God him felre is.Stnfc Vorjat moje faptlj
asaprint prin- §> John, o? tljc 3poltle to t!)t Htbrewes ? ^ttDinali tlrofepla*
tcdin Waxc, eesi 3 0flf)icb aretocntbieto bereao tbiougfjoutObebfetb & Johns
otonterme(nameIp Logos)to (igniffe tfoefapa ^>peeri). # ZOojtv
Cft^cl)oIp(SI|3ftI)wfj)wkert)moj2DerrWp , becaufetljeHe-
bre wes (as tue ffjal fee rjereafter) amen cljteSp at tlje ZZXafl ca fe-
conn $>erfon^ut it i* enough foj 1)3 to rjaue Gsnr,4tttftft Bum*
tapneabo&efuffirientlp ctere among tlje Hcbrewes , ttlltbe com<
mtng of C^tft ( fo? Philo ItucD im&er tlje CinperourS Tiberius
ana Caligula) tbougb tfre ftreame3 thereof toere as geeft a<3 typen
ftp among tlje Gentiles; berelpbecaufetrje SgeflTas toastobee
foojne among tl)e Hebrewes, of tjfje betefe ixi toijom, tljig Doctrine
luastobetljegrouuniyo^ke^jrozagifcDnea^ Cfytfttoas come into
tlje <!fttojfa 5 « toxfce Itgfrt of bint agame , asi at tlje aapftmne tobtrfj
inItgf)tenetljnotonelp tfjrl}alfecompaaetoljereo:ibe(IniTet(;, but
alfo euen a part of rfjattobtdj feetfj Ijim not* tfo: tty<$ notrrine tote
not onlp rereptieti in tbe Cfjutrij, but alfo imbjacen of all d?e great
Ipijifofopbereuljat came after, nottmtljffanm'ng rijatinall otljec
djing$,d)ep toere Deaulp enemies to tfje Cbnftiansu
iha^nslc" Numenius,tl)e ercellenteft of all tlje Pythagorians, (of tofjorrt
Aca^cmiks. Porphyrie reptJjtedr Plotinus to fraue mane fo great account 3 rijat
Numenius in Ije tmate a buutueti bcoktst of Commentaries! bpon Ijmtjfattljt&efe
hisbookcof toojtreS , He that will knowe the firft and fecond GOD, muft
LookeE 1 V we ^" diftinguifli. , and aboue all things he muft well fettle his
bius and Cy- m Y nc * » an °' tncn hauing called vpon GOD, he may open the
cillus.lib.8. treafure of his thoughts. And therforelet vs begin thus. God
(I meane the firft who is in himfelf,) is fingle,throughout co-
pacted,and one in himfel£and in no part diuidable. Alfo the
fecond and third God is one:but yetyou muft confider,that
the Firft is the father of him that is the worker of all things.
TheRcadcr [jj^oUo pe rmtft bnoertcatm, djat] toljereas toee fap 5 rije jfrtf,^
fhnd ^hafb tom > ® ^ to ^ err ° n 5 lt to rt ^ lr wraner to fap,dje jFirff ,<g>ccontr,
tiuccaodstha *** ®W& ©on 5 torjid) djittgpou mtrftmarfterjeteatoncefoj an
mean? three t je retfrue foilotomg* 3nn tobereag be faptb trjat tlje firft of tfjent
inbeeings, as ig tfje jfatber 5 anti d;at \)t tai tingle, ami tijat tijep bee but one; it i$
rfiey thefdues not t0 beetrotibteD but tljat l)t mtikct}) t!)em all one €iTence , fo as
do declare ^ c feronn rjoloeti) of tbefirft, agf tf)eItgi)tboloetl) of tfje^imne*
9game,The fTrft God(faptf) be) is free from all worke,but the
fecond is the maker which coxnmaundeth Heauen: and ther-
fore
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 83
fore arc there two lyues,the one from the n*rit, and the other
from the fecond ; the one occupyed about things fubiect to
vnderftanding , and the other about things fubie<5t both to
vuderftanding & fence . And moreouer,by reafon of the mo-
iling which goeth afore in the fecond , there is alfo a fending
which goeth atore in the firft^and fo there is a certeyne ioynt-
niouing from whence the healthfull order of the World is
fpred foorth vniuerfally. jftoto,fo)btt^ \)t fpeakeft of mourns, c-vvQvrci
itijs after fte maner of fte Platonifts ,toi)o (tmtapbo?icanp)nae x j™<n$.
meane,ftat to be bnofteritoo oj fcnoftme i* tamoue, ana to Wbtt*
fianti oj fcnotoe fe to bee mouen,bccaule ftep toanten toojus to q;*
pjelfe ftefe ueepe matters* 3no in fte fame fence ooe toee tease in
fte <§>cripture,ftat fte &>omte i* fent of fte /after* 9no againe,
God the worker or maker(fapft be) is the beginner of Beget- oSnptirgz
ting ; and God the Good is the beginner of Beeing: and the yfa
Second is the liucly exppreffer of the Firft , as Begetting is an
Image of Beeing. 3nti in anotber place be fapft,That this Wor-
ker beeing the Sonne , is knownc to all men by reafon of the
creating of the Worldjbut as for the firft Spirite,which is the
Father,he is vnknowne vnto them.9ttD furelp(c60nerittg fteit
maner of fpeafcing)be coulo not baue fapo mo?e plainly, ^bat ft e
&omte isf fte 3!magc of fte 5fatber,ftat be baft W being in bim,
t^at fce te one tettb btm,£ ftat bp bint tbe f after mane all ftings,,
3nu it is arable to ftat tobtft Proclus toitnefleft of btm , tuba
repojtteft of ftts Numenius,ftat be toauffnppeo ttyk (Sooner of
inborn be cafletb fte firft fte jFafter,tbe feconn fte $paker,amj fte
ftirn fte ftllojkepjocoe&ing from ftem boft*&31berem to& ougbt
not fo mucb to feeke into fte Default, as to commenn fte g©o ftat
is ftetein ♦ 'BeSoeg ftis,it fe gcti to marJke bere once fo? an, ftat
ftefe men tobtft fpeafce bnto as bere of ftjee ©oihs , are tbe fame
toftift coufelfeo bnto t>$ bertofoie,ftat ftere is but onlp one ©otu
^abtrebponitfollotoeft ftatftofeft?#bebutftjfc3inueings o? This Piotinus
Jperfon$,in one Cflcuce* Jiued vndtr th c
Piotinus, tuba toas ferp toeHftutW) in fte bmkt* of Nume- * m P erour <£-
iiius,fteppetb pet furfter into fte matter . ano firft of aH,be baft ™ ** ou
wane a Opcode erpjettelp 9 purpofelp of fte ftjee cbtefe Inbeings, Loid 2 5 or.
thereof 31 toill fee oatone bere a certepne bjiefe Sbumme * There Piotin. Enn.5.
are(fapftbe) three chiefelnbeings,the One or the Good.the 11 ^ 1 -
Vnderftanding or Wiitc,and the Soule of the World . And of feWgJg 8
thefe three it is not for any man to fpeake , without praying c h«fe pafons
F: VlltO or Inbcings.
ImnvW. g 4 OFTHETREWNES
To the intent vnto God , 6V without fettling his mynd afore vnto quietnes.
the Reader And if it be-demaunded how one of them begetteth another;
tht" *- any lt IS t0 bee conficiereci chat wce fpeake of euerlafting things,
tliisoro'her ^ therfore we muft not imagine any temporal! begetting,
that folio w,hc For tn * s begetting which wee fpeake of heere,importeth and
muftraiicm- betokeneth but onely caufe and order . How commeth it ta
_ jiibnejthe
Philofophcrs roorth euerywhere , ftreaming from the One as brightnefle
giuc the names from the Sunne , and begotten of the One, howbeit without
of the One, any mouing of the One . For all things , as in refped of their
Good 1 the Fa contmuin g or " tne "" nature , doe neceSariiy yeeld out of their
ther,and the °wne eflence and prefent power , a cetteyne nature that de-
Begetter: vnto pendeth vpon them, which is a very Image and counter (hape
the fecond per- of the power from whence it proceedeth • As for example,
fonc ' ri c na " Fyre yeeldeth heate,& Snowe cold: and Herbes yeeld chiefly
or he^hadf ^ ents or fauors. And al things whe they be in their perfection,
witorvnder- ingender fbme what .That then which is euerlaftingly perfect,
ftanding.the doth euerlaftingly beget , yea and it begetteth a perfect and
BeautifulUnd euerlafting thing, howbeit that thething begotten islefle
^TechTvvord tlian tne begetter . And what (hall wee fay then of the m oft
R«Sbn,wS; ' perfe&PThat nothing proceedeth from himPNay rather,that
dom,Sonne, the greateft next him proceedeth of him . Now, the greateft
and the begot- and chiefeft next vnto the One, is the Vnderftanding ; the
** h nd / lUO wmcn natn neea * e alonl y of tne ° ne > DUt the One hath no
fonc the na" neec * e of it.Needes then muft it bee, that that thing which is
mes'of Loue, begotten of that which is better than Vnderftanding , muft
Willpower,' be the Vnderftanding it felfe. And this Vndcrftanding,being
and the Soule the very Word of G OD and the Image of GO D , beholde t h
of the World: Q 0( j >an d [ s vnfeparably ioyned with God , and cannot be fe-
thc fecond 108 ' P arate< i from him otherwife than refpectiuefy , for that the
world, &c. one of them is not the other . fterelp after tlje fame matter d;at
in refpeft of fcee afftrme tfje jFarfjer to bee one perfon antr tbe S>onne another*
*» u ir.£ hci * m V n ne ^ er ^ rt em & or & t0 be a^rp otber ertenre tfjan tlje otbet*
Si Amfabit ^ Ut fet w fte ljoto ® or> begettetl) tftisas &ntierffmttang; 5 tf)i$ mit r
andinrefpeci Oj rfjfa £2Io?0 ♦ It is (fapttjbO by the fuper abundance of him*
of the Second, felfe.And therfore this begotten Vnderftanding muft needes
they call him reteyne much of the begetter in him,and haue almoft like re-
ftlu^to f emo * ance vnt0 h" 1 ^ the light hath vnto the Sunne,howbe-
by example*.
it fo as the begetter is not the very vndcrftanding it felf: tfcat xovc.
is to fap,tbcp nvutf mfFer-refpectiuelp aito not c(fentiaHp,tobtfb er* Another p»
ppjfeWtf former fyacb tofcere fee fapo tTte<rrirri after another ^^^
matter* And how then (lull he(faptl)be) beget him? Huen by a
certeyne turning backeof the begotten to behold the beget-
ter,and this beholding is nothing els butthe mynding or vn-
derftanding of the good. And like as the One is but One,fb
the vnderlianding thereof is all things. For by being bred of
the Firit Beginner,it knoweth ail things,and bringeth foorth
all things that arc: namely ,all BeautieoHliapes,yeaand al the
Goddes that are to bee difcerned by infight of Mynd. %%tft
\xo}te of l)tis are repeated infimt* tpme?, ano tijerefo^e 2! UHlifoj*
beare to rebcaife tfcem litre a»p mo#« *
■a* touching t\)ztfym linbemg. ^omftecaTfetft tlje &ou!e of florin. Enn.j.
tfje fflQo?to,tljug faptfebe tSeteof, Like as the Vnderflandingis ^^• h ^ 3#
the begotten ifL'W,Word and 'mage of God or of the one; fo Ennca<U.UU
is the Soule of the World tl, iffew , Word and Imageof the 9 .cap.vk
Vnder(randing,and is as a ce teyne Reafon ingendred of the Thcvndcr-
Vnderftanding , the fubitance whereof confilieth in contem- flawing of
plation^and the fame Reafon is as the light of the Vnderftan- tlie . Good *
ding and dependeth thereupon.And as there is no meane be-
tweene the One,and the Vnderftanding;fois there no meane
betweene the Vnderftanding& this Soule of the World : but
the difference is only this , that the one of them is as the very
heate which is in fyre it felf, & the other is as the heate which
Fyre communicatethor imparteth vnto other things[bp l)ea*
ting tbem toitb fris beate, ] 9no tbat fe tbe fame ttym tofyiA) toee
affame tofjen toe fapj^ljat dje bolp OMjoft p?ocie&etb from tbe f*^
tbetbp tlje <§>otwe, caHing bmt tbe ©tft of <£ou , becaufe tbat bp
btm(tobo ttf b& lone) be tioutfafetb to impart Ijtmfelfe to to berc
bencatlj.But toe 0;al fctfretne W meaning pet bmti bp tlje effects
toljtcl) be attributerb bnto bint ♦ This Soule(faptlj be)hath brea-
thed life into all liuing things in the Ayre ,in the Sea , and on
the Land. It ruleth the Sunne, the Starres and the Heauen; It
hath quickened the Matterwhich eril was nothing and vtter-
ly full of darkneffe; and all this hath it done by the onely will
of it felfe.lt is all throughout ail,like to the Father, as well in
that it is but one ,as in that it extend, th it felf into all places.
3ttD be concltttjetb tint* : And thus farre extendeth the God-
head. Snoe&elje fpeafcetl; not fo oifttmtlp thereof, ag Gregoric
F 3 Nazi*
I2.&iib4.
Chap.2.
Nazianzenqbut pet fojafmudj as be faptl) tbatt&ep be aflrtj?£&
tei«aIl,of one felfefame fubftance, am siffeimg onelp in tbia 5 tf;at
t!je one of tbem i£ not tbe otber;tbe fame map toell bee gatbetefc of
l)i$ faptngs ♦ 3i» tlje reQoue of bies b©ke be p?ouer!j tbat tbe fame
toa$ tbe opinion of Plato, Parmenides , ano Anaxagoras . 3m>
becaufe tbe mtoaro man (a$ be termecb it,) i$ t!je 3[mage of (Dofr;
fjc taftetb P?©fe of tbe ttyk 3lnbemg^frcm tbe coftoevatfon of out
<g>oule 3 toberein tbere te a <©pno,a Heafon ann a Itfejlubicb tfyee
bcCnottmtljftanmng)aII but oneSouIe ♦ i^ettertljeMe,^ ejtpjef-
fetb t\)2 maner of tbe Htpn begetting m stuers ocbtr places , The
One(faitb !je)begetteth the vnderftending,of the abundance
riotmus Enn. of himfelf.And the vnderftading is the Beeer,yea and the ve*
j.lib.2.&Ub.3 ry being of the BeeeY/mat1ietbafelUD?rj^fo?aUtbatfonoluetb)
phap.5.6.7. anc j turneth backe againe to him,and is filled with him . 9n&
bis coclufion is, tbat tbe Sppnaer, tbe gppnm'ng aim tlje Sppnsrt^
are tu tbe (^oDbeatr all one tljm&anD tbat ti;te ®pntimg 5 toljicb i$
t\)t firif ano moft excellent act of tlje (Soybean, fe eflenttall, tbat fe
to fapjtlje uerp fttbftance 0} b#mg of tbe 6ot)bea&,becaufe tbat all
tbeaittong of tbe ©otrbeaa are tije^erp ©onbean o* ©ou btmfclfe*
jJ5olu 3 b}> tlje Mynder , fje meanetb tbe One 0? tlje Firft perfon;
ann bp tbe Mynded 0? Beeer,be meanetf) tf)eg>econt>; anD confer
quentlp djat t\)Z^ be Coe(TenttaI!,[tbat fe to fap^bori; one felffome
tbtng D tobtcb fe @©DO Sgaine,* There is (faptb bO a dubble
kynd of Mynding : For a man myndeth , evther another 3 or
himfelfe . Now, he that myndeth himfelfe,nath not a feuerall
beeing from that thing which he myndethjbut being both in
one,he beholdcth himfelf in himfelf, and fo becommeth two
parties,whichyet notwithfrading be both but one thing ftflh
jftotu tberefoie tbereremapnctij no mo?e but to continue > tbat tbe
piotin. Enn. 5 . ^egettev anD tbe 3£ego:ten,tbe ajpnser ano tbe £r9pnse& are botfr
iib.5. ch.3. & togetber 5 ann alfo botb onefeIffametbtng-,ann tfrat tf tfjep bcebotfr
iib.6.ch. 1 . & one felfefame tbmg , tbe one of tliem & not better tfjan tbe otber*
lib.g.ch. 1 2. & £2#jertpott ft foiioiyetbjtbat tei?)ezeaa be fato beretofcne tbat The
p tlje My nded Jlje ment it but in tuap of rcIattoir,anD not m toap of
becin$> jTo? m anotber place l)t fapti) againe, 1 1 He that is the ve-
ry Liuing himfelf^is not the Mynded,but we cal him the Myn-
der. And although they differ one from another,yet notwith-
ftanding it is not pofsible for them to bee difTeuered . Ouely
they may be difcerned in vnderftanding, the one from the o-
ther,
■
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. *7
ther, becaufe the one of them is not the other ; which maner
ot decerning is no impediment but that they remayne both
one thing full . For only God is both the partie that is con-
ceyucd in Mynd or Vnderitanding , and alfo the partie that
conccyueth him. Infomuch that when wee fay,that the Myn-
der beholdeth the formes or Patternes of things; wee meane T^Iorln. Enn.j.
not that he looketh at them in another 5 but that he pofl elTeth lib.9.Chap.i.
them in himfelfe,by hauingin himfelr the partie that is myn-
ded . Or rather were it amifie to fay , that the fame which is
myndedis the very Mynder himfelfe in his vnitie and fettled
ftate ; and that the nature of the Mynded which is behild , is
an ad: that iffeweth from him that Myndeth, which ac"t con-
filteth in beholding or mynding him , and in beholding him
becometh one felfefame thing with him?3gamebefaptb in an
Otber place; To bee and to vnderftand , are both one thing [ht
(ftotj :]and it' any thing proceede thereof inwardly r yct is it no
whit diminished thereby, becaufe the Mynder and the Myn-
ded are both one fame thing. For the beholding of ones felfe
in his felfe,is nothing but himfelfe:Butyec mult there needes
be alwaies both a felrefameneiTe and alfo an otherneffe. Jftoll)
tfjen 3 let bs conclude t\>m 5 tbat tljefe itao Stobemgs; cjperfons?,
iiamelp,! he Mynded and the Mynder, atebotb en: tljrng; ana
tfjerefrn* tijat tbep Differ not but onlp tn tuap of relation: 3im ffjat
fcnafmucb a$ tljere mud nknza bee euer botlj a felfefamroefle aim
alfo an otljerneiTe, (if 31 map fo terme tljatt ) tfje fdfefamenefie t? piorin.Enn.<
in tlje €ITencc oj beemg, becaufe tfjat from <J5cn tbere pjori&etlj Ub7.ch.39. &
ttotljing but <3oo ; ano tfje otljemefle i$ in tbe 3inbeing$ 0) Ipet * lib -7- .
fong , as in refped tfjat tfje one ia tfce begetter aim tlje o$er 10 tfce l!™r^*&
tegOttem another in a-
Spajeottcr, tfjte Plotinus calletfj tlje begetter tlje Srtttyt 3 arm notherrefpea:
tlje begotten tlje g>onne 3 after rfje fame maner tijat toe boe* Cer- or,aU one in
tefTe (fay tf) be ) the vnderitanding is beautifull , and the ir.oft ^t'fno?
beautifull of all, (aim tljerefoje in oiuerg orljer places Ije termetlj th^efoa.^
tym tlje »eattttfufl,(aa be termen tlje jfirit tlje <Doop>nd fittcth plotin Fnn J#
incleereli^htandbrightneiTe,and conteynetH in "him the^^p.,*
nature of all things that are. As for this Worlde of ours , al-
though it be beautifull, yet it is fcarce an image or fhadowe of
him j but the world that is aboue,is fet in the very light itfelf,
where there is nothing that is voyd of vnderflandingmor no-
thing darkejbut euery where is led a mofl- blefled lyfe • Now,
F 4 tyke
88 OF THE TREWNES
lyke as he that beholdeth the Skyc and the Starres, falleth by
and bytofeeking the author of this World : Sohethatcon-
fidereth aud commendeth the World that is not to be difcer-
ned but in vnderftanding , doth lykewife feeke the author
thereofcnamely who he is that begatethat World,and where
and how he begate that Sonne,thatvnderffonding,that Child
fo bright and beautifull , euen that Sonne full ok the Father.
As for the fouerein father heeis neither the vndcr Handing,
nor the Sonne, nor the Child, but a Mynd higher tha Vnder-
ftanding and Child. And next vnto him is the Vnderftanding
or Child,who needeth both vnderftanding and nouriQimenr,
and is next to him that hath neede of nothing. And yet for al
9 * this , the Sonne hath the very fulncfle of vnderftanding , be-
V ^ caufeheehathitimmediatlyandatthemftharKi Bursas ror
X* 4 him that is the higher(that is to wit the Father j ) he hath no
neede of him : for then fhould the Sonne be the very good it
felfe. &o fap toe alfo tfiac t&e ft oirne batb all ftilnelTe , b'otobett of
tbe if atber, mm tbat tfje jpatfjer Ijatfj all fiitartfe , but of btmfelfe:
ana tljat tbe jf after fe not tfje ftonne 02 tlje ULXo^z , but tbat tlje
&onneojtI)e&2Jojtieteoftbe tfatber* 9nn m anotljer place ftce
faprt; 3 What (hall a man haue gayned by feeing or beholding
God ? That hceihall haue feene God begetting a Sonne, and
in that Sonne al things,and yet holding him ftill in him with-
out payne after his conceyuingof him , of whom this World
(as beautifull as we fee it to be)is but an Image: Jit tobtcb ftnt
a pamten ^able to after a maner a pojtrepture of tbe mpn& of bun
trjat mane iu 31 fap& mojeouer tbat tb& ftaimt ig tbe CBtfenome
Kbdn.inn.f. oftbejFatber; tijeltketobereof Plotinusalfofeptbtmto&tf* AU
Jib.8.Chap.5. t hi n gs (faptb be ) that are done ey ther by Art or by Nature,
are done by Wifedome . If they bee done by Arte,rrom Arte
we come to Nature,and of Nature againe we demaund from
N whence (he hath it: whereby wee finally come to a Mynd,and
Wove. t h en are we to f ee fc e whether the Mynd haue begotten Wife-
dome: And if that bee graunted,wee will inquire yet further,
whereof? And if they fay it be getteth it of it Cc\^: That cannot
be/vnleffe the Mynd be the very Wifedome it felfe. Wifedome
therfore fhalbe the EfTence,and the very EfTence fhalbe Wife-
dome , and the worthineffe of theEffcnce {halbe Wifedome.
And therefore euery Effcnce that wanteth Wifedome , is in
deede anEflence as in refpe&that Wifedome made it:but
foraCnucb
.
OP CHRITSIAN RELIGION. 8p
forafmuch as it hath no Wifedome in it felfe, it is no true Ef- , *
fence in deede. jftoto,tbe oj&inarp teaching of Plotinc t^to call TQ ov ™ > c '
tbe ftnaertfantiing oj fecono perfon tbe toerp Vktt in t?&t>, oj tbe
bcrp true €(Tence ; ana tbe firft perfon a tfotng fcijfter tftmt Sinner*
(tanning oj €KznczM\\)tmpon it f&ottlo follotue^tbat toritb bim,
dfljifefcome attr true €flence are botb one t tbat is to Tap, tbat tbe
fecono pcrfon i$ SOifeoome ♦ Co tbe fame purpofe alfo be faptb:, Pi<*m in his
tbat tbe fap& 8?pm> poflefletb ail tbingsmbfebometyeD mifc k° okeofl11 *
aomet'&bat all fbapeg are but beamed ann effects tbtreof:am> tbat ^"lib.*
t\)z fame is tfyt tttietb , pea ano ISing of truetb ; toljtc^ te a name chap.2. '
tbat dje Scripture alfo attributed) to trje fecono perfotn
3g tottcbing tbe tljtro perfon 3 ttmomb*caHetb tfce bottle of tbe piotin.Enn.6.
ZBXoil* 5 bs feemetb in bis otber bcokes to lap fcgfl fountiation of a ub.8.s.chap/
better optmoinjTo?,God(faitb be) hath wrought^ he wrought x 3I 5 * 27 ^
not vmviilingly:and therefore there is a will in GOD . Now
furely he whofe power is anfwerable to his will,(hould by and
by become the better.God then who is the good it felf [than
the which nothing can be betterjfilleth his ownc will to the
full/o as he is the thing that he lifteth to be , and lifteth to be
that which he is , and his will is his very Eflence . This will a-
gaine,is his act or operatio, and that acl: is his very fubftance.
And Co God fetteth downe himfelf in this ad of Beeing. 9n&
tbis is in a maner all one toitb tlje tbings tobtcb 31 fp^te in tbc fo?*
titer Cbapter:namelp,tbat ®o& bp W toillpjoimcetb atbtro per*
fon,tbatts to fap 5 tbeloue of bimfelf bp Mi$tin$in btmfelf* 3nu
in anotber plare, This fame GOD (faptb \)t)is both the louely
and loue:and this Loue is the loue of himfelfe :for of himfelfe
and in himfelfe is he altogether beautifull. And whereas he is
fayd to be altogether with himfelfe;it could not be fbjvn'efle
that both the thing which is and alfo the perfon which is to-
gether therewith, were both one felfefame thing. Now,if the p!ot ; n Enn g#
togetherbeer,(foj 31 mttftbefapne to bfe tbattDO t iO)& the thing ub.g.chap.'i*
together wherewith he is,bc both one ; and likewife the defi-
rer and the thing defired be one alfo;Sure!y the defire and the
EfTence muft alfo needes be one felfefame thing.9n& ihi$ ue-
fire of tbe Sppnfc i$ tbe loue it feIf,tobom foe call tbebolp 6boff,
tobWj p;tcc#tietb bp tbe&Ml, ann fo bp tbefojefap&reafcmsts .
patten to bee Coelfentiall . And this defire (faptb be m another ^ n ^'
placets in the Mynd,which alwaies defireth and alwaies pof- ■ " 9 * *****
feth the Sx&.%W $•&& tfcen pjootoetft not alonlp from tbe firff
pecloa,
Fythagorifts,
and in his
booke of the
Myfteries of
90 OFTHETREVVNES
perfon , but alfo fcom tfjc feconn, acannmg to b& former reacbntg
cdncermttg tbe g>ou(c of t\)z OLlo^lu 5 UJbiclj is 3 tbat it pjoaaeoetfj
front tbe arft pafon bp tljz feconn » Sto twites baue toee tbe tb?c c
perfons 0) Styfeeuigtf admo&Iengen ano lapn fcoubbp Plotinus,
lu'jojn 3i fcaue afle&gea fometobat tbe moje at length * becaufe be
auotortiieti) tt to be a Derp aunctent Doarine,ann tbat be ban iearnen
it ofbfc p^euecciT^io Numenius,Seutr js,Cronius, Gaius,Atti-
Cyritagainft cus,Longinus,ann Philarcharus,anti Did afrertoarn tcaclj it to W
luUan ub.t. 3Difriples,Oubo eft&mtt Ijtm a$ a 6oo 3 ) as toe {f>all fee bereaftet
Porphyrias in fo t!|Ctr UJJlCmg^
timisV Cof Pi °" Iamblicmis raptlj plamlp tbat ©on mane tbe cQojtlo bp b& ni*
Pbt^asagaift Wtte <^ ?& > fa* be plapetb tbe pbitofopber moje pjofounnlp m
the Gnoftiks. tbis brfjalfe ♦The firft God(faptf; l)e)beingafore the Beeer, and
Enn.2.1ib.9. alone^is the father of a firft God whom he begetteth, and yet
Chap. 1. neuerthelefleabydeth (till in the folenefle of his vnitie: which
tl^edof the thi ?? farre e xceedeth all abilitie of vnderftanding.This is the
Original! patterne of him that is called both Father to him
felfc and Sonne to himfelf,and is the Father of one alone,and
God verely good in deede . Jftoto, toijen \)t faptb tbat be is fa*
ttjer to btmfeife,ano father to a fecoiitytbrtem be nttfingutfljetb tbe
c'hap^and Pttfona* 9nn mljcreasf be faptb tbat notimtbffannmg tbis: beget*
39. ting,pet be abpnetb one ttflfefce (betted) tbat tbere is no feparatinj
of tbe eiTeucesu3nn be fpeafcetlj tbere after tlje opinion recepuen a*
mong tbe Diumes of /Egipt.
Porphiriein Q^utlcctisi beare Porphirie 3 (to tobom Plotinus eommitten tip
cTe vhMo o«erIcDkingof bia b©te,)tbe beftlearnen of all tbeipbtfofopber*
phers. aes faptb @>amt Auftin,ann vzt neuertbelefle tbe ftuojne enemie of
cyriii.againft Cb?iffenfo!fce ♦ 3In W fipiftojtte of tbe Wtofbpber$,tbefe are W
luhan.Ub.i. tocnn&Plato taught(faptfj be)that of the Good, (tbat fe to fap
of tbefirftpetfon)is begotten an vnderftading,by a maner vn-
knowne to men^and that the fame vnderftanding is all whole
next vnto himfelfe. In this vnderftanding are all things that
truely are, and all the EfTences of all things that haue beeing.
It is the firft beautifull, and beautifull of it felfe, and hath the
grace of beautie of himfelfejand before all worlds proceeded
From God as from his caufe,felfeborne and father of himfelf.
And this proceeding of his, was not as ye would fay by Gods
mouing of himfelfe to the begetting of him; but by his owne
proceeding of himfelfe from God, and by his iffewin^of him
feife , I fay by proceeding , hewbeit not at any beginning of
tyme:
Nwl/C,
OF CHRITSIAN RELIGION. pi
tyme:(for there was not yet any ty me,) and tymc is nothing
in comparifon of himjBut this My nd is without time and on-
ly euerlafting. Yet notwith(tanding,as the firft God is alwaies
one,and alone although he haue made all thing;s,becaufe no-
thing can match or compare with him : To alfo is this Vnder-
ftanding or Mynd euerlafting,alone, without tyme, the tyme
of things that are in tyme,andyet alwaies abydingin the vni-
tie of his own fubftance.£)f atrttetbbe cottto notbaue laps mo?e
plainlp,tbat t\)t g>omte te tl;e feottne etemailp, ano of tlje fatljerg
oto efubftance*
Spine,ej:pounxim£ tbat fojefato ft cptatly tenotomes place cf cyriii a ? ainft
Platoes CptSe,The EfTence ofGod(faptl) be)extendeth euen Iulian.lib.i.
vnto three Inbeeings; For there is the higheft G O D or the
good ; and next him 3 the Second, who is the workmayfter of
all things^and laftly the third,who is Soule of the World : for
the Godhead extendeth euen vnto the Soule . And that is the
thing that Plato met in fpeaking of three Kings: for although
all things depend vppon thefe three : yet is their depending,
firft vpon the firft God, fecondly vpon the God that ifleweth
of him,and thirdly vpon the third that proceedeth from him.
jSoto, nuljatljeraunget^tljemmo^ertljusione tmner another;
Ije feemetb to plap tbe3rnan*3n& pet is tbat wrp muclj in a Jf)ea*
tljcn man^ut tuvjetea^ be arimotoleogetb one felffameeflrence; be
ftetoetl) tbat tbe m'uerGtie tg onlp in tbe functton!8,antJ in tbe ojoet
of caufeg,tobicb fe one (teppe beponfc tbe 3rrian<c!*3lfo §>♦ Auftin,
fattb djat be ato put tbe tljtro petfon ag a meane bettuene tije otljer
ttoo, after tobtcb matter toe alfo aoe call btm tfje batm ana tottott of
tbem ttoo^ nottrntfrftentring tljat Plotine uoeput btm bnnertbe
amierttamimo^ut in Iji* ba&e of tbe cljiefe ffafym 0} firft 3u= v^t?** j?
tbozoi of tbtng^Proclus fcttetb ooune W opinion ya moje plains tl f e c \ZkL
Ip; (aping, tbat tljere fe an ettetfaftmg o? eternal* 93pno , ano pet t hers, aikdged
jiottoitbttantring, tbat afoje tbe fame tljere tea Foreetemall oj byProcius.
former eueclaff tng^nto toljom trjc euerlalh'ng fttckecl^ber aufe tbe
if ojcettettafting; is bepono all t ami tbat in tbe euerlafting beemor,
tbere is a feconu ano a tbirmantr tbat bttwm tlje tf ojeeuerMincr.
anu tbe <£uerla(rtn^6tertttttereftet^ in trjc mioneff* jfroto 3 fa?af* vp&i&yiau
mucb as al eternities! are alike equa!l,tbts fojenefle ano afterntffe
tobicb are attributes to tbe perfons , is not in refpert of quite, but
(asi Plotine fapd; ) in refpect of Jftatttre ^ ami(ag pe tooulo Cip)ui
confitwationofcaufe*
Proclus
?roc!usinPl.v
tQ#> Diuiimic
Q-UJJMGiTcU,
V3C70^aT!MPV
*y Te\3fc-
TuovrSg'v"
TOC.
P 2 OFTHETREWNES
Proclus the Difciplc of Iamblichus fapetb rfjat tl;e atmrfent
PlacomftsDfe rct&olunettoee^cgfcmens ( tobome tore can {per*
fons.) © rtlje ix3l)tc!| , t!ir ff rff, t&ep ralteD tfte flDne , ^ijefecotti
(namely tbe fepa atftftttaffluitg) tbrp calleo tbe one manp 3 aim
[tije ifctrfc, tljat to to MQtye feoulc Cofc&c toojtoj tijev calico tbe
One c np mat. Tut it is belt fo? bs to beare Uibat fre IjtmfeK fattb*
The Lflencc or vnderftanding (fapetb l;e) fioj among rt;e Plato-
nifts botlj are one ) is fayd firft of all, to hauc his being , or the
Good,and to be about the fame Good , and to be filled with
the light oftraeth which proceedcth from it, and to be par-
taker thereof by the vnion which it hath therewith ,and is
mod diuinCjbecaufe it dependeth originally vpon the Good.
Spelt pe fee nolo a fecono pevfene, itgljt of JUgfrt , Ijaumcr. bis M*
neiTe from tbe fitlf Mm tobercas; bee fttetlj of tbe firft ligijt tljat tt
id moff Diuine ; tt is becaufe be kuotoctb not bp Uiljat toojoa to eje*
jjjefle tije preeminence of tije jf atber* 3ln auotber place bee fapctlj
tljat tbisat bnoerfranmng, (tljat is to fap tlje <§>oule)is become ©ne
tottfj tbe (Soa^tbat ts to fap,tottl) tbe jf atber,ano alfo tbat bp bis
mpnolp 3fntoojkmg ije is tbe berp eteniitie tt felfe,faum g tbat bee
uepenoetl) bpon tbe ftnitie ; ano tljat be is like fcato tbe £me : ami
tbat tije ^>oule oj tbtro peribne is like to tbe mpn&e, from -torijence
tt pzoceeoetb^ut bere is ^t a moje eutoent thing, 1 he moft part
(fattb lje)doe fet downe three Beginnings,the Good, the Vn-
derftanding or the Beeer, & the Soule.l he firft principail and
vncommunicable , is the One, who is before and beyond all
things. Next vnto him is the one Vnitie , which hath his be-
ing about the fayd firft fubftance, and aboundeth by partici-
pation of him that is the One firft of all. And this Inbeing is
more then Subftantiall , and the firft of all the Inbeeings in
the Trinitie that is to be conceyued in vnderftanding. And
feeing that thefetwo namely the One and the Vnderftan-
ding bee in the firft rancke of the Trinitie, the firft as the
Begettcr,the fecond as the Begotten , the firft as the Perfec-
ter,the fecodas the Perfected: there muft needes be a meanc
power'betwixt them , w r hereby and wherewith the one may
yeeld being and perfection to the vnderftading or Beeer. Fc r
this proceeding of the Beeer from the One, and likewife the
turning back of the Beeer vnto the One, is done by a certeyn
power cr might , and fo there is a Trinirie ; which is the full
number of things belonging to a Mynd , fo as thisTrinit'e is
Vnitie
OF CHRISTIAN ft E L I G I O N. $>?
Vnitle or Oneneife , Power or Might , and Vnderftanding of ^'^/i^ *
Mynd .The Oneisthe Producer or yeelderforth, the Vnder- * ,^^
ftanding is the thing produced or yecldedfoorth,and the Po- (j , *
weror Might depending vppon the One,isalfo linked to the * «*;* ,
Vnderftanding or Beeer. And this Trinitie is the Vrritie or T<t<r.$«5T#
Oncneffcthe Beeer or Vnderftanding, and the Behauiour of ck 3 «r*jtt»
them both,wherby the Vnitie is the Vnitie of the Vnderftan- ^cfiyoVj
ding,and the Vnderftanding is the vnderftanding of the Vni- T j j$ 7ni ^
tie or One. Whereby Plato fheweth that the Father is the Fa- ^ y ^ m¥ ^
ther of the Vnderftanding,& the Vnderftanding is thcSonne™'
of the Father, and that the Might or Power is coucrtly com-
prifed betweene them both . jfroto fcotljty, confioetmg ttiat Ije
toag a^ofefleo enemie to w CJntifians , ana tljerefoje efrfjetoea
to fete our termed ; fje couto not fcaue fpofcen (letter, no? fjaue fapfr
moje plamlp tfjat tfje tin* 3tnbemg$ 0} petfones utf&v onelp bp
toap of relation, fo ag tljere in a jf atfrer, a &onne, ana a 35eljauu
out of M uotb,toIncf) toetooulo fraue caUcn tfje Loue,rfje anion 3
o? tlje funtmeflTe of tljem, tljat in to tout tfje ijolp (fifyott
AmeliustfjeDtTctpIeaf Plotine , (ag Proclus reported)) ma-- Amdiusatf*.
ketlj aifo rinfcfrotgg o? tfn& Omieitfan&mgStttamelp, fte Beeer, tenia.
tl)eHauer,ar«i tljeSeeentlje firff, tijereaH ®ntierifcuttimg,tf)e fe*
can* tfje Onoerft anm'ng from dje fitft , ano t^e rijtrD tfyz &nm*
ff a&mg m tije feeono* Wbom Theodorus imitating, bat|) termetr
ri)em,t&e fubftantiall Vnderftanding,the Vnderftandable fub-
ftance,and the Fountayneof Soules J8euertbeleflfe 3 a£ great art
enemie ag Amelius tomg to ti;e Cfytfttans y pet n#tottf)ftan&tttg
after many flojtfljeg ana fetdjeg about, m tlje enoe fpeakmg of ttje
feconu perfon be p&toetb to tijat tobtcb <§>♦ lohn fpeafcctb of btm * „£
in IjtsS <8ofpefl*Surely(faptb &e)this is the Word that was from ^ > r * ~ •
cuerlafting,by whom ail things that are,were made,as Hera- &%0V * l JJy
dims fuppofed . And before God(faptl) be) it is the very fame ® %0¥ *&•&
Word which that barbarus fdlow(foj fo HiO be terme S> John) * t« }wg*
auowcheth to haue bin with God at the beginning i n the or- pSbov ^ 9
dering and difpofing of things when they were confu(ed,and ty £&{& iy
to be God, by whom all things were abfolutely made,and in ov ^t^vkI^
whom they bee Kuing and of whom they haue their life and vcu
beeing; and that the fame Word clothing it felfe with Mans cwHa^ainft
flelhjappeared a Man,and yet left not to (hewe the Maieftie of iiiiian.lib.»,
his natute . Infomuch that after he had bin put to death, he Auffininth<r
tooke his Godhead to him againe , and was very G OD as he 5; itie of God *
had ho -^
P4 OFTHETREWNES
had bin afore ere he came downe into Bodie^led^and Man«
3noti)er Platonift fpeafcing to tJ)r fame effecr,fap& ti>at cbe b gin*
time; of ^> Johns ©ofprll toasi toojdjie to be giaueb euetptotjeie
tn letters! of <BoJd ♦ 1Zl\m V* fte tbat tij* ©rafte pbftofopi)ie a*
toel afoje as after rfje comming of our Lq?d ZM* Cijjiltjagimi;
toitlj out Dtutmtie*
Phiio^Tera. ®* toudbinff tbe Latins,tl)*p fell to TpMofopttc fomefcljat lafe$
chSusvp. but P et a * K** as5 toe ^ aue oftljeir totug*, tbep tugreOc not from
pon piatocs tfce otljer^ Chalcidius toljo tiJja' e t) ;pon Platoes rimxus,&at&
Thucus, ijjefetonj&S: "IheSouereync2nd vautterabIeGod,is the Ori-
ginall of all things;next vnco whom is his Prouidence as a fe-
cond God,who giueth tl)e lawaf.veli ror rhe cemporall as for
the eternall life . And furthermore, there is a third fubftance
as a fecond Vnderftanding, which is the keeper of the fayd e-
ternall LaweThe higheft God commaundeth,the fecond or-
dereth, and the third vttereth or publrihech . Now the Soules
doe the Lawe, and the Lawe is the very Deftinie it felfe. 3ito a
little afoje Ije faptfj , tbat tlje fap& pjoutuence, toljirt) be tettztl) in
t&e fecona place 3 fe tlje eutrlafting Glnberffantiing of ©on, toljidf)
fe an euetlaiftng ad^anti a refembler of Ins goonefle, bee aufelje ig
^on^thc a ^ atesl tumea totoarttf Ijim tfat fe tlje berp ©art it felf,9ifo Ma-
Dreamc of cr <>bius fapdfctfcat Platoes opinion concerning tlje one djief 600
scipb. ana t(je one ftnacrftanbing Inco ana bo;me of Ijim 3 is no fable at
cod& MyndaU 3 butat5mgcerteptte 5 tiolDbettd)at^ coulD not otrjntoife e]r*
gET™ ° f W*^ * e **" ty ^amplea *f ft* Dapfomte ann furl) otljer tbings*
3no furelp tftoeljan tjjjeb©fcc0 of Varro,anB otljer great Cleritf,
it tfit pofTible tljat toe ffjottfo fin* mudj mo?e to tW purpofe^ljua
tljen pe fee Ijoto ti)e Platonifts are all of one optmon ana mpn& in
tlje&ottrme of tlje Crtniti*, therein feme of than fatoenune ami
fome leltyfome affirme tlje pjemttfes tobrreof our conclufiontf eiu
{enje,am> otberfome condu&e tbe fame ejcpjeffelp tt)irb bs*
©Ije Ariftotelians baue no bopce bcre^becaufe tljep (tann aH m
commenting bpon Ariftotle , tofjo gaue bimfelfe mo?e to tlje libe*
rail 3rtes{ anu tlje feardjiug of Mature, tbati to leaking up to (Don
Auiccn. t {j£ ma ^ cr f a j| ^^gg # jDtf nottoitbltantiing, Auicen reiccten it
not:infomucb tfjat ^efaptlj tljat tl;c firft ^ppnti poDluctb fo^rlj a fe*
ronn ^pno 3 ait5 tfyz fteono a t^ir^but Ije toatieu no fciper into t^e
<r c n . f matter*
DiucHcl let ^ g totohtt* *e ronfelHon^ of t|ie berp DntflW, toljo cp^
sybui. rijer bp meaner of t^ ieuelations( rijeroftuUiri; Ijaue bin maoe bn=
to
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. P5
to b$ 5 oj bp reafon of tljeir falling fro aboue, baue baa fome fuurta* wcc?* ^a -
leage tbereof* fe©tWp it is atoate* a pleafute to bear* tljcm peels ^ KTis lw
mofb to tlje tntetb euen fpigbt of tbetc fcart^fflSee veane tbat one j siC . At/X j
Thulis reignea in olo tpme in ^gipt,tuJo toejeing p?ouse , affceb ^ f t ~ ^ £-
Serapis tbe c&fcfc 3&oll of tbe iEgiptians,(aumring btm ftronglp *
tijat lie fljmrto not mew bim)&bo be taass tljat IjaD reigneu afoje , ♦
bim ana toljo ftouto reigne after bun, an* aifq tobo t»aa metier kotjkto %,
0} greater tl;an Ijee ♦ %o toijom Serapis anfoiereo in tl;efe fo&er *ywrHf*
Firfi God y andnext the Word,and I then their Sprighty T&y main*
Which three be one and ioyne in one all three*. # w ^
T heir fircc is endlefaget thee hence fiaile wight, Suidasintfie
The man oflifi vnknowne excelleth thee. lyfc of Thulis
Sifo Apollo being fcemaunaea contenting $e mteUleligton,
rniftueren in ten Uttfcz tfyt&\
Vnhappie Priefi y demaund not me the lafi
lAndmeanefl Feendjonteming that ditiint
*Begett er, and the deere and only Sonne
« Of that renoxvmed Kingjior of his Spirit
(onteyning all things plenteoujly throughout ,
Hilles^rookeSySea, Land>HelL Ayre>*nd light/owe Fyrt.
y^ow Vwr is mefirfrom this houfe ofmyne
That Spirit W/ me driitetyithin a ^hile.
So as this Temple \\>here mens dcsTynies
ssfre newfiretold,pjall [land all defolate.
35etngaffteD another tpme(a$ faptbPorphmusJtobetlljerttfag Porphiriosa*
tbe better of tbe HJofli ojt tl>c Xa\»c 5 l>e anfujercn Itfeetuife inberfe, ?% sa MH
€:iiat ittetr ctrgbt to bzlmz in ©on tbe bt$ztttt, ann in tlje King J^n&^fc
tbat toa$ afoje a!! tbings, tmoer tobom qaafcetb botb Upeauen ami of^ cmc of
Cartb, fee&ana B^en, pea ano tlje berp ©o&g rijeinfelues , lobofe Goi.cha. **-
iatoe fa tbz jfatber tbat is Ijono?** b]> tijc Hebrewes . 9nn tljefe
flDiacIesi tore toont to be fung in &erfe, to tbe intent tbat all men
fbouftj remember tbem tbe better ag Plutarch reported?; jftoto 31
Jane bin tbe longer in ti)i$ Chapter, toaufemoffment$mftetbi$
uodrinefo repugnant to mans lSUa&n,tbatpbifofopbiecouItJ ne*
tier allotoe of it ; not confinering t^at it igi anotljer matter to mm
repue a tbing,tban tap^ame o) affotM it totyn it fe concepueu^nn
ftere&^eafu)enfo?tbfe Cbapterajsfc^ tbat^icb toent afo^e, let
fcg conclune, botfj b^ reafon met* to ©Dtig reuealtng, mm bp t!;e
traced thereof in tlje JXBo^to , aiui bp ti;e 3Image tljereof iftinm j
fcojtij
$6 OP THH TR£TVJJB»
foojrt) m our felucia; , ano bp tbe Confeifion of an tbe aunrfent 1DU
uinefif,ano bp tbe &crp oepofittons of tbe Deludes tbemfelue^tbat
in tbe onclp one €(Tence a) fub&mce of ©oo ? tbeve te a jfatber 3 a
<gbonne,ano a bolp ©boff ; tbe jf atber euerlaffinglp begetting tlje
feonnc, ano tbefepintcuerlaainglpp^oceetifngfromtbein botb;
tbe g>omte begotten bp tbe flppno 3 ano tbe <§>pirit processing bp
tbe MM: toljtcb te tbe tbing tbat toe bao here to Declare ♦ 3no let
tbtsf banolwg of tbat matter concerning ©oog clfencc bee taken a*
none bp toap of p?cucntion 5 botobeit tbat it acpenn mod pjoperlp
fcppontijereuelation of our g>cripture$, tob^b being pjoueo toiH
confequcntlp paeto p?©fe to tbte popnt alfo* "Cbere map bee fome
jpercbaunce toljicb totfl oeffre yzt moje apparant p?Wte : but let
tbem conlioertbattoeefpeakeoftbmgg tobtfbfurmountborfjtbt
arguments of Logike ano aifo Demonftratiom jf ok inafinucb a*
Demonftrationg are maoe bp tbe Caufeg , t^z Caufe of afl Cau-
fes can baue no Demonftration^ut if anp be fo toilful ag to ftann
infyeir otune opinion agamft tbe truetb tobteb all tbe 2Hojlo pjo*
uetb 9 al 3geg acknotolcogerlet tbem take tbe papne to fet ooune
tbeir fteafim* m tojttm&ano men (ball fee boto tljep be bttf eptbet
bare Denpalle$ 5 o? ©*ffe$ 5 o? fimple uiitrutJsS oj mif beleefe of tbe
tbing* tobicb tb*P bnoetftano not 5 ana tbat tbep be unable to toe?
againft fo graue ano large Tfceafong ano T&ecojoes , as 3I baue ftt
aotone beretofoje* 3no eJjerefoje^tlje glojie tbereof be bnto ©oo«
Amen. * *
The vij. Chapter.
That the World had a beginnings
€t bsJ noto retpje bacfte agatne from tbfa bot*
tomlefle plfe ; fo? tbe tbing tbat is tmpolftble
to be founoeo fe bnpoflible to beknofc)em9n&
feeing tbat our epfigbt canot abpoc tbe bjigbt
neffe of fo great a ligbt ; let it content t)$ to be*
boloe it in tlje fl;aoctoe, jfloto, tbis fenfible
ttio^ln tobereinioe Dtoefl, i$(a$ tbe Platonifts
terme it) t^z fijaooto of tbe toojlo tbat is fubiect to tmocrftanmng:
fo? errteflTe it cannot bz calleo an 3lmage fycreof,no moje tban tbe
buploing
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. P7
fruplmitg of a ^apffcrmafon is tlje 3!mage oflna mpn& ♦ 9fnn pet
for all tbe greatnefle , beautie 5 ano Hg&t toljicb toee fee tljerein, 31
camtottcUU)I)eti;a*tIje^oo?Dfi)atJoit)eooct!)>ougljIp fit it ojno 5
confiaering tljat ^janotocs bauefome m^afure in ixfpectt)fti;eit
boutess , but bcttoeene finite ant) infinite is no proportionable re*
fcmblance at ail* <I£te tljat ate Ijoere in tbe l»o?lo 3 noc tnontier at it y
aim tor toottlo tljtnke toee oiti amtflfe if toe fljoulo belceue tljat anp
ttyn$ is better or morebeautifull tljan tijat JFor our flcflj ann com-
plcjtrtons: are pr&portioneti after tlje Clements thereof, anu to tbe
tljtngs toljiclj it bringetlj fco^tl^astna* epes buto tlje Itgbt thereof,
ami all our fences teo tlje fenfible nature thereof: ant) tljofe toljic!)
are of tljettrorlti feeke but onelp to content tlje fenfualitie tljat is in:
tbetm'But as toe Ijaue a 8£pnti,fa alfo let bs beloeue tljat tbe fame
tS not toitljout bis obietf or matter to reft bpon ♦ $n& as tlje fences
Me tljings feme tlje things tbat bane fence; fo let bs make tbe
fendble tljings to ferue t%t $$ym , ana tlje Sppnt) it felfe to feruc
Ijim bp toljom it is anu ton&erftannetb* Sg)p meaniug i&, tfjat toee
(boulo not toonoer at tbe toorlo for tlje toorlos fane it felfe , but ra*
tljer *tjlje tooorkemaitfer ant) autfjor of tlje tuo^lti* jfo? it toere tea
manifea a cljitoilbnes to toawner at a portraiture matie bp a ]ptixi*
tenant) not to toconoer muclj more at tbe pepnter bimfelfe*
jftoto t\)t firft confitieration tljat offeretb it felfe to tfoe beljotoer
oftbis tocorke,is tobedjer it batb ban a beginning o) no:a queftiott
tobiclj toere percljaunce bnneceflfarie in tbis beljalfe , tf euerp man
tootilo confult toitb bis otone IReafoit, tobereunto notbing is mo?c
repugnant , tljan to tbinke an eternitie to bee in tljings tobicb toee
not onelp perceiue toitlj our fences 5 but alfo Doe foe to peril!) JJ> M*
btit forafmucb as tlje toorlo fpeaketb (Taptb tlje pfalmift) botb in
all languages ami to all Rations : let bs examine it , botb tobole
togetljer,anti according to tbe feuerall parts tljereof.f or it map be The world it
tbat tlje toojtolingsfif tljep Diffruff tbeir otone recortOtoill at leaff* fdfc teiicth vs
toife anmit tljat tobicb tlje toorto it felfe fball bepofe tljereof ♦ let {J 1 * 1 ! " ^ a
tos tljen amine tbe Clements an together : djcp palTe from one b -s inmn §*
into anotljrr ; tbe Cartlj into SHater 9 tbe tvUater into %wz , ami
3pre into mam againe 5 ano fo fcortb* JJSoto tljis intercottrfe cat^
not be matie but in tpme,anti tpme is a meafuring of mouing.anti
toljere meafure ts ? tljere can be no eternitie A et bs gamine tbe fe^
weralipr^be Cartb batb bis feafons ; after @>p?ingtime commerfj
S>ammer , after ^>ommer fucreenet^ Uparttea , ant) af:a* ?t>artiett
follol»etlj 22ttater,^e®ealjatljlj^ continual ebbing ann Eoiu^
<?8 OFTHETREVVNES
ing, toljicb goetlj increaftng ano oecrcafing bp certepne meafuretf,
Diuerd lRtuer0,ano efpeciaUp Nyle,ljaue their increaftngsi at en*
tepne feafon$,ano to a certepne meafure of Cubitsf.^tje 3p;te alfo
batb fjte; SLttnoeg, toljicb ooe one toljile ctere it ano another tactic
trubble it : ano tlje fame SUmacs ooe reigne bp turner , blotoittnc
fometime from tbe €aft, ano fometime ftont tlje Klcfyfomctime
from cfjc JRojtb ano fometime from tlje feoutlj* 9no fcppon tljcm
ocpenoetlj'Rapneanofairetoetljer,^>to?me!3 ann Calmer t£ljefe
tntcrcljaungeg tobiclj are tojottgljt bp turner cannot bee toitboue
beginning* if oj toljere ojoer te,tljere i# a fojmernelTe ano an after=
ne(Te,ano all cljatmge is a kino of mouing, infomuclj tljat tlje alec=
rations toljicb are maoe fuccefiiuelp one after anotljer, mud of ne*
ceflitie baue Ijao a beginning; at fome popnt oj otljer; on tlje lano,
bp fome one of tlje Sbeafons; on tlje &ea, b^ ebbing ano flotoing;
ano in tlje 3p?e , bp jfrojtlj o? b^ ^>outfo ano fo ftDjtlj, JF02 if tljep
began not at anp one popnt, tljen coulo tljep not Ijolo out onto an
otljer popnt ♦ Delano tljen bp l)i^ <§>eafon$, tbe^pjebpljis
cbatwge$,ano tbe &ea b)> big ^poe3,ceaire not to crpe out ano to
pjeaclj bnto all tbatbaue earestoljeare, tljattljeretenoeuerla;
ft ingneflfe in tljem,but tbat tbep bant bao a beginning all of tljenn
3gaine , toljen toe conttoer tljat tlje €artlj recepuetb W ^eafons
from tbe @> unite, tlje <§>ea bis Cpoes from tbe $©©ne,$ tbe 9p?e
ijfe a&inoegfromanouttoavo potoertljatisibnfeene: ougljttoee
not to feefce tlje bt^innin^ tljereof aboue ano not beneatlj, toitljout
tfcem ano not toitbin tbem , feeing tljat notbing Ij&re belotoe batft
motting of it fcife ? 3no if tbe €Iement$ tutjtcb are accounteo fo?
tlje berp grounog ano beginnings of tbings(,ackttotoleoge a begin*
ning of tljeir mouingg; ougbt toe not to acfcnotoleoge j> fame in alt
otber tljingsftSlgahyf toe conGoer Ijoto tljis Spame tobiclj makeri*
tlje %?M$ in tbe <§>ea , Ijatlj no ligbt but from tbe Sbunne toljiclj
manetb tbe feeafong on tbe €artlj;Ooetoenot concluoebp ano bp,
tljat tlje gjeafong of tlje €artb,ano tbe ^poeaf of tbe jg>ea,ano tlje
continnall rijaungeg, mouingg, ano (a$petooulofap)bacKetyea^
tljings of tbe €icment0,ljaue one commo beginning*; T5ut it map
bee tljat tljefe mouings Ijaue place but onelp bnoer tlje Spame, ano
not in tbat fiftlj ©uinteflence of tbe Ipzmm , tlje fubftantialnefle
ano eternitie toljereof Ariftotle ootb fo btgblp commeno ♦ jflap,
tobat if tlje Ijigberbaee mount bp, tljep pioclapme tljeir beginning
(till tbe lotooer *: WLb*t if tlje tljing tobicb toe moft cbieflp toonoer
at in tlje Jpeauen,be mott repugnant to eternitie < ;'Ct)e <§>umte ma^
fectfi
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. p9
ftetlj tljere W natural! rourfe in tlje Jouiacfe betto&ttetljetttio
Cropicks o? Cumepopncs > fo as tfte ?ontac!te tgJ aiS tttacrefei^
race, ana tlje Cropicks arc Ijis utmoft litfes , botlj tije toljtclj are fa
uitf mgmtfjeu bp oegr&s anu minutes; , tljat Ijee cannot pa(Tc one
ljcarcb?eutlj beponu tljem.'Cljepopnts of Ijis ttoo ftops are Ijis ut*
moft bounnss , tlje toljiclj fo fcone as Ije commctlj at , bp anu by Ije
tumetlj ijeau back againe* $©uft Ije not tlje wsues Ijaue Ijau a place
to fet out front, feeing Ije fjatij a place thereat to flop *t €uerp fo*
toer anu mtntit Ijoluers Ijee is carpeu from Call to WLcft by tlje
motttng oftije <g>kpe:anu like as bp Ijis natural mounts be maketfj
tlje gbommer anu tlje stutter; fobptljisuiolent mowing be ma*
fcetlj Dap anu jftigljtCan fuel) fucceflton of tpmes anu §>eafons
fee mane otfjetlmfe tljan in tpme, o? rather be anp otljer tljtng tljan
tpme^E(;e #[tone liketoife finiiljetlj ber courfe euerp $£onetb: toe
fee boto flje rijaungetb,grotoetb,becommetb full 3 ano toanctb* €*
uerp planet batb bis p?eftjceu tpme anu IjtaJ ojomarp couifc/Co be
fljo?t, men fee tlje rifing anu tlje going uotone of tlje <§>tarrcs, anu
liketoife tljeir appearing anu tbeir tarping out of Kgbt:anu tlje Ue*
rp Jpeauen it fetfe toljirt) tottft IjimfeKe carpetb ali tlje reft about,
&ot!j it not but by morning :♦ jftoto tobatfoeuer is moueu,is moueu
tn tpme ; atio all goings o? toljeelhtgs about, muft neeues begin at
fome one popnt ; like as in tlje u?att)ing of a Circle, tlje one fljanke
nf rije Compafles is fet faff in fome place , anu tlje otljer ffjanke is
carpeu rounu about* (GBbat follotoetlj tljen 5 but tljat tlje mowing of
tlje Upeauen anu of al tlje tijings toljiclj tlje !Ipeauen beared* ami ca^
rpetfj about^atlj ban a beginnings ^ben let us not toonuer at tlje
b?tgbtnelTe anu iigljt tljereof as Ariftotle uiu ; fo? rijat beU)?apetlj
tlje matter fomucbtljemo?e apparantlp, in tljat it batb not tljat
ligbt but by uiftribution of mouing; no? at l)is perpetuall mouing,
fo?tbat(betoetlj tfjemo?e Ijis ftreptferuicetoljereto Ije is fubiect;
no? at Ijis Conffancie, fo? tljat is necelfttie ; no? at Ijis ljuge greats
neflfe,fo? be is fo mudj tlje mo?e bttgelp botoeu uolijne*&ure{p tlje
&>fyt is as t^e great uobeele of a Clocke, toljiclj (Ijetoetlj tlje pia^
nets, tlje g>ipes, tlje Ijotucrs, anu tlje ta:pues, euerp one in tbeir
tpme;anu tljat ujljiclj feemetlj to be Ijis cljirfe tuonuer 3 p?ouetlj Ijtm
to bee fubiert to tpme, pea anu to bee tlje uerp inftrumtnt of tpme*
jftoto , feeing Ije is an inftvument, tljere is a fiBo?ker tljat puttetlj
Ijim to bfe , a Clockkaper tljat ruletfj ^irn , a Sppnu tljat toas tlje
firlt p?ocurer of Ijis mouing ♦ jfo? euerp inlh:umettt 5 ljoto mouable
fo euer it be 3 ig but a ueau tljiug fo farre fco?tb as it is5 but an inftrtu
<& a ment 3
10© OF THE TREVVNES
meat , tf ft baue not life an& moutng from Tome odjer dung rijan tt
An obicciion ****• S?ca,but(toill fome man ftp) rijc fipeauen goetb about cob
' tinuallp;an& in fo manp Ido?Ids: aim ages as bat r ebin,taeperceiue
no alteration at all ♦ COrettbcti man tfjat tbou art ' ^p Upart aim
tbp Ltgbts alfo banc a continual* moutng, atm neuer Ipe fttfl ; aim
tbou , tottij all dje luitte tbou baft , c and neidjer increafe it no? re=
ftteine tt^lje pbiffttons tbemfclues fecit it,but can fiim no caufe
of it^be pbtlofopbers ouertp?e tbemfelucs in feeding it, aim pet
canft tljou not tell tbe eime ami tbe beginning tljcreof ♦ Doeff not
tljou tbtngs tbp felfe tabid) men as tbou art ooenaeme to bttoitb*
out eim, as ffraunge Rifles aim 'Crumlcs, atm fucb otber kinn of
felfmouings , of toljofe beginnings not etten Cbtteen are ipc^
rant* 3nn pet bimer colour rijat tbe peat tab&le of ©eaucn bad;
no\uoflongtpmeturnen about tutdjoutceairtng,tutlttboubefo
djilmlb 0} fo blum, as to beleeue tbat it batb turneb fo from euerla-
ffing*: © man^tbe fame tao?kmapffertabidj fjattj fetbp d>e Clock
of tbp b*rt fo? batfe a fco?e peaces , batb alfo fet bp tbis bugt en^
gine of tbe ^>fcpes fo? cntt^nt rijoufanas of peares* <£5reat are bis
Circuits ami fmall are tbpne; anb pettoben tbou Ijaff accounted
tljem tb?ougblp 3 tbcp come bod; to one*
let bs coira to tl;ed;ings tbatbauelpfe aim fence* Cl;e plate!
0jcote fond) into bjancbes , ana bearebotb bun aim fruite : but pet
ritljer tbe plant fpjinptb oftbefceroell, o? tbe fomell of tbe plant,
atm botb of tbe pjocaetieof a maker*i©f fitting toigbts, fome tying
f©?tb tbeir pong on ^ alpue,atm fome lap Cgges, atm torknotae
to\)id) is tngeim?e& of tabid; : but taljetber tbe Cgge come ofttrc
5>en,o? tbe ©en of tbe Cgge ; tt muff nanes bk cemfeflen tbat die
one of tbem bab a beginning* 35ut 31 taill leaue d;ts bapne mfptu
tine; toller of tbem tuas tbe firff ; tabid; queffiontbeljolp fcrip--
ture taill mfcufle in one too;m* S?ea aim nature it felfe alfo taill &fc
cuflfe it , tabicb required; to \)mt tl>e firff tbtngs bmttgbt fooul; m
tbeir perfect being, tf o? it is enaugl; fo£ our purpofe,d;at djcp map
fiim d;emfelues conuictcti of a beginning djiougbottt all tilings*.
9nD3lP5appou, if tl;cp cannot tell tul;edjerd;e moutng of ri;eir
$eatt o? of tljeir Ltongs , began firff toitb (butting 02 taitb ope=
ning,at tfje tl^uffing of tbe b?ctb fcnitlj , 0? at tfje mataing of it in;
(tabereof nottaitbffanuing tbep cannot but knotae tbat tbere taas
a begimung:) ougbt djep to be atimitteo to nenp tbat tbings ban a
beginning, becaufe it migbt be DoutcD at tabtdjpcpnt tbcp began*:
JSota if tlje Dumb mm fpeecljeleflTc rijings krp out fo lotus, aim
tbe
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 101
tbe things tW aw bopo of itafon concluoe fo reafonablp; (ball on* Man hr , a b ^
Ip man t»f>om <£oo ijatfc tinmen hztl) toicb fp&cb ano reafon 3 be cu ^a^
tbec fo bnbonett ass to {join bis peace , o? fo fbameleiTe as to refill *
g>©tf)lp as tourfjingour botipc^tueknotu tbe beginning of tfant;
ano our fo curious fearcljingoutcf peoegrees , mafcetb bs ton
confeXe it tuljetber toce toill o? no* 3no tf anp dung in dje toojloe
migbt baue anp true pretence oj Ipfcelpboo to boaft of an eternitie;
our §>oules migbt ooe it , Daljtt^ tottbout moutng tbemfelues noe
Doc caufe a djoufano djings to remote Cbep mout up bnto ©ea*
uen 5 ano go ootone to tbe o#pc,imtbout fluffing tfteir place + Cbep
&©jo bp dje tobole toojlo tn tbe ftojeboufe of tbet'r memo?te 3 toitf>
out rombering of anp ramie tbere* C^ep patfee bp all tpmes pad
pjefeat ano to come together, tmtbout paHIng from one to a*
notbm'&o be flj»o?t>tbep conrepue ano contepne all t^ing0,ann at
ter a fojt euen tbemfelues alfo* 3no pet (ball toe be fo bolo as toa
fap ttyp be eternal toitbout beginning *t J2ap,boto can tbat be 3 fid)
toe f« tbat tbep profit ano learne,pea ano oftentimes alfo appapje
ano forget, from age to age , ano from nap to nap *t $oto ( 31 fap)
tm tbat be,fitb toe fe tbat tbep paffe fro ignorance to Imotoleoge,
from oarkenefle to ligbt,ftom glaoneflfe to faoneffe^ano from bope
to oefpapje ; ano tbat not b}> peered , but euen in tnimtte ano ma*
ntents % 3no ( tobicb moje is ) toee f# tbem recepue great trouble
aim alteration bp ano fo? tbe t^in^ tbat are mutable ano tranfitQ*
rte,tobicb flojiflrtn dje mo?mng , ano are toitbereo ano parrijeo ag
in an k)\xtn at nigbt* jSoto, to be altereo ano djaungco^impojtedj
a moutng, ano be tbat grauntetb a mouing,grauntedj alfo abt%in*
ntng ; ano to be moueo b^ dungs mutable , (betoetb an oucr great
mconftancie of uatur^tobicb is a tbing tcocoo contrarte bnto eternt*
tit. %o be ffjo?t , boto can p tbing be eternall oj euerlafting>tobirf)
cannot fomucb as b^ anp imagination refemble augbt tbattljis
toojo mtnitit betokened* *: 9no pet tbis foule of ours tS tbe tbing
iobicbiumaniopnetb i&eauen ano Cartb togitl)er,marKetbtbe
cbaunges in tbings aboue 3 ano fo? tbe moft part tooled) tbem in
tbe tbtngs bcttcatb,carping bp a banofull of ouft aboue tbe f kpes,
ano after a fojt banging oolune fipeauen bnto tbe €artb ♦ Qptif^
mo?e reafon tbe:t is it tbat neitber in t^e !{)eaueu,no? in tbe €mb»
noMnalltbe^armonieof tbe lobole too?lo tobicb^eefogreatl?
locnoer at^tbere (boulo not be anp app^ocbing at al bnto etemitte*
feome man perrijaunce toill fap bnto mee, tbat in tbt partes cf An obieaioxv
ti)t 22Jo?lo tfjere is no eternitie,bttt pet tljere map be in tl;e tobole*
© 3 ^aj> a
102 • F THE- T*H TV MBS
jflap, b&to can a Wfyttit bee etemall , tobt'eb is compofeo of brittle
ano tempojall parted 3no bobat calltftep tbe 2£Jbole,but tbe buge
frame of $eauen» tobofe mouing pjouetb tljat it ban a beginning?
3game 3 rome otber tmTl perbapa fap, tbere fe a beginning of mm
rung in tbe bJojlo,a$ toell in tbe tobole as m tbe part* tbereof; but
pet it ootb not tberefoje follotoe , tbat it ban beginning of beeing*
jftap,if tbe being tbereof bias euerlaftinglp afo?e tbe mouing iber*
of;boU) coulo it be caHeo iihLatine Mundus $ in ©reeke Cofmos,.
tbat te to fap , A goodly or beautifull order , feeing tl;at foj tbc
mod part , ©per oepenoetb bppon mowing \ #o? 3 take from tbe
Jpcauens tbeir turning about,ano from tbe Smnne bis courfe,ano
fet tbem fait in fome place fcojjere pou lift ; ano pou (ball make tbe
one balfe of tbe €artb blpno, ann tbe tnrjolc Carrlj eptber feojebeu
tmtb W continual! pjefence,oj oefert ann bnmbabttable b? W ab*
fcnce:ann pe (ball make tbe &ea fo? tbe moll part bttfapleable,am>
tbe 3p?e bnftuitfttll oj bntemperate ♦ ^berefoje it bull follotue at
t\)t leaff,tbat tbe <3Hojlo batirj not bin inbabiteo etterlaftinglp, noi
tbe iplantg tbereof bin etemall , noj tbe liuing Creatures (no not
tuzn £^ankpno)bin britbout beginning* gmrelp 31 toote not tobat
epes tbefe igrtjtlofopbera baa,tobo ban leuer to eternife p fetone^
Itocta^ano ^ountaine^tban tbemfelue* fo? tobom tbofetbmgg
fcoere mane ♦ 3no agatne, to tobat purpofe feruen tbe gumne ana
tbe Spame at tbat tpme^<IIlberefo?e feruen 3p?e 3 toberefo?e ferueu
<g>ea, boben notbing oin ^tt liue 3 fee 3 ann bjeatbe *: 3It remapnetfr
tben tbat afoje mouing.it bmg but a confufeo beape,ma(Te o? lump
of tbingsi britbout (bape 3 ano tbat inp?ocefle of tpme(a0 fbme Tap)
a certepne Sboule toouno it ftlfe into it, ano gaue (bape to tbat bo*
oie 3 auo aftettoaro life 3 mouing ann fence to tbe partem tbereof,acs
coping a$ be ba& mane euerp of tbem capable to receiue:tnfomuclj
tbat tbe bjojlo fe notbing ete but tbat confufeo beape nob) ojoerlp
oifpofeo 3 innebaco britb foule ano life 3 fo as of tbat foule ano r onftu
feo lumpe together , tbere ig nob) mane one perfect liuing brigbt*
3 proper imagination furelp, ano mate foj a berp ^ea(r,to fatbet
W fo operlp el&nce bppon tbe IbaptlelTenelTe of a Cbaos?, tbat in
to fap 3 of confufeoneJTe remoueo atoap ; ratber tban iipon tbe toife*
Dome ^polaoer of a quickning Spirit/But feeing tbat tty& Cbaoies
coulo not recepue eptber ibape o j oper 3 but by tbe fapo g>oule ; if
tbep be botb eternafl,bolo met tbtp togetber in one popnt 5 being of
lb contrarp natureji,tbe one to (bape ano tbe otber to be fljapeo^Jf
it toete bp an ucnturc, bnb) nin p §>ou(e bp anucnturc fo fct tl;ing^
to
OF C HK1 ST 1 AH V A B 1 1 G tO *t. IOj
in o?uer, ana Ijotxi bappenetb tt tbaflt fjatfj not Once $af f^mt put
tbem out of o?ner agatne *: £)? if tt torn bp aoutfejof inborn tboula
ti?at afluife be but of a feupertour *t 3no tobo is tbat ^uperiour,
tut (Sou $ 3gaine,eptbertbiSfeou!etoas tpeu reallp ano inberp
Uceoe to tbis booie of tt>e too?lo from ail etermtie ; o? els tt ntn but
onelp pearce tb?ougb it bp bis potoer , as feemeo belt of tbe otone
freeurill* 3lf ittoere tpeo 3 fpeciallp to fucb a confufeo mafle;bp tobo
but bp fo?ce of a bigber potoert 3no tben tobat els; coulo tbat con*
fufeu Cbaos be to btm,but an euerlafting grauet3no tobat els al*
fotoeretbattofap,$ant&at tbefapo Cbaos toas as a fbapeleflfe
Cbito pet nefolp begotten ano fcarcefet togetbertn tljemojtbers
toombe^tobtcb umbin afeto oaies after,bp tbe infuGon of a §>oule
begitmetlj to batte fyape , moumg,ano fence •, ano aftertnaro in bis
sue tpme is bo?ne , ano being groyne bp oecapetb agapne, ano fo
*noetb,as our booies ooe^ £>? if a g>oule pearceo into tt ana toent
tb?ougb tcbp a frcetoil ano potoer; (let bs not tfriue about termed;
fo? a ^oulejs fo nameo tn refpect of a borne Sobereto tt is tpen)tbe
fame is tbe Itutng (B©D, tobo dt bis pleafure gaue tt botb (bape,
Itfe,ano moiling, 'But 31 toill fljeto bereafter,tbat be not onlp gaue
tbe £&to?loebtS (bape, but alfo createu tlje berp matter tfuffe ana
fubftance tbereof ♦ IBut tt fitfftfetb mk at tbis tpme to to?eft from
tljem,tbat be is tbe maker ano (baper tbereof*
Let as petmoje ciearelp fetfo?tb tbe o?tgtnall of tbe 3ftto?ttL31
affcetobattbetoo?lois ofitfelfe^ 3!f it mouenot,itfo?goetbbotlj
Ins o?oet ano fcis beautie,as 31 fapb afo?e*3no if it moue, tt (beta*
rtb it felfe bncapable of eternitie* 35ut tbere is pet mo?e« Cbefe fo= Thciinking of
toer fpaces oftbei»o?to are tbe barb?ougb of lining creatures, ana things to^-
fpeciallp of man,tobo knotoetb bom to tafce benefite thereof* Cbe ther °
temperateneffe of tbe aire feruetb fo? butt-, ano pet tbe aire can not
bee tempered no? tbe Cartb ligijtet* , toitbout tbe feonne ano tlje
S^ojne: jf5eitber can tije gmnne ano tbe Spcone gtue Itgfct ann tttn*
^eratnelte tnttbout mouing* %\)t Spcone batlj no Jigbt but of tbe
2g>unne;neitbercantbeg)tume palo tteitbertotbe 9pojneo?tco
tbe €artb 3 but by tbemouing of tbe!J)eauen: anu tbe great Com*
pafle of tbe l^eauen going about , is tbe berp tbing mbicf) tooe call
tlje (KUojlo, not elteenting tbefe lotoer parts ( as in refpect of tbeic
matter)otberlotfe tfean as tbeo?egges of tbe inbole* 3no lubereajs
tlje Clements ferue man.anti tbelplanets fcrue tbe eiements 5 peai
ano tbe planets tbem felues ferue one anotber: ooe tbep not (bettf
^at tljep be one fo? mtotlier*; 3no if t!;ep be one fo? anottierj is not
© 4 one
104 0F THE TREWNES
one of tbem m confiocration afojeanotber; as tbeen&eafojetbe
Theinwoor- tbings tbat tcito bnto tbe cntJ.,acco?mng to tfyit common rule,tbat
king of the t h e Mynd beginncth his work at the end thereof ?J3otutt)ttT,
ncth aah 8 c n ^ tl)C turm ' n B abDUt °^ c #>* ailcn fa'"* t0 ft rt»* tbe planets, ana
S! attC ^W tD V^ Mgbt t0 ^ c ^*rtfo am > t0 a ** tbingtf tbercon : oodj it
not feme foj tbe Cartb *: 3no if it ferue tlje Cartb ; J pjap pou i*
tbat oone bp appopntment of tbe Cartb,o^ tatter bp appopntment
of fome onetljat commatmocd) botb l)tmtn ana €m\)<: 9 jatne,
fleing tbat dje tnoe id in confiueration afo^e tbe tbings tbat ceitf>
thereto : fljal! d)is confioeration be in tbe tbings djemfcl ues,oj ra-
ftm in fome S>ptritetbat o?fceretb tbem *t fecodjlp, in tbednng*
tijcmfelucs it cannot be t foj if tbep bauefcnticriiansing, rtjcp bau*
alfo l»il(; ano d)e Ml intended) ratber to commauna tban to obep 3
ano tmto fraftome radjer tban bonoage:ano if tfjep Ijaue no bnoer*
ftanmng,tbeu knotue tljep neither cno no? beginning ♦ spojeouer,
fojafmudj ags tbep bee Hitters, ano of contrarp natures^tbep (I>oufa
ante at oiuers enus , tobereas nob) rijep ame afl at one cm>* $$$?>
tubid) moie is,boto iboulo tbe<§>unne anu dje &£ame,tbe Speauen
ann d;e Card; tjaue met eucrlaftinglp in matcbingdieiroealings
fo iumpe together ,dje one hi giuhtg ligbt , ano dje odjer m taking
it \ 31n fcibat popnt, b]> tabat coucnant, a:to imocr tafjat Bate toa£
tbtS oone,feeing it oepenocd; altogetber bppon mouurg , tobid) is
not to be none but ht t^mz^t rcmapnetb tben,tbat tbe fapo confc
aeration toas uone bj> a Spirit djat commaunoedj al tfjings alike,
ana tbat be puttetlj d;em in fubtection one to another as fcemetfr
bed to bimfelfe , fojfomttcb as f>e is migbtie to keepe djem m obe*
Hience^ano toife to gttpae tbem to djeir peculiar eno^, ana ad rtjeir
enos bnto W o^ne enne ; aim be tbatdjtnfced; otbertoife rf)inked>
tijat a lute is in turn of it ofcmcaccop*®? if be fapdjat djts &yu
tit 10 a bottle tnclofeo in tbe tni;oIe,b^ oodj fonolp incorporate fyc
Spirit of t!;e I uteplaper in tbe lute it felfe^ann Wetoifc tbe bupl=
iiet int^z bup!Dmg,3Jn effect it is aEenr as if a Cbtfo tbat is boine
ano biougbt bp in a boufe,S;oulD djinke tbe boufe to be etcntari o?
elss maueof it fel&^bccaufebe ban not feene it maDe : 02 as if a man
tbat ba$ bin call out netolp borne in a nefert Jlano , ana djcre ntir»
fe* bp bp a (IQoIfeaS Romulus toa<s;(!)ouI& imagine blmfelfto be
b}th out of tbe.€artb in one nigbt like a ^ufi^om^iTo^to beteue
tbat tbe Wic)lo is etemall, mto tbat tbe race of C^ankinnc ts b?eD
of it ftlfe toitbout amaker 5 is all one dung, ano fpimg botb of one
mo} ♦ Doe not tl;e ttoo ©ws of ^ale ano jfcmale in all U'utng
tljings
wmt
OF CHRITSIAN RELIGION, I05
- ftiitfftf otterttyotoe dje fap& etewine «t jFo? fccte ftouft tfjcp bee e*
ucrlafttncclp tl;e one fo? tbe ort;er,feeing tl;ep be fo mttenrtagaine,
iiaue tljep bin etterlaftinlp but tu>o 5 o? euerlafflnglp mo tban ttoot
31f but duo, tobere arc tbofc t&o become , feeing tfcat eteemtte im*
po?tetb immo?ta!itie, ano abcgmmng!circfo?ebemgftomeucrla*
ftinct inferred; an entrfeffe afterbeing o? coetnuance to euerlatfmgt
anntftfjepttciemanp: fee pe notMltbefelfefrmeabfttrbities?
Snn if pe ftp tbep be mane euecMmg h^ fuccefuon of tpine ; tobat
(31 P?ap pott is tseatiObut a token tljat tfcep toere bo?ne «t OLIbat is
ltfc(3l fpeafce of ttjiS our ltfe)but a continuance of oeatb*: ana uftat
fe fuccetfion 5 but a p?olongmg of time^bttf tljen pe fee fjott tljat
afuoell bv tlje parts of tl)e 2Bo?Io 5 anti bv tlje laljole ££teto it fe!f,
as alfo b^ tlje agramtent of tbe toljole ttutfc fj& pavtgf 5 ana ofti;e
parts among tbemfelue$;toe beeuioentlp taugbttbat tlje frame of
tbe2£to?tobai>botbatoo?kmapfter anti a beginning* TButnoto
fome man toil afke H tw^cn it began*;3n& tljat is tfce popnt toljicfc
toeljauetotreateofnejt*
The viij. Chapter.
When die World had his beginning,
©otfclp, it is not fo? mk to ftann fjere nilp?©^
uing tlje aoubtes of tbe accounted of tpmes-,
fo? p ous of fome peres, pea o? of fome tofjole
btm&?e&s of peres , is not to bee accounted of
t bettoeene ttnnitit am a beginning^ut if toe
baue an epe to tlje p?oceemng of d>islot»ec
£Oo?lu:feje (ball euiaentlp percepue, tljat like
a Cfcfl&e it batlj l;a& fts ages , bis tbmn$t$ , antr £is full popnt*,
retted o? ttoppes ; fo a«f it Ijatb b^ little antr little grotone , bin pes*
pleu,anti replemffjetyami tbat(to be flfjo?t)tobereas tbe Iud^Id {Up*
pofetb tbat it (Ijall insure fo? etter,it noti> but referable m ola Do*
tarae, tufetcft (bee bee neuerfo fa?too?ne ana tapping fo? age,) pet
tljmfces bimfelfe ft ill to Ijaue erne pece mm to litte^ut 3 fcatte al*
teamc fufficientlp piouea, ti;at botlj ©eauen ana Cartb Ijatte frito a
begmmn&an& alfo t^at feing tije one of tljem to fo? t^e otl>er,tbep
lW ib,c lame at one felfefame tpme,ann botb of tbem from one fdf
fame ground 3m> tberftne lake ftftat fyalbe Beclareo oft^e eartb,
ft all aifote Declares of tbe beauemano fojafmucb a* tbeeartb fcr*
uetb fo? tlje tofe ofliumg creature^a^ fpaiallp of man;l©fa brfjat
■beginning toe fl;aii pjoue of uian 3 tbe like (ball toee baue pjoueo of
tbe mfpoftttcn of tbe eartb* jf oj to toijat purpofe tore tbe 5?eauctx
being imbolaeo about tljefe Iotoer parts like a (3ault$ oj to tobat
purpofe mere tbe eartb being as a fiou»e o? plandjer to goefcpott;
if tfom toere no inbabiter at ail bpon eartb *i <§>urelp if tbe ftflojlu
The Originaii tore toitbout beginning , tt (Ijoato alfo ijaue bin tnljabiteii from
©fscicnecs. tmtbout begmn!r;g 5 ano no people fboulo be of mo?e antiquitie tba
Thi^iumrc & 6tljrc : ®* at leaftto * ^ auncimt fo etter it tore 3 pet ftoulo no
tclcoToCth~io S neto W n S be fe ttu * tljereitu 3$ut if euen tlje oloeft a.io auncienteff
w -asiatdyfoud tbings ofaH-.be but neto;ottgbt it not to bee a fute argument bnto
ouvmdimy ij^oftljt ncttmelTc tfjereof*: ^battbing3lp;tapi>oucantopicke
{d f • 'TaT 0Ut * n *&** to0 ^f°? an W^pte of antiquitie 1 :
did tumble at ^ Ct w * e B in at fy* JLtbcrall g>ctence$;an& to %a!l wane of tbe
Tpon it, & am firi* commings tip of tbem aILpbrtofopbie 3 tubicb conftttetb in tbe
able to'tume it fearcbing out of ttattttall tbings , i$ of fo late continuance, tbat a--
into my na- f ^ tje tpme of Pythagoras, tbe berp name tbereof teas not fcno=
a" d Ia plfmf ' totn*Z\)t Romanes counted it fo? follp long tymt after tbat 9na
fiyth,it«mc Lwcrccc tbe Epicure fiugetb in bte tpme,tbat tbe nature of tbing*
hitha after the toagfouno out but late afo^e* 9Hb Seneca tobo came long aftet
timcthat my tym , faptb tbat front tbe firfJ eommtng bp of jpbttofopbie to bi£
countrymen tp,^ tbete tore not full a tboufano poereg ♦ Socrates fe fapo to
oflepper and & aue to ft * 6rft #** ^?ougbt it from ftutiie to p?adife, tnatotng it
Dates. (%$ tljep fapo ) from ^eauen to €artb , ami from Citiz$ to boufetf
Auftin.iib. 1 8. ano perfons : tbat ts to (ap,bp tearijiug men to lmot»e tbemfeluea
of :he cme o( an ^, t0 gouernebotb tbemfeluesi anu otbens*3no tbat i$ not aboue
<God, cha.37. ttxjorijoufano peered agoe attbemoa: Jo^beteagi Cncetbetpme
Wkus^Por rfEfdrasMote p laft Jpiffojtograpfrrr oftbe^pbie. 3milobat^
rphyriiis. focuer imotoleoge tbep ban tbereof , tbep baa it ( as 31 fapa afoje)
Orpheus in his f r om tbe jEgiptians, rj tbe iEgiptians ban it from t\)t Hebrewes
Argonauts. nm Chaldeans, fo} Pythagoras learneo W ffeiH of Sonchedie,
TSeu S s Vp0n m of ^ e Ieures i piato ' of Sechnuphis ; Eudoxus,of Conuphis;
Plutarkinhis ana aH tbep, of tbe DifcipIeS of Trifmegilius; ano Trifmegiflus,
ifisand ofiris. (a$ appeared) bp f)tss bcokee; ) leameo of Moyfes . %o bee lbo?t,
iambiicus in ciearchus tbe Peripatetick faptb^b^ fartoe tbe lew of tnbont Ari-
m ftcria ° f ftotle iwifeife iearneo W ^btlofopbie.aifo lamblichus mafotfi
cL»T' towtiim of Mercuries ^illarjS , to^erein Pythagoras ami Plato
OP CHRIT5IAN RELIGION, 1 07
fcat» Xttoty* Doctrine: 3n0 Porphyrius toitnefTetlj tTjat all tlje Clemens Ale-
Pjilofopbie of tbe Greekcs tobicb tijep boatt oftoitlj fo «n«»P ^" ofst!^
towojoSjCame top at tlje ieaft a tljoufans peres after Moy fes. jftoto matsalledgin „
if tbe Utttiic of saxtfoome be fo late in tbe toojlo - 7 boto late is &3if« Alexander, °
Borne it felf t 9no if Greece mere fo latetoaro tljerein 7 to^ere fyal Hermippus,&
^e anttquitie tljereof be fount among tbe (Bentiles^ ciearchus,
^ome man toill fap tbat in afmucb as Socrates ojetoe men fro f^e^Eu^
$ eauen to Cartb , 9ftrologie ougljt to be of mo?e antiqmtie : ano febTudib. 1 u.
31 uuUinglp agree thereto: fo? toben a man looked up to!t)eauen,
be fettetljWs firtttljougbts upon tl>at place* 1$ut boto) man? peres
fltfll w gaine bp tljat *t 3lf Thales mere tlje 6rfi tljat tangbt it te Lamms in the
tbe Greekes/as tljep tljetfifelues fap:) W fenoto) botb bp tije toerp lyfc of Thales.
Greeke auiljojs $bp Thales fttitifeIf,H*te& it oftbe^giptians yThal€sinhis
# t\)t iEgtptians of tlje Chalcteans,\»^a are in toerp oeeoe tlje 3u- Epiftie to Phe-
tljojstbenafynfomuelj j> tty toojo Chaldean is ojibinarilppntfo^ccydes in cle-
an 3ffrologer, 9no if Ujc Cap toitbPUnie^Iupiter Belustoas tlje S^AH^.'
9uti)o? tbereof •, if tbe fame Belus toa$ tbe firft of tbat name, tljen ™' l h "
tolas it about tbe time of Abraham* anUiftbePhenicianstoere
t&e founders thereof, as it is fapo in anotljer plaeettoljat tuere tbe?
els but tbe Hebrewcs ? 9gaine,3I pjappoutobattouagtljeafiro:
logte of tbofe folke IVf tbe report of Plinie, Thales txias tbe fir ft PHnie.lib.2.
among tbe Greekes,anto Sulpitius Gallus among tlje Romanes f l r Ut ^Nkeas!
tbat obferueo tlje Cclipfes of tbe &unne ano S£oone* 3Infomucb Q^nuiiaT^
tbat tbeir 9rmpes(as Plutarche ano Quintilian repojr)toere oif* ub. u
mapeo at tlje Ggljt of tfcem ; To as tfie one of tbem nis let paffe tbe
neict tljjee oates^e tlje otljer oio le t paflfc all tlje red of tbat Spoone,
ere tljep ourtt enterpjife o? g* in Ijao toitlj anp t&ing* my-it toa&
counteo btgb 3Creafon totoiaros (Sou to alleoge anp natnrall caufe
thereof* Anaxagoras tyasrput in Pjifon fo? it ,ano Pericles Ijati-
tnucfraooe to get bim telfafer>*Protagoras tuast baniOjeoAthens
fo? it; ano tlje Mathematicals toereuttcrlp conoemneo fo^t^an^
mljat mo^e ooe tlje fauaged people of tlje uiojlo our poo?e Ameri-
cans ? 3J{iDa* at tributeoun to Thales ,tijatbcettjastbefirHtbat:
abfemeo tlje Jiftntb %tmt 7 anfi to Pythagoras,tljat tlje moaning
Carre ant) tlje euening ffarre be botlj one , ano tljat tbe Zodiacke
goes a &kie\u, ano gtroetlj tbe Sftojlo about lifeea ^irole : am**
into Sblon(as faptl) Proclus)tbat tbe ^oone &u(betb ber courfe
m tbirtie oapes*9ftertopo tame Archimedes, toljo gatberetr tbt
abferuattons of manp tbmgs , ano tbereof mane tlje Sphere, jjctr
ttamit&aanning, allt^efe are but licle entrauuee^ M tbe greatr
^peculatiom
Ccnfoiius co-
ccrningChri-
ftcs birthday.
Cap. 9.
Vawo.
Arithmctik &
Geometry.
Fiato in hig
Epinomis.
The Original!
of Crafts.Tra-
<ies and Artes.
Varro in His
fifth booke &
fiift Chapter
ot'Husbandry.
Leachecraft
which com-
prehendcth
Phifikand
Surgerie.
Cicero in his
bookc of the
nature of the
Gods.
K*o lotUS.
Iib.i.
I08 OF THE TREWNIS
Specular ion of tbe jplanctMame long time aftrnSH&at (fall toe
tip to tljis , tljac tbe toerp account of tbe peere inas bncei eeine and
confute in t\yz countrie of Europe , witiUtbc time of Iulius Cat-
far , aim fo remained) ff ill tutto tljis nap in tbc greater balfc of tbe
ujojlo'tjnfomticl) cfritimtttla tb?ee fomojeopcrea afoie tbe btrt^
ofottrLo^3Icfus£^il!,cljeGreekesar^Kom'inesljiDnctpct
an? ©uanjant, no? anp Cloch^DpaH^jtrtftncucn of Ijotojes*
9s touching 3rit!jmettfeeann Geometric , fciftrb iaere taugljt
fo pjecpfelp i3nto clnlojcn in Platoes tywe, it is lucil knoforn tijat
tbe autbojs ofttjc notabWr grounns of tljofe artegs , are Pythago-
ras, Eudoxus , ann Euclides (tu^o gathered tijem out of tljeiDjt*
ter-es of otoe tpme) aim ttxt^m otbeis;'3no tbcp trljtcf) father rtjc
finning of tbem bpon Trifmegiftusjcoulo not tjaue len ns mo?e nu
rettlpfcntoMoyfes.
I5ut fo?afmucb as man is natura^p mo?e careful! ofljts fceaWj
aim commooitie, tban curious of tije <§>tarres.> it map bee tfjat Iji*
Cranes, Craftes ann 9rtes 3 are of moie antiquirie tljan bis S>n-
ences^urelp as tourfjmgfcan&icrafte, Varro a greate fearcfjer of
antiquities toitnetTetl), tbat all tbe l^anniccaftes toeteinuenteB
toritinn tbe fpace of a tboufann peres reefcenen backe fro W tpmc.
9nn let not tbe (Sraekes b?ag anp nt3?e > jf 0? mtn in tbeir {f>ifto*
ties toe finn t&e faff inuention 0? finning out of jf p?e,tobicb is tbe
ground ana beginning ( if 31 map fo termc it ) oftrjc moft part of
5>anoicrafts^nri fojafmuri) as tbere are tabic!) Ijaue tojitten par*
ticulartp of ti)t fpnnin j out of eue rp of t&em : 31 &nn tl;e l&canet
fcntotbem*
3$ut let bs fpeafce of leactjecraft ttfjieb conteinetlj p&iGft at&
gmtgerie, tfje3rtetol)icl)isfoneceirariefo?aIlman , kmtie* Doe
toee not fee boio it bjoenetljj ana from nap to nap grotoert) ann in*
creafetb of Mnefles ann fcftounns , pea ano men of tbe neat!) of
men ? Diodorus attributed) it to tbe Egyptians, ann Moy*
&s in Genefis maketb fome mention of Pharaos i;aljifitions* ©-
t^crs noe father it bppon Efculapius , ann fome Dpon Arabus tfce
fonne of Apollo : but tubat maner of pljificfee luas tl;at ? 3If toee
follotoe tlje tooo?ns of Moyfes , tbep toere rafter 3imbalmcrs of
Dean bonpes , ftan partitions of ficke pecfons* 9nn Efculapius
(as faptb Cicero) toas etomen as a (Bon fo? teaching to pull out
Catb,ann to Ico^en tbe'Bellp^lfo Podalirius ann Machaonbttf
fucccfltes,menlen notbuttortl) outtwam Cures^ %ts be fl;o?t,He-
rodotus fai^tljat om toas aJLeac^c fo? tlje €pe, another fo? tfjc
Ilpean,
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. lOp
$ean , arm a tbim foj the jf cete ] ana tljat toljen tljcp lucre at tljctt
luttsc enn,tbep lapn tlje nifeafen perfon in a place of refojte , to trpe
djere bpon btm tlje recept 3 of toljofoeuer came firth ann tljat toas a
fcinn of £ecbecraft,tobicb as pet Ijan ncitlja* Upcan no? 'Eaple, 91*
ft tlje !i2uct beaftg taugljt men tiutcrsJ KpcrDe^ ann rementes bp lit*
tie ann ittlc^attn fome men nin put tljeiw in pjcofe bpon otljeri^ w-
to tlje tobiclj Uperbes tbeplefttljeir names; infomucb tljat in tlje
tun one Hippocrates ann certeine otljers mane a collection of ail
tljofe tljings^ann fo of man? mens ejcperiences toag mane an arte,
ana tbat 3rte Jjatlj bent inrtcben from time to time, ann moje per*
anuencure in our age tljajveuerittoas befoje* Bpotofoeuer tlje cafe
ffano 3 it ig certepne tljat tlje firff ]pljifition tbat toas fene in Home
toas one Archagatus , luljo about a firfcoje peeres afo?e tbe com*
ttttng of Cb?ift>tn tlje Confullbip of Lucius ^milius Paulus,and
Marcus Liuius 3 toas mane free of tlje Citiz 5 after tobom niucrs 0-
tber Greeke IPbiKtions came tljitljcr bp beapes,but tljep lucre bp
ann b^ tytuen atoap againe b^ Cato tbe Cenfcn , as hangmen 0?
'Cojmenters fent bp t|e Greekes to murtber tlje Barbarians (fo?
fo bin tbe Greekes call all otfjer Rations befioes ttjemfelues ) ra*
tber tljan IpbtGttons to beale tlje nifeafen : ann tbat toas , (ricaufe
tljat in all cafes toitbout nifcrction 3 tljcp bfen lanncing ann fearing:
to all S>ojes* jftoto Gtb toe fee tlje Sciences ann 9rtcs grotoe af*
ter tbat maner from ffibferaation to £)bferuation,auo from Wn*
ciple to ipjinciple, ann to bee fo netolp comebp among tlje j#ati«
ons of greater* renotone ann learning ; fljall toe nottbt to conclune
tljat it toas fo among tbe runer nations Jifeetoife^
Letbscome tolatoes; fo? euen tbe barbaronfeft people ban of The onginair
tbem : ann it map bee tljat feeing man is bojne toe focietie ann fefc o r goneramct
lotofljip^bet ban greater care to fct an ojner among tbemfducs bp
goon iatoes, tban tomarke tlje ojner of tlje &>fcpesc;t tlje nifpofi*
tion of tbetr otone bonpes* ^utnctb not tbe tatoe to?ittcn,lc«ne
tosfoojtbtoitb to tlje tatoe bnto^itten^ 9nn noe not tlje grcate so*
Iwmesof latoes tobiclj toe turne oucr tioto annpes,lcane bs toclje
peeccs of Trebonian ; annTrebonian, to tlje Sceuolaes ann Af-
fricanes • nttD tljefe againe to tlje latoes of tbe €tof lue tables':
9nn 3! pjap pou tobat els.be tlje ttoelue ^ablcs,but tbe infancy cf
tbeRomanetaioeSjtobtcbbeingbcrpnmplerummcntsofCJtull
goncrnment , like tljofe tobiclj are to bee fottnn at tbis nap among
t(j? moff barbojete Rations , tore tlnouglj a foil (b F a ^ of ant^
Witiz nae toonner at in tl;e auncient Romanes, ann Defpyfc tbcm
to
no
OF THE T R E W N H *
AuhisGelius
lib. 20. Cap. 1.
Stlib.17.
Cap.21.
ftl t\)C aunticnt Almancs , Thuringians , Burgonions, Salians,
ana Ripuaries , \ui)o notumbftanomg baatbcnt farrc better djan
tbe Romanes ? 13uc irbat antiqutttf can be fapa to be in tbem,fec-
ing tbeir continuance batb not Dm patt a fc x j)cr bumnea pecres a«
fo?c die routining of £b?ift,as tbe Romane iyi(lo?(es tbcmfelucs
Pomponius of t ' n f 0?mc t,s <. 3g;ainc,aoe not tlje ttoeluc fables una us bztht to
nv.n.M h 'oft[°c *&* Grccians ? 3nD of tobom baa tbe Greekes tbetn, but of Dra~
Umc? C co antJ S°l° n as injrefpect of die Athenians,tobo Iiueu in tbe time
of Cyrus King of Perfia ; ano of Lvcurgus as in refpect of tbe La-
cedemonians,tobo liuco about tbe cna of tbe Cnippjc of Afsiria?
3ttn Uibat rls is all tl;is bougc Dcptlj of 9ntiquitic thereof tbe
Greekes make fo great boa{t,but late netonefie among p lewes?
Piutark in the qgojeoucr piutarkc faptlj tijat Solon ana Lycurgus ban becne in
anTLmirau, n ^gyp* 10 fccke lawman* tljat tljere fo? all tbeir gagging of an*
a^d in his Sea- f«qwicte,t|icp \i3erc fkojnea as pong Cbila?cn«Cfoe ^giptians aU
rifeofifis and fo baatbrir Latoes of Mercury, & Mercury aoubtieffe baa tbeitt
ofyris. ftom tbe Interne of Moyfes,tobom Diodorus toitneffctbtobaue
him t ailed biXl ll)£ fir(l ^^ Z nWkCr ° f aIl *^° bt fi -W C ^ at ^ li W &?&**
gefh Diodoms * n S c b at ( as lofephus notctb againtt Appion ) t\)t berp name of
in his cxhom - JUto \xi00 bnknotnen amog tbe Greekes in tl;e time of Homere?
tion. ^ut it map be tbat tberc baue bene Kings tpme toitbout mina:
XoC T hus a- f 0? t ( jC p ^ere as a |j U j n g £ato >a na tijeir aeterminations tocrc tur*
gain* Appion ncD fat8 jLauic0*£xc as marketben,tbat from tbe great 8©onark*
toe rome to tbe Kings of feuerali j3ations , ana from tbcm to bn-
acrfcings of Pjouinces ana of S>bp?es , ana aftertoaras to Ktnga
of £ottmes,Cities>ana tillages, ana finaUp to Kings of *l)oufe*
i;olas tobtcb tuere tbe # atljers ana Raiders of boufes , ana tocrc
tbe claeff 0? aunctent eft of tbcm ; ana tijefe aoe fenae bs to tbe one
comonffocke(tbatisto fap,tbeonc romonbeginning)of tbem all*
9na tube toas tbat? Surety Iuftine tbe Epiftojptojitcr toimefletb,
tbat tbe Kings tobtcb tocre afoje Ninus King of tbe Aflyrians,
toere but particular Juages of controucrGes toljirb rofe bettoeenc
folke of anp one Cottne,o? £itit>vi Cpoufebola^ana tljat tbe fapa
Ninus toas tbefirftKingof toljomeanp BpiCo^ograpbers banc
tojittett. 9na Herodotus faptl) tbat tlje /Egyptians baa tbe firff
Kings* 3na be tljat totil mount bp anpbigber,muf!aoeitbptbe
boip §>ertpture , tuljtcl; teacbetb bs tbat Nembrod toas tbe 6rtt
tbat l^ake tbe fapa fatberlp o?aer of ^oufl;olagouernmcnt,bDbfre*
in euerp fatber rcignea ouer tbofetbat aefrenaea of bun /toitljout
an? oxber pjerogattue c^an of age, tobifO fo$ of ©oucmers Ma-
netho
Iuftine in his
firil bookc.
PlinUib.7.
Herodotus,
lib. 2.
J
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. Ill
netho calletlj <§>bcpl)crb!ungs, fapmg tljat tljcp (jab beene a tljou* Manetho cy-
fano pcres afoje tlje toarres of Troy, jfoj as foj tlje Greekes anb *j d b y Iofc -
Romanes,eitber tljep tocre net as pet at all , oj cl0 furelp tljep lu ^ l ' s ^f in
neb txritl) acojnes Ipfce tlje people toljome toee at tljisoap call
5§>auages*
!35ut let us fee if at lealf ttu'fe tlje (Sorts of tlje Epeatljen Ijaue a* The origsnan
np antiquitie : foj m afmucrj as tfje etfentiall Ojape of man is to ac* of thcHeatM
fcnotulebge a cevteme <8ooljeab,it is Ipkclp i> nocking (I;oulD be of Goddcs -
grerter antiquitie tljan tljat 4 3nb m tjerp see be Rations Ijaue bene
fottno bod) uuttjout Latoes anb umljout iatno:s:buc Uiitljout (Sobs
ano urit&out fome fo?t of Keltgion , tljere toas neuer |anp fount**
*&ut urtjat fljall toe fap if men Ijaue bene bojne afoje 6obs, pea ana
alfoooeliue (fill after tljem 1 : let D3 notbu^ieour bjapnes about
tlje firft comming Dp of tlje petigobs as toell of tlje Romanes as of
tlje Greekes^ljoljab moeof tljemtljantljcpljab of &ljpjes, Ctt-
ties;£oumes, ano tpoufes ; no? pet about tljcir Ipcbegrees tobidj
are fufftcienclpoefctibeo b^ tljeir oume feruers ano ttiojftippers
tbe Joolatcrs tbcmfelues : but let bs go to tlje berp roote of tljem*
ftftljat is to be fapb of tbe firft Saturne, urtjo is calleb tlje fatljcr of
tljem all *i ffi f toljat tpme is be ^ S>ootf)ip if \nee bzkmt tlje nota*
Slett &tojpfc)?iters amog tlje Greekes,$ tlje Epitaphe of Ofyris
repojteb bp Diodorus tlje Sicilian Saturne,(3 meane not tfce Sa-
turne of t(je Greekes, but f auncientel! of all£ Saturncs)isnone
otber tfoa Cham tjje fonne of Noe,ueitl)er is Ofyris anp ot&er tlja
Mifraim tlje poungeft fonne of Cham , 3nb tbofe totjidj tooulbe
wake Saturne auncienteff,fap Ijee toas but Noe Ijtmfelfe* 31 fo?«
fceare to fap uiljat Berofus anb otljcrs of tbe Ipfce ffampe report of
&im,bicaufe 31 &olb tljem foj fabling anb fojgeb aut(jo js* 9s tou-
ching Iupiter, if pe meane Ijim tljat teas furnamcb Belus , tljat is
to fap Ball o? Mayfter ; Ijee lnas tlje &onne of Nembrod , toljir ij
Memrod loas alfo calleb«Saturnc,toljtclj toas a common name to
tlje auncienteff perfons of great Upoufes.Qnb if ije toere tljat Iupi-
terU)ljieljtoasfurname& Chammon o? Hammon; Ijcetoastlje
fame Cham o^Chamafes tlje &onne ofiNoe,\uljifljU)asU)oji(r>ip*
peb inLybya : fo? it is certeine tljat Ijee toofce l;is io^m? fljUbcr*
jfo? asfo? lupiterof Crete 0} Candy, anb Saturne Ijis jTatber,
tofcicl)toereU)0$)ippeD among tlje Greekes after tlje eyaniple of
tie otljer Iupiter anb Saturne toljtclj toere of farre mo?e antique
tieitbep toere but a little tu&pleafoje t|je taarres of Troy,anb lor g
after t(je tpme of Moyfes.aaJbat maner of antiquitie tl;en is tljat,
ttljicii
1X2
OF THE TREWNhS
rwffik of
Merchandvfc.
z 2 y~
aru
mng,buying
tad falling.
NauigatiotL
Pliniclib.7.
Strabo.lib.t6,
Tibullus Elc-
gia.7.
*Thatisto{ay
the Land of
Canaan.
Berofus alle J-
ged by Iofe-
phns againft
Appion.
Feeding.
tuljicl) pa(!etb not tbe fpace of ttaee tlnufann pates; *; 3nn fljotito
tbe Gteckts baue come lip die knotulenge thereof, if it ban not bin
\mit tea bp otbrrss tfrn tbemfelues'jBuc $10 popnt tyallbe Ijano*
lev) moje at large in anod'er place*
UttptQpHloeftp of Eraffickebctto&ne jftaticns,ann ofbar*
gapiffttg bct&ame man aim man, fccing tfjat from <£opne of goto
toecmuftcometo Copne of fi(uer 3 from Copneof filuer to Coptic
of fyalfe , aim from Copne of tyaTe to Copne of p?on, pea etten a*
mon j tbe Romanes tbemfelues^nn againe, from $$qnq> ftatru
pen atiD ccpnen,to V&mt? bp toeigbt ann ine.£ire toitbout Samp,
from toeigbt to ejedjaunge of tuares ann of one djmg foj anotlj :r,
anti from cjrdjaunge to tbat blelTcD comonnefle of al things toijidj
toas in (i)t ftcft ages of djettioiln *i jftap , dje greater Ijaffe of tbe
tuojln continued? (till tlje fapn ejecfjattnge, mm unto tbis tap s M*
fome jaattonji Ijan neuer ban anp flull thereof ag pet 3 if tbe jSaut-
gatioug of our tpme t)ao not tatigbt it tbem ♦ 3no as foj jftauiga*
tion it felfe, tolnd) is ass tbe finetoes of Ctafftcke ann ^errfjatm*
nife;if toe bcliue Plinie,$e ftrft febippe tbat euer toags fet a dote,
tote bppon tbe ren <§>ea*, ann tlje ftrft <§>b:ppe that euer came into
Greccc,came from tlje Coatf of ^Egipt. i3nn if U3e crenit Strabo,
tbe Tynans toere tbe firftdjat ejtcelleninjftauigatton, infomurf?
tbat f jme men make tljem tbe fitft aurijoja thereof ♦ Sr *n , w toiu
djing dje Jftauigations of Vly (Tes^ljep paflen not out of tbe $©tte
Jann @>ea*3nn toljat ete toag it(if it toere a true <§>tojie) but a tio^
ting of a UcMl at tt)e pleafure of tbe toinne , iMtdjout keeping of
anp certepne cottrfe oj Direction*: jf oj it is cert epne tbat dje toopagc
tuljidj Ije ban to make , i$ o?ninarilp none notoanapes in lefle tljait
Cjce o) feuen naies ♦ 9nn notl; an tW Ieane bg anp furtljer tfjan to
tljat little Countrep Ualjicl) on f one fine is*bounnen tnitlj iEgipt,
ann on tlje otber Cine toitt) tbe tenn g)ea^ 9nn noe not t\)t @>tojie<*
of rijat Cottntrienirect \)$ to tbe 9rke of Noe ? jf o} tobat efe toais
tbat 9rke but a @>bt'ppe , a^ tbe true Berofas notb in nane call n't
3nn tetym Moyfes telletb b^ djat anon after tbe jflun, farij ann
fucb of Noes offpjing inbabiten tbe 31 to ; is it not afmudj to fap,
a$ t^ it #)t example of tlje 3rke l;an imboinenen tljem to benturc
buontbefeea*:
' tPutfojafmucI) aei 'SDrafficke feemetlj to fetuefoj liumg treat
tbllp ,annfimp!eliuing luentafo^e lining toealtbilp: 3lp?appott
I)is\a (ong i«i it agoe (map toe t\)in^t) finre men liucn bp 9co?ness^
jTromtlienelicatwof Apitius,toeecometo ijoneft Ijotodjoln fare;
am
OV CHRISTIAN REtlGION. TI3
ttft from fueb fyotoffjoto fare to p©?e labourtngmans fare: tfjat is
to Tap , from BepntinefTe to tfeiftinetTe, $ fo fco^tij from ttyiftinefle
to bjutilbneflfe , at fuclj tpme as men toapteu fo? tlje falling of *U
cojnes ami Spaft from tbe ^rees l&e fetorae, ^o bee fbo?t 3 from
Cities ano 'EotoncS-toe come to Ijcufes &ifprrfet>;from ftoufcgf 5 ta
Afcfe^ from &beas to &ents ; ana from ^Eents to tbe life of tbe
people cafleo tlje Nomads o? Grazyers. 3i mcane not bere tlje A-
mericanes,no? pet tbe barbarous people of olo tpme; but zuzn tfee
toerp Greekes ano Romanes tljemfeiues *t <L2lee fmotoe tbe firff
Sifting out of Co?ne,of 9peale,ano ofpiougbes*3!f it toew Trip- pii n ie.!ib. 7 . &
tolemus, tobo taugbt it to tlje Greekes ; be toas tbe fonne of Ce- Diodoms.Ub.
res:©? if it toereCeres;tt toas tbe ©otmelTeot ^Egipt tbe toife of 1 > Z - 6 -
Ofyris.9nn tobat toas tljis Gfyris(to fpeafce of bis molt antique
tie,)bttt Mifraira tbe graumirijilo of Noe? Plinie faptb tbat afo?e
tbe Perfian toarres 3 tbere toas no common 3$after in Rome. %\)t
firft Cberries tbat came in Rome,toere bjougbt tljitljer bp Lucul-
\us.Mhtn tbeGalies came into Italy,tbetetoereno Sipnes in all
Gallia: infomucb tbat t\)t toojoe tobicb fipiftetlj £Otne aftoell in
Oceke as in Latin, is ftraunge to tbem botb , ano id bojotoea of
tlje Hebrcwe tooop laipi. %\yz €artlj batb bin manures bj> little
ano little, $ zxmi pet it is fcarflp fjalfc inljabiteo* 3no at one too?»,
xrnr Deifying of tbe firft founders of Co?ne 3 of WLinz , of tillage,
of if flv*I,an& of Baiung,as of pcrfcmages of great accsunt aboue
us all;t>otbtoellconumce&s of our former rtftenelfe* Sitfipettoee
mocfte at tlje fillie barbarous people [ of tbe JSetofomft JLaifts,]
fo? terming bS folke falne from Heauen,toljen tbep fee our great
<g>ljtppes:tobereas nottoitbftamnng it is not pet ful ttoo tljouiaim
yeares agoe^fince toe toere toojfe tban tljep*
Buttoeeftoulo not baue fcnotonetbofetbmgs (toill fame man Thefirft com-
fajObnlefle tbep bao bin put in to;titmg;am> tljerefoje llpiirojies are ming vpof
cf mo?e antiquitie tban all t!# tljings tbat toe baue fpoften of. TBtz Hiftonc*.
it fo* But pet let bS rcpap?efrom tbe lipitrajies of tbe Romanes to
tbe paerelp ftegifters of tljetu l£pg|p?tefte,ajfli toe tljali toe tbat
t\)Z Romane Wtitnti are of mucb later tpme tban tbe Greekes,
an& tlje Greekes of mudj later tpme tban tbe Babylonians . jfo?
tbeir greatel! antiquitie is but from v reigns of tlje Perf litis. 3nD
Phericydes tlje Aflyrian,tobom tbep report to baue bin tfyz felt
ttjattujat* in p?ofe,toas toelnere et'gbt buiiD?eti p^res after Moy- pMcJkb.7*
fes. Cbe Romane iiptftojie So?t0;en not 5 bnti!I fucb tpme as tbeir Apuidus'ia
Commontoeale began to ojcope : aim tlje beginning ttjerecf is no-- his Fionflia.
Jp tijing
fwUS,
Cenfbrimus.
IT4 OJF THE TREWNEJ
tljiiirr e!3 bttC a S©utfetbcoke of namea,airt> a rerouting of <g>b&fo$
faltic from ^eauen^ana of Launces trtomeu luitl; flotoers ♦ ffcbe
Plutark in the Greeke Hpilfyuea began at tbe dnppjc of tbe Perfians:3nt> Plu-
;*fc of The- tarkc (IbIjo toa* a mligent feavebet thereof, ) faptb erpjefleip tbat
bepons Thebes/be Countae toaa notfjtng but <§>ant> 5 ai!t) atoaft
<L0iitJenjeiTetmapp2ori)ab!e>a frozen <§>eacoa(r,oj fco^djen Coun*
tries,fucb asi men papnt to tbe Sttemteft pacts of 9pappe*,tbat is
to fap 3 epctjerbapne fables a? saike ipojance.3iu> yet foz ailtbis,
tofjat el£ i3 tbe life of Thefeus rtjan a beape of font! fabled 0* tobat
rutoentneflTe 0? certepntie te #m in fte Greeke ^ifhmes , afcic
tbe foluetfco^be Olympiad* , tbat is to fap , afou tbe retgnc of
Darius,fcemg tbere luas not pet aup f fell bfen to marking out tbe
tpmecptber of tbe Carres of tbe Medes,o2of tfjetoarres of Pelo-
ponnefusPVarro tbe b eft tear neu of tbe Latins 5 intent:mg to make
an Epitope of tbe OUojlue , coulo U)e!l f kill to Btuioe it into tfyee
parts . 'EIk ftrft,concermng tbat age 'jubifb fca* from tbe brgitt:
King of tbe tuo^In bnto tlje jflufc ; tbe fecons , from tbe ftxib bnto
tbe firft Olimpiad, tobicb failed; out about tbe tpme ofdjebuik
timg of Rome'; ana tbe tljirD 5 from tbe 5rtt Olimpiad , bnto W
otDitc tpme ♦ 'But a$ be ralietb tbte later age ij^tffop&B ; fo railed)
i)e tbe feconn age fabulous ,becaufe b* fottn¬ atip rertepntie
tbereof , nettber in tbe jD?iginaH Kegitfer* ant> TSeroj&es of dje
Romancs,no;t in d)e %)ifci}iz$ of tbe Greekes.^o be fljojt,to be^
gin fcfeijjiftojie at tbe furtbeffem> 5 bemaketlj iri* eittcraimre at
tbe reigne of tbe Scyonians , b$c| uiad dje&erp felfefame tpme
tbat Ninus began b^ reigne, eiten tbe fame Ninus tobirb mane
toarrt againft Zoroa{lres,tnbidj teas abonit p tpme of Abraham.
Cbe fame Varro accounted) Thebes foj tbeauncienteftCittteof
third bookeof all Greece,as buttoes bp Ogyges,iuberebppon t\)Z Greekes ral-
Huf bandry \fi a n aunctent tbingS Ogy gians ; antJ b)> bis reckoning it toas not
paCttoo tljoufanD aim one bwimen peered afojeljteotnne tpme*
Tragus Pompeius beginnetb bis fy&t%it at tbebottome of al an*
tiquitre tbat remaineti in rememb;aunce;^nti tbat i# but at Ninus,
tobo ( bp report of Diodorus) \»as( tbe firft ftat founo anp lf)iflcu
tiograpber to lo^ite of bi^ tioing^* ^bc fame Diodorus (aitb rljat
tbe gieateft antiquitie of Greece i& but from tbe time of Iuachus,
tobo liueo in tbe tpme of Amofes liing of j£gipt,tfcat i^ to fap(a^
jcarwlr. in ids Appion coufc(Tetlj)in t\)t berp tpme of Moyfes. 3nD tntcnumg to
firft bookeof bane bc$\in b& &>to}iz at d;e begimting of tbe too.2ii>,i}e beginnetft
stow; at fyz )mtz$ of Troy :ano Ije Qwb tofitt pjeface 5 d;at ty* &to}k
ccntepnetij
Varroinhh
?n:^ Pco:
I>iodorus.
fib.3.
.
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. JIJ
contepnctb notabouea rbouranne one buntyeo tbiitte annrfg&e
¥m£#,\to\)it\) fell out(faptb be)nt t\)Z reigne of Iulius Czfar^m tbe
tpme ttjat betoaa mabiiis toarre acjafaft tbe Gallcs ; tbat is! to fap 5
felfe tbanttoeluebuntycopreres afojet&e commuter, ofoutlojo
Jefus Cb?i(t3Ub tbe gartlp ©tftojfe of Atticus,tobeceof Cicero
cMnmenxreft tbeailigencefo grcatlp,conteinctb butfeueabuntyeo
fm&tWbhfo tljmg Macrobius cbferutn&commctb to conclude
fcritij b0*Who doubteth(faitb be) whether the World had a be-
ginning or no,yeaeuen a feweyeeres fince/eeing thaethe ve-
ry Hiftories or the Greekes do fcarfly conteyne the doings of
two thoufand yeeres ? For afore the reigne of Ninus, who is
reported to haue bin the father of Semiramis, there is not a-
ny thing to be found in writing. J?ea aim Lucrece bmtfclfe(a£
great an €picure aim oefpifet of <0on as \)z toasOte eonftreinets to
peeto tbereunto , tofytn be hzfy tbat tbe bttermoft bouno labitb all
J£)tfto?ieg ( bee tbep neucr fo auncient) ooe attepnt bnto, fc but tlje
fceffruffion of Troy, jf o? tbug faptb be*
Now if that no beginning was ofHeauen and Earth at all, Lucretius the
*Bnt that they enerlafting Veere,andfe continue frail; RomanePoet.
How haps it that of former things no Toets had delight
Afore the^wofullwarres of Troy andThebesfirto wright?
S>ea, bixttfiz Hegiftet$ of tbe ChaldeesOafll fome man fap)
m of maje mtttqutttc* ft oj (a$ Cicero repojtstb) tljcp ntafce fyzit
fcaunt tbat tbcp fymt tbe nati\xitiz$ of Cbito?eb notes $ fet aotone
in footing (front nattuttte to natiurtte) fo? aboue tbe fpace of tbjos
ana fojtie tb ottfanD pereg afoje t^z reigne of tbe great Alexander.
a«& tbat fa true* 75ai (a* it batb bin berp toell marftetOtoben tbep
fpeakeaftertbetr^cba)!emaner5tbepmeanealtoateg(a^t33ttn£^ #
fetb Diodorus)tbe monctbpare,rbat is to fap 5 euerp monetb to bz DIo(J orus.lih;
a peerettflbtcb account being: retkonen bacfte from tbe tpme of Ale- 8u
xander,btttetb tuft bppon tbe creation of tbe (L22ojIo,accojm'ngto
tbe account oftbepaereg fetoolmtebp MoyfcsXfltetoife toben t\)t
Iberians tap tbep baue bao tbe bfe of letters ana of tasting bp
tbe fpace of foe tboufanti pares agoe-,tbep fpeake after tbemaner
of tbeir oume accounting of tbe pare , tabicb ftag but fteer mo*
netbsi to a pore* 3mi in g©n fcotb Porphirius bimfelfe toil! ferue
■fo? a gcos toitnefle in tbat bebaIfe 3 tobo faptb tbat tbe obfetuationg
of tbeChaldees tobtcb Callifthenes fent fto Baby 16 into Greece
m tlje tpme of Alexander , palTctj not aboue a tboufanti ana npne
ftunn^en poorer ♦ 3$ fo? tlje obferuattong of Hipparchus, (tabic**
H 2 Ptolomic
Iltf OF. THE TREVVNES
Ptolamie tofetlj)tljep tyatoe murij nkm tonto our tpmtfr, fin tbep
read) not bepomi tbe tune of Nabugodonozer.&o be fbo&fcom
mtr 3!»if tcttons toe mount top to tbe <S>to?tes of (be Rcniancs^ami
from tljem to tlje poetelp Hegtfters of tbetc ^ieffesi, ami fo to tlje
Calenders of rijeir jfeato $ fyoltoateM'ft finally to ftp time of
tljetr truing of tlje naple into tbe toall of tlje temple of Minerua,
tnljulj \nag uoue altoaies peerelp in tlje ^onetf) of September, to
tlje intent tbat tlje number of tlje peered fljoulo not bee forgotten*
Mniciib.7. ^ rom * m « toe p?on*toe to tbe Greeke SDHmptaw,t&e one Ijalfe
Herodotus* of tuljtc f) tpme i$ altogetber fabulous! ; ano beponn tlje dvtt ffiltm*
lib. 5 . piaoe , tljere is nothing but a fttcke Cloune of ignorance , euen in
? a 1 .° in i!" s f e ^ e Ks^tfomett places! of all Greece. 3!n tooljtcl) uarknefle me baue
AnabScf natfnng to *«*<* b^tf toe foflotoe not;Moyfes,toljo citetb tbe bcoke
cratcs?he of tljeLojtos: toarreg , anti leaoetlj tog fafelp tmn to our firft ojigi*
Grccke philo- nail beginning ♦ 3nto boto fboulo tlje J^iffojieg of tlje Gentiles be
fopher demau- n f anp antiquitie,toljen tberetoag not pet anp reatoing o? touting 4 *
GrliSccU ^ rom WMM&tot ftep top tonto brakes of bitten bam>- r fromtlje
ned not the IPapet toljicl) toe {jauenotojjtoe come to iparcljment^ from parc^
names of their ment 3 to tbe paper of /Egipc r taljiclj toas inuenten in tbetpmeof
letters faying AJexander;from tbat,tonto ^DablesJ of lean auto £2Ja|ce;anrj finals
aa$oc 3 «A= ip to tlje Leauea anto ^arkes of DiuerS %xk<&. jTrom toijitinglD z
<pxro;,as goeconfequentlpto reatoing 3 anDfo to tljeinuention of&etters:
wci as thd faid toaljiclj letters tlje Greekes taugljt tonto tbe Latines^n^ tlje Phe-
y?iw<t nicians to tlje Greekes , ( toljo ban not anp fktfl of tljem at tbe
yf & Apxroi tpme of tlje toarrea at Troy , as tlje toerp name* of tljem tooe to>eli
wasanfweed beto?ap) ano tlje Iewes taugljt tljem to tlje Phenicians . fo) in
by the Greekes ^p &#ae ttrtjat are tlje Phenicians, in account of all Cofmogra*
d C tir^w b ^ m ^ ilt Walters! of tlje Seacoaa of Paleftine o? lewrie? 3ffli
caufeTofe y " ^° ^ z fipuiff of Ewpolemus a toerp aunricnt toiiter of Spifto^ies?,
names of their iss fotmo truc:namelp 3 tljat Moyfes tuas tbe firl! teacber of ©ram<=
letters are not mcr,tljat is to fap, of tlje 3rfe of Heading; (uotvuttbftantJingtbat
Greeke but j>h[\ jj e fatljer it topon Abraham;) antftljat tbe Phenicians ban
Luca^ehb 3 4t of ^ Iewes > am ^ c Greekes of rlje Phenicians 5 in refpett
Eupoiemus in tuljereof letter^ tooere in olo tpme caHcn Phenicians*
his booke of Phenicians were t hefirft(iftrnft beegiucn to Fame)
the Kings of That durft exprejfe the voyce infliapes t hat might prefer He the fame.
b" Clemfm of ^ etC 31 Canlt0t ^ mz CD % iilZ PIinic a * ittk ni ^l JC • JL^tW*
AicxanXa'in (&?$ be)ljaue bin from etterMing ♦ Snn mfepTo^ jToKfapft be)
hisfowrth tbetetterg of tbe^giptiansljao tbeirHrlt comming top abouta
^>^» SSwaz p«re^ afoje tlje reigne of Ninus . 35ut Epigenes a r^raue
autijoj
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 117
3utho? faptb, that in Babylone certeine obferuation* of <fetarre<*
toetetojitten m 'ftplc* o?^nckc^ag)Cuenijtmi>;etianiittoentte
peere* afoje : #nt> Bcrofus atto Critodemus ( tobicb fpeaftr toitfj
the Icaa)uoe Tap fotoerbuntnea ans fotoerfcojepere** © ejtreame
blocfciGjne* / be conciusetb the etermtte of Ietter*,bpon that tohet*
bp djcp be p?oucn to be but late come bp* Jftoto then, feeing toee
fino the o jiginall comming bp of $rte* , of Latoe* ana ©ouecne*
ment,of CrafBkana Spetcbatmtufe, of fooue ana of berp letter*;
that i* to fap,bbti> of liuing toel,ant> ofliuing after any fojf; fljoula
toe rather graunt an euerMing ignorance in man , than a fepna of
pcttthfulneile tobicb bat!) leamen thing* accoutring to the grototljg
thereof in ages \ 3to feeing that the iibrienceg , 3rte* , Cponoi*,
ano Deintic* of the Ipfe it felfe soe p?oue b* a beginning thereof:
i* there anp man either f ftilfull 0} bnf feiifull, greate o? little, pb^
Iofopher 0} Cpanoicraft* man,iabojer 0} jFollotoer of the toojtolp
banitie* ; that toill anp moje bee fo boloe a* to ftanb in contention
that the toojlo is toitbout beginnings fiBhat (ball toe then a* noto
conclude of all this bifcourfe ? if irft that the inuention of all things
i* of fo late tpme , that it i* of fufficient fojre too ma&e all men be*
teue, ( of tiabat trane oj pjofelfion fo euer tbep bee ) that it i* but a
tobple ago finee the toojloe began* 3n& feconblp that the fap& in*
uention* gathering together into one tpme, boelea&e b* to fome
one certeine Countriea* to a Centre, tohere mankino hath firff
fpjong bp,anu aftertoarb fp?eb it felfe abjoaae a* to the outermott
parte* of all the Circle* %W time i* the fame fpace that toa* be*
ttoittMoyfesami the bniuerfall jflutu 3nothe Countries the
feme tohere mankinb bis firft multiplie after their comming out of
the 9rfce : that i* to toit,all the Coaftftom Sgtount Taurus along
bp Mefopotamia, Syria anb Phenicc,bnto -£gypt ; toherein toee
compjebenbthelanb of Paleftineo* lewrie as the mibble thereof,
tobicb bp the auncient Greekeano Latin *f)i(tojiograpber*,(tobo
toere bnfktfull in ©eograpbie)t*m'uerflpaccounteoan&allottc&
to the greater Countries that Ipe rounb about it, acco?binglp a* it
boj&eretb bpon them ; one tohile to Syria,another tohile to jfcgipr;
fome time to Phenicia > ana fome time to Araby the neferw 3nn
therefore a* touching tpme ana anti^t'tie-, ttfegoob reafon that
toee (boula beleeue the 5)iftojte* of thofe Ration* , anb not of fte
Greekes o? of the Latins^toho are but pong babe* in refpett of the
other* 5 efpeciallp feeing that toee tooulb thinlie it a thing tocojtbp
to be laugl;e5 at^ if a man i^outo llaib to the iubgement of tfjc (to*
$ 3 riejj
Il8 OF THE T R E VV N E S
ries of leuTic tu tlje matters of tlje Greekes, Kutnotoelctttf
locate tbeir contradictions*
obicaioaj. 3f t(; C tuojto be fo neto (top tlje p) tobwof commetlj it tljat it it
fo toell rcplcntujco ann full of people % J8ap tatter , if it bee hjk^
out beginning^ of fogreate antiqmtie as el;on funrn?rft;feo\&
fcappcnetlj it tljac it Ijatb not aUwap bene knotoen *t uul>ereof com*
met& it tljat it is cum pet fo flent>erlp peopleo \ bate comes it too
piflc tl;at it is not tljjougljlp inljabtteo in all places^? at leafteife
intljc belt places of tl>e toojloe, tobere eucn in our tpme are fount*
botb lies ant> mapne ianos toellbabttable , ant) pet fcninljabitett
The world 3jt is not paft a buntyco peresago^fince toe fenetoc nothing ae all
bolder™ of mo>e tben tlje better fcaife of tbc too;ilD*<r<3ee lucre but at tlje en-
tcrance of tijc cartl; , ano wt tbougbt our felues to baue bin come
to tlje full fcnoMcoge of ©eograpljie. K3c tljougbc our fciues to
feauc fcnotoen tljebttetmoffCoafles of tbc tt)o?lo,iDben as toebafr
u^mutf mt pct P a ^ el1 ( ^^ ^>outljcit cle toljicljoiuioetbi toojlo in ttoapne*
S!fp G o°rtin- 3nn pet notU)itftan*ing,be tbat bao fpoken otberteife,fijoulD baue
gales and Spa- bene counter) of moll men (o) a foolc. £e a anD cuen ftt (till at t Iji*
niards. &ap, toeknotonotbing of £ mapne lano of tbe &outb, $ but uerp
little of tbe jao? tlj, 3t is not part ttoo bunojet) peres ago , finer tfc*
Swedians fent tlje fird inljabttcrs into tbe countrp of Groneland?
antJ botb Scotland ano Ireland(being in our part of tl>e too ?!o)are
pet Bill ^aife barbarus^sjc (ball rcaoc in Csefars Commentaries
tbac in bts tpme Germanie mas a continuall jFtyreft, ttrtjerein s
mamigbt baue gone so,oaiesiourncp ercbecoulo fceanpeno of
it,ant> tljat tbc people tljcreof tocre fauage ana beaftfofacrifpfmg
tbeir otoneCbtlojen to tljeir ©o&ues, 5>e fecmctb beere to fpeake
of tbe Cannibals 0? tlje people of Brafilie, Jt teas long time after
ere tbe Romanes nurd atmentureouer farrc in tljat Cotmtriiv
COberebp it appearctb tbat all tbe auncient Eotencs ano Cittic*
toljiclj(!antit)ppontl)cEiuets of RhyneanDDanowejtotoJarDCs
Fraunce ann Italy ,uft ferue ratljcr fo? a Bankc 0) a Jcttie againd
tbc oucrflo&ing of tlje Germanes , tljan fo? ,f o^trcfite to affaple
tbem mitbalLCucn ixi tlje tpme of Tacitus, loljattocre tlje people
on tbe §>ea coatt of Germanie ? SQljat luere t&e Saxons in tb^
time of Charles tbe greater 3noa fealoebun^cDpeeres agoe,
toljat tocre tlje loloe Countrpcs of Germanie, toljif fc at tbts oap
lie tlje flojifljinge Q people of all Ewrope ? ^be fame is to be fapo
of Ingland in Cxfars time ; ano ItKclDtfc of Fraunce, Iraly , ant>
Spainp^if w mount a little bigb^JToj ftcing t\pt Roome is tfc*
olocS
Ot CHRISTIAN RELIGION^ JI£
ohcS cicteof tlje Latines; Ijoto fcappenetbtt tbat AIexander(fcbo
fougbtnftoeujojlDs to conquer ) kneloe it not bpcOetfatrlpneffe
thereof ^botobappenctb it pbc knetoeas litlealfo of tbe French-
men mt Spa iiards,of U)bomaHtljea»nctentll)t(lo)ie0fptafeC£i'
tber uotbtng at all,oj els tetcfc Uum&crfttU tgnojanee ? 9nb toftac
fta lltoc fap of Ephorus,)ubom men account tbe fttUgctitrlHipifto*
t tograpber of tbcm all * 3* great a Counttie as Spay ne o) I beria
is 5 be u$ttctb thereof in fweb foje,a« if tc mere but onip one totomr*
Slfo lubat toas Greece afo?e tbe tpme of Orpheus anU Amphi-
<>n,lubo(asThucididesre4)0?£ftb>K topt 6cGreekesoutOvtb^irTbuadic!«m
jf o;irrff s an* Jf ennes,abottc tbe tpme of tlje toarres at Troy? gUitt his firft bookc
tuljerclearneo Orpheus to lap atoapbte oU)nefauagenc[fe,butm 0rpheiisin | lis
-£gypt ? ^Ije bolp Bible it felfe toben it fpeaketf) of *be Greekes Ar g 0nautSB
ano of tbe letter A&Upcakctlj of tbem as of 3!lanB0,tba t is to fap,
as of Countries tbat toere furtljeft of from tbe knotolebge of tljat
time* 3EJjus&oe pee fee ttye latenefle of tbeCLt elf erne if2aacne;
Unborn 31 call fo,as in refpetf of tbe retf of tbe tarfjole too}lD,airo of
tbe Centre am> mimic popnt tbcreof, u>bt c() 3! fauc taken too bee
from <9£ouitt Taurus bnto Syria.
J3oto let bs fee tbe Catterne jQattons affo* Clje Cotmtue of
&idiabeponb ^z Hitter Ganges, mas bnknotocn in t\)% tpme of
Alexander , mbo notimtb&momg baD call tbe platfope of 10
Conqttclf ,on tbat doe of tbe too?ln*anD bielppfetBtobicj) toent ta
feeke nnu (KElojlDai,pa{reD not beponto tfce Jtann of Sumatra tljeit
taller* Taprobane , tu&icbis bnoer tlje Cquinotfiall anb Cafterip
a great toap of from tlje Mducques. ^nbteljcn it toasffoloe tlje Herodotus,
Romanes tbat a &bt'P tnas found luWcb bp tbe commaunoemene 1&.4.
t>f Necho&ing of £gyptbabfapleD about all tlje Coaffof Af-
frike p tbep toofte it fo? a fable: anotbereftne mucb Iefle bib tbep e«
tier come at laua tbe lelle oj Iaua tlje moje, 0? at tfce 6rme land
tobtcbtsnejtfbnta tbeim'&o beiljo^f, rbcptKOnotojoinarilppafle
tlje^treptt* of Gibraltar •, bp reafon thereof tbeirgreatefltpW*
lofopbers cculDleCTefktll of tbe nature ano courfeof tfce tEpbes,
tban tl;e meawft feeamrn 0? Jailer of our time. .IJSoto tben tobas
iz to be fain of Plinie toinj bts Dogbeaoeb men,&is jJDneepeo men.
Ins t ongear esi,bis Centaures, bis Py gmees, anb W Cyclopes,
feeing tbat in all tbe Countrie tobere be plantetb tbem,fcee finoe
$®m , Cities , anb fitngdomes , no lefle lobit flo^tfbtng tljan t\)t
famevnbercin Ijeeljitnfelfe toas;ano as foj anp Ipkelpbob of tbat
tn^icl; i;e Uijitet^ of cfeofe t&ing*,toe finb none at alh 3g toucljitrg
ty 4 ^e
120 OF THE TKEVVNES
(I)? <&>outbcountrpes aim rtje J5oji;jcountri :$ , tbat fetototf,be»
poimtlje Circlesof tbe tloo [Soles: Ojefotucr Cmppjcs tobicb
i)aucbGneforcnotemeD,neuerl;earr»rpeahtng:oftlj£mbatacrans
Hon , anD mud) IclTc crtcnDrn tbcm fc lues fo farrc-, in fo mud) tfeat
eucn toe our fclues knoto but a little of tljcm , toljiclj temped ano
S>IjipU)?eche Ijarij taugftt bmete,
SEtbat turn tuee tben bp tbts mfcourfe*: Cletdp tfjat dje CCtorto
1ua0 not Imolime of an tljofe great Cmpp?es, aim mttrfj Icffeof
tbem tbat liucn tm&cr rf;eir fubiettiom3n& itl>at it toag not peoples
an at once 3 but rfjat ad folke ouerfomrmea to a place, aim cbaunccu
to bttbpon a man tbat toas armentrus, tbep fp;eu tljemfelues far*
tber ans fuller bnncr!;t^ gup&ing, into tbe Countries next bnto
tbem,3n& (to be Hjojt) tbat dje neerer anp Countries; hereto our
fojelapn Centre , dje famer toere tbep inbabiten , mane cutifl., ana
manuretutobtd) tbing appeared) moje plainlp euen bp rt;e berp gc*
Thcproccedig nealogie of tfje £aoito*Cbereftneletb$ take our Centre to be ep*
or growing ^ ^ t0 pp e of Mount Taurus tubete it i& calfe& Caucafus, mi5
Aev^rii iai;ereg>toMe^ report tl# arkeof Noe to baue reften 5 0? ris tbe
plapneof Sennaar,tobere Moyfes faptb tbat d)e Languages toere
confoun&e&,am> folke Difperfco atyoauejoj ete fome place of Mefo*
potamia,(foj it fkilletb little in refpert of dje toojto)anb bv confc
taring tbe aunrientelt CHates., toe (T>aH ftntjeti)€ States of Afly*
ria>of Syria,of /Egipt,anrj of Perfia to baue bin nereft to our Ceifc
tre 3 ann tbat tfje ^State of Aflyria teas rt)e greateft of djem all, mm
pet in berp tructb but fmall in comparifon of tbe g>tates tbat fuc*
. ceesea it* jf rom $ Affyrians/be $9onarrbie tamz to tbe Perfians;
from tijc Per(ians,to tbe Greekes 5 fro d;e Greekes/o tbe Latins; •
from tfje Latins,to tl)e Frenchmen • anD from djt Frenchmen to
tf>e Almanes , accoiDinglp as Countries multiplpen tijeir babit«*
tions , ann tfjat tbeir people growing; in Ciuilitk, matcben djeir
fo?cei»itb bnfenome*: am> Spaynetofjid) betetofee teas eounteo
tbe uttermoft part of p StSo-^lo, is noto become p- firfrmfcouerer of
tbe netoe 2Hojto*15ttt let M goe on tuitl) rtje Caff partt:ftom tfje
Perfians toee goc to tije Indians, aim from tlje Eaflindians to ri)e
Weftindians,folong bntill taee come tot^etrbttermolt Coaft,
toijtd) is dje felfefame place toljere dje Spanyards fottntr djeir tfrft
lanmng ♦ 3nu furelp if Huo foike Hjouln kirpe on rtn'r toap conti-
nuaHp^e one on tfjc one fine anD tbe odjer on dte otber(t!)at te to
fap, tlje one Cafttoaru aim tbe odjer ^teiftumrtiO to &)* *nue tbep
ftxiuto nmclwtij toset^cr^tf d;ere toere 8rme lanb all tbe tow fo?
tbtttt
OF CHRITSIAN RELIGION. IZI
tbrilt td go bpom&T.D in ber* r>oft 3 like as Ireland,a part of Scot-
land,Laplond,antJ GroneJand, being tfjebttcrmoft parts of out
(toe of tbe SHojfcr, are as got) as fating*: fo aifo be tbe uttermoft
hibabitet^ of tbcWeftindieSjUamtlp Canada.BaccalcajBrafilie,
aittJ Petagon,tobict) are befcentjea of tbe Eaftindies. 3nn contra*
rptoife like as m our Countries , tbe mo?e tiicp tentJ totoatus tlje
Centre toljici) 31 Ijaue taken 5 tlje mo tokens batte tljep of tbeir an*
tiquitie;aS 5 FrauncemotbanGermanie;ItaIymo tljait Fraunce;
Greece mo tljan Italy;iEgipt mo tljan Greece^ anti fo fojtb of tbe
reft : <§>o tlje Spanyards,tof)0 m tbeir ftrlt Conqucffes fotmn but
Cctages anii 'Bogge^mn at tim'r entering further into tljt lann,
fiirtie gartlp €itit$ toel htl;abiteD,o?tierIp nuTinctton of Commons
ana jftobilitte , spiniflrers of 3!uftice ana men of cHarre, ^raseg
ana Epanfcpcraftes toell gouemeti, Uptftojies oftftctr boings,tootr*
iierfuHanttquirieS 5 ^otaerspa(rmgt!)epp?amptiS of £gipt, anu
tobatfoeuer els tbe tuo^n Ijatlj counteo toontjerfuU ♦ Sun out of
uoubt tlje naerertftep come to tfce Centre of tbat part, tbemoje
fball tljep Sua ffilL if oj tijere is no man ignorant notoanapes toljat An Hiftcry of
gooulp great Cities ann flojifying&ing&omes , fjaue toitljin tljefe the Reaimeof
fetoeptrasbintiifcouere&mt&eWeftindies : anDtoljerettcom^ china.
tnetb to face tlje Eaftindia toitb tfee Sea bettoirt tbem botf) - r tfyere
toe fee rfje great Cmppje of China,fo b£auttful(,fo flowing, an*
fo toell gouernea in al refpecfcetfbat ri# ciufleff tpme of all tlje Ro>-
mane €mpp?e,map toell fame fcnto Irs to fjaue bene barbarous in
comparifon of tl)at* 3it ts in effect an one as tfoougb tfre SHefferne
Indians making Cmtquefts bpon bS as toe Ijaue Hone bp5 djem 3
ftoutobauearriutfi attbefirftm Ireland, Scotland, Q) Grone-
land^foj as little cmtlD tljep lymz fapa of &s,as toee of tbenr* 3na
tol;ereas it map be replpea,tljat altbougb tfjepeaple tljcre be rune,,
pet nottoitljftamung it batb euermoje bin people&rlet it be a&aea
tbereunto , tfrat in foliotoing rfje Coaftes , mzn baue fauna manp
Countries men pet bnpeoplea*3m> alfo tljae euen in tbe beft pen*
plea places of all tbetr Concedes , tljep %mz not founn tlje tentft
partoffomucbpeoplras t^e Countrte being manure toereable
to beare^toljereas on rf>e contrarp part, m our Countries tbe tflfc
tions noe pefter one anotber*3nn toberas our berp Ktermoft bo?^
uers aremo>efrequettteo t^en tbetrS; tbecaufctbtrof is,tbat ours
le muri> neerer tbe Centre tobicij 31 fet ootone,tben theirs htz -> a$
tbe CofmograpberS uoe eaflp proepxre^berebpoiritljatb come
to jjafle, tftat tty people toljirfj ^aue bene fpjeo abjoaoe from out
Centre
12* OFTHETKEWNES
Cent* bnto tfce btcermoft C oaflte of tbe frofen @>ea,ffmrotg rtjertt
fclucfli nio^te multtplpca tban tbeir Lano* mere able to maintepne,
*»D being not able to go anp further fo? tbe feea tljat bemmen d;5
tn$ Ijaue reboutt&et) backe agapnebppon tftenejt Countries;, atf
nmflp ii)t Cymbrians bppon tbe Almdnes anD Romanes , ana
aftertoars tlje Gothes bpoit Italy ana Frauncctfee Humes upon
Pannoye, tlje Vandales bpon Spayne, an* laftlp tfce Turkes an&
Tartarians bpon all Europe. SEtyirb tbingbatl; not!;appene& bp*
pan t&e otijet part of tbe 2£lo;<to 5 becaufe of the large fcope of tfcefe
Countrep^taljidj emptpetb tbe €aftan* Indya into p CBetfernr;
*Cbe flHefterue into netoe Spayne ; netoe Spay ne into Brafiik;ann
Brafilie into tije S>outrjernelanD,toberof not fa mud? ass tbe <g>ea*
coaft is ytt knotone* Berber befrU it fo unto bg in tbe toll ages?,
beraufe our part of ti;e mojlo toas not yet fufficientlp peoples to
tbbz backe agapne : but it befell dbteflp a little afoje oj a little after
tbe comming of 3Wta €b)i&, tljat is to toft, tolaatbg tfje perfed;
age of tl)e ftQojlo^o bee fljojt,toere tljere neuer fo mud; people,
pettoereitnotoKonbcrto fjim tbattoouto take tl)e pepness to ac*
count toljat onelp one of fpjing migfct amount bnto in one rjumneu
p ceres, anoljotomanponemanmigljt fee to come of btmfeife in
fjig otone Hfetpme; tobidj in another ljunn?eb peere migbt increafe
into an infinite multttuoe* %bt €mpp?e$ Ijaue altoaiea grtenbeu
tbeir largeneiretotnarbjs ti)t j3o?tlj ann tfjeg>outl) , but pet mo?e
jftcjtljerlp tijan feoutljerlp , becaufe tlje Centre toljicl) 31 take , is
Skill afo?e tolDarn^ ttjc jftojtf) , ana in tlje temperateft Clpmate of
our Ijalfe ©lobe , tfcat is to toft 3 totoat&s tbe 3 5 ♦ana 4o.negrae$
(0? djereaboutsQof tlje Cquinoctiall lpne,toljid) biuioetfj f ££to?Ui
jeuen in t\)t mto&efytobicb tljing 31 befire Hje l£ea&er$ to mark ao*
tufeblp*3a& truelp Ifeland(tolnri; in oln tpme toa$ caileb Thule,)
toas knotone in tlje tpme of great Alexander, nottoidjftanmng
djat it be fitttate about 68 ,begtasf j8o?d;; toljereas pet fo? al tljar,
t\jz greateft part of Affrick taag bnknotone to tl;em,ano t(je btter?
moft readj of tljeir knotoleage toasi t^e 3lte of Taprobanc , totytl)
neucrtljeleire are but bnoer fte Cquinoctiall : fo farre of torn tbep
from attepnmg to $ feoutfjpoIeXo be (bojt 5 tbe Coaft of Affrick
i>} Barbarie # of Spayne,toas{ peopleb b^ tbe Phenecians, toljom
lue reane to ijane bin long tpme ILo^nsf of tfje g>ea.3nD dje Com*
inoniweale of Carthage, tubidj toags fo IjtgWp renolnmeb ano rea^
djeD fo farre of, toaei an pmpe of Tyrus tbe rljtefe Citit of Phene-
cia^idj bo^ereb bpon Ie^rie. tfo} Tyrus fent t^etl;er tlje one
balfe
OF CHRITS1AN RELIGION. 1 23
balfe of tbetrpeop!e,toberebpon tttxia^ fallen Carthago.tbat is to
fap,tbe balfe totone, ami tbe ficftpeople tbat otoellen tbere,toent Stra bo.fib. 3 .
into tbat Countrep bp a nartotoe peece of o^pelamj callen Cata- piutnrk in the
bathmos ,tobtcb& a falling grounn tbat iopnetb Paleftmetoito lyfcofsciyu*
iEgipt, a* remapneo pet (till to bee rean m tbe tpme of tbe !£)pfl;o *
riograpber Procopius,t)pon a piller in Tingie a Citte of A ffrick,
fet tbere by tbe iubabitants of Chanaan tobicb ijao Hen atoap from
tbt figbt of lofua.3no in goon fcotb 3 as appeared Dp manp fenten*
ceias of &♦ Auftins,tfte Punicke tongue toas but a kinne of feuerall
jnopjietie of tbe Hebrew.
dome perKU pet ftfll m oemattnnmg,ftom tobtnez tbt @>otttfc The Hiftonc*
lano,tbe Countcie of Brafilie, tbe JLann of Perow ann fucb otbers of Affiickc
touln be peoplen«t 3nn tobence 31 p?ap pou toas Affricke peoples
fojd;ereplem(bingtobereoftbou cam! not but knotoe tbat mba*
bitants toere fent tbetber botb by g>ea ann by JtamrtAfFrick toas
peoplen firft by tbe fo?efapo narroto pace of n?pe Lano callen Ca-
tabathmos , ann aftertoam refreffjen agapne by tbt ffrcpgbts of
Gibraltar . 9nn tbe <g>outf)lano toas peoples on tbe one fine by
tbe 3lle of Taprobane,$ on tbe otber fine by rije ftrepgbts of Ma-
gellan tobicb bo butt tbere bpo Brafilie.3nn Perow Iiketoife toag
peopleo bp tbe narrotoe popnt oflann callen Darien, by tbe tobiclj
toap Brafilie alfo toajai peoplen ♦ 3t fucb tpme as tfje Spanyards
enteren ftrft into rijat great JSefle tobicb contepnetb botb Brafilie
ann Perow,tbep tbougbt it to baue bin an 3|tann3ln like maner^if
tbe Perouians |jan lanneo in Affrick by tbe Athlantick ^>ea, ami
ban fouun fo long a doe as tbe fine of Affrick is tbat ft retcbetb fcn*
to tbe ten g>ea , fo as t^zy being toearien toitb following it as tbe
Romanes toere, ban mane tbe like queftiom toe todufo tbenbatte
ntocken at tbem becaufe toe fcnotoe tbe paflage toberebp mtn came
tbetbenann tbep baue like occafion to mock ns 5 becaufe tbep knob*
tbeivs ♦ T5ut pet agapne, from tobence came tije people tobicb are
fpjeo abzoanefrom tbeiann tbat t^ callenuetoeSpaynebptbe
ftcepgbt of Daryen?p?ocane on pet altttle furtber,ann tljou (bait
finne Cathay ann Indya iopning to tbat lann ; ann Groneland
facingit on tbe jfrojtbtine;ann tbe ttrepgljt of Anian on tbe <I23et£
fine, tobicb is almott as nare tottbin tbe bietoe of it as Spay ne is
into Affrick by ^repgbts ofGibraltare. 9nn 3Ip?appou tobatr
mo^ematueKisittbatt^ep (grati&tfrutepaflto&p tbatCrepgbt»
tban tbat tbe Latins palTen into Sicilie by tbt JFate of Me(Tana,o^
tijat t^e Vaadaks paffen into Affrick ann ^ Sarzins into Spayne
124 OF THE TREVVKES
bv t\)t fays ffrcpgfra of Gibraltare?35ttt tlje mtTiljtefe t^rfjat no*
time; ran fuflfec as Fo? pjcofe of tlje traetfc but foj mitiiciTe againff
f&toc atomic batfj Slgaajufa, ^erefap, ano Doubt&ano tlje toerp
leatf fufpition* oj furmije $ tfcat ra come m our mptttu Jfoj J p?ap
pou 'Uiljat can bee moje cljitoiuj , ( o? rafter a* Varro faptlj in Iji*
Eumenidesjmoje Uiojtljie of Upefytljan to Tap tljat men fating bp
in a Country' as ttetcd ana Rape* ape*: 9fter tljat maner toere
tlje Athenians callm Aborigencs , tljat ig to fap , l£)omcbjeB 0£
b:cfc in tfcat place : aim in token tftercof tljcp nio?e a K&f afleljoppec
ArKfaJo in his in tljeir Cappe en H5onet : mfomr.rij tfeat Ariftides to flatter tljem
ffmdicuaik. ip*tIjaI,fo!ii tljem tljat font Ccnritoiietoas tfce firtt tljat euerboje
men ; ana pet fo; all (feat , tljcr* bait bin toljole Uealmes of mea m
Syria,aftnr tfyctt mere aap iwe in Greece.dje Latins alfo tooultt
Datmt tfjemfcluesi of die fame : but Dennis of Halycarnaffus aitQ
PorciusCato acftnotoleage tljem to Ijaue come out of Achaia.
3fke t(je Sauages, ants tljep bull fop tlje uerp fame tljat tljefc <§>a«:
ge$ fap ; -ftj tljep ftnotoe neither one tying noi otljer, further tfeau
tljeir otmte remembrance can rearfj*
IBwt goe to Moy fes , ami Ije luill ten pou tlje ©jtgtnalleg of tfjc
firft J3ation<* 3 anu tlje ©encalogie of tlje tufjole SHojto ♦ 3no tlje
ttame^oft^rmrnnapningftomftcnceljnto^^totllputrijemat*
tec out of all ooubt to a man of fcirterftanmng, jfo* of Noe bp lji£
el&eft g>onne Iaphet , ififetoea tlje Gomerians oj Cymbryans,
tlje Medes , tlje Ionians fonjo toere tlje firtt iinjabiters of Greece,
tljeTvrifcons Dnchmen oj Almanes, tlje Italians , ant) tlje Do-
doneans:namelpofGomer,Maday 3 Iauan,Afchenes 3 Elifa,anii
Dodanira , 35p Cham tljere ifletoefc tlje Chananites, tlje ^Egip-
tians , tije Libyans , tlje Sabeans , anu fo fcntlj; toljo retepneo tbe
names of lji0 Cljiltyen 5 tljat is to tntt^of Chanaao,Mifraim,Lud,
Saba,anu fo fioojtlj: tfo) Mifraim in l£)ebjetoe betokenetlj ^Egipt.
%y> Sem rfjere Defcenneo tlje Elamites j Perfians , d>e Aflyrians,
dje Chafdeans o? Chaldees,p Lydians,tlje Aramitcso? Syrians,
tlje people of Ophir $ otljerg; tljat t^ to lott,of Elam, Arphaxad,
Lud, Aram,Ophir,antiotljer0 ♦ 9titJtljefenamej5toereto?ttten
am reco^en (>p Moyfes,afo2e tljofe Bationg toere of anp rq)uta«
tioit,anti ftep remapne pet tttll among tlje Hebrewes at ttjtiei uap^
i5olu fake in taljat meafuix tljefe fatljevs of boufe^ inert afeu tljeit
Cljtln?en , fo hid euerp of tljem fp?eu out fn's; b?aunrijeg{ a farre of,
ftfomucb tljat t^e offpjmg of tljat ftocfe uiti couer ana ouerftaaotoi
t%efel;ak eord^ anu fyi 3rfce of Noc^to after amaner fapte ouec
tlje
01» CHRISTIAN RELIGION. I2J
tijetoljoletoojin,
T5\xt b«e is an ffibicction tobtcb feemetb tfronger* Cbefe rea* An obicaion
fons(fap tbep) no tying ns bp to tbe jf ton-, but a0 p jfXuti tyougbt of Fiuddcs
manfcpnn ro tbat fmall number., toberebp tbe £&ojln toas bp little *£ cn out °*
ann little renetocn agapne:<§>o map it be tbat tbere toere otber fo^ ^
mer jf luns, djat ban none tbe like afoje; fo as tins latter if lun toas
ratbet a renetoing of tbe S2Jo?ln,tban a firft beginning tberof*3tti
to tins purpofe tbep toill allenge tbis faping of Plato in bis Tu
rnxus, tbat tfje ouerflotoings of toaters ann tbe burnings b^ fire,
Doe from tpme to tpme refreflj tl;e <KEJo?ln,ann neffrop tberemem*
berance of tbe former ages 3 ann a *fo of all 3rtes.>§>ciences 5 ann o*
tbcr 3inuentions*Cbis is toojtbie of fome examination ♦ gmrelp
countings eptbertmiuerfall oj anp tbing great in refpetf of tfye
tobole toojlo 3 tbere is no mention founn in anp g>tojie< 3lfo of anp
atber generall jHun, tban tljat tobicb toee tafce to bee t\jz firft, ana
Iaft,djere is; as little to be founn 3 bnlefle tbep toill applp tljat name
to tbe ouerflotoings of IRiuers in fome fmal quartern to tbe torn*
tiing of tijt Sbea b^ fojce of bis breaking into fome Countrep a
league oj ttoapne,tobicb can noticing feme to tijts purpofe* 3n&
if tfjcrr allenging of it in tljat bebalfe te unfeinenlp ann in g©n ear*
iteft as 31 bcimic it is 5 toell mougbt ti>ep fare fo? tbeir confeifion,
,f 0? tben tuill 3! affte tbem tobetber ting jf lun toere touuerfall, o£
particular but to fome one Countrep ♦ iff it toere particular#oto
commetb it to paflfe tfjac all jftations confefTe it to bee tmroerfalfc
9an boto commetb it to palTe alfo tbat tbe Countries tobicb baa
no parttbereof, batteno inclingtljereof eptberin memojieojm
touting*:©? if it toere imiuerlafcnfo anp men efcape from it,o;t no*
3|f none efcapen 3 boto tben come toee to tbf ftnotolenge of irt 3na
tobence are toe alfo 3 but of a neto Creations 3nn Ije tbat toas able
' to create bs agapne 3 tobp toas be not able ta create bs alfo afo?tfr
3lf fome efcapen,as allof &s no confenf tbat tberenin:tobp btlmz
toe tbem not as toell in tbe tbmgs tbat toent afo?e tbe ir lun, as toe
beteue tbem concerning t))t if lun it felfe^ 3nn tobo bee tboft tbat
tfcapen but Noe ann bis ilTetojtobo leane bs to tbe Mt beginning
Iiotb of H)t mo)lo ann of mcn^ifo? in al tbe ipiftojies of tbe r $m
tben,tobat finne toee tberccf toa^itb tbe aHengmg *: 3giu#, % u*
maunntobetbertbisfapn jflunannctbers tofjtcft tfetp p^eteunto
Ijaueabolilbentberememberance of tbe former tpm/s, befell bp
cbaunce 0^ bv ppuinence 4 : 3lf bp cbaunce;toas it not pofuble ^tbat
of & m^nj tol;icl) map percljauce Ijaue bin eptljer from etterlaflinff
Il6 OF THE TREWNE*
02 of bcrp olo tpme,pcrrijauce not fo mud) as anp one ffjotrto |>aue
cffapco*:^ irDp p2outuertcc;lip tobofe picutucnce 0>oulD itbebut
bp ©otj^ *: o? U)ljo couto baue potoer to tjn&oe ana confound ftig
l»ojke,but onlp Ije ftat mm it*i 3no tobat warrant baft ftou ftac
be oeftropen itmoje ftan once , feeing ftou art infojcen to graunt
ftat be mane it but once*: J$ap,it map be ftat it befel ftjouglj fome
Conjunction of fte S>tarres . ant> tofjo tola ftem fo*; 3no tftturp
fmotoe fo muft ftercof,let ftem teH^ss toljat g>tarres ♦ 31 omit to
cell ftem tljat fuel; C0munctiong(as ftep ftemfelttes tearij)ftjea*
ten not fte indole anojlo, but feme fmall part thereof* after fti$
maner nto fte 3ttroIa^er^ fap 5 ftat in ftepoere 1 5 24,ftere (IjoulD
m&te fte like Coniunaton as! toas at fte general! jflua 3 bp rea*
fon thereof fte indole earrfj (bouto be cotiereo nrift toaterrann pet
as(viucs fapdj)a fapjer pare ftas neuer feene • Co bee fljojt, all
ftings unll goe fo? papment tm'ft tljefe folke 3 fauing tlje trueft*
The obicaion ^ u t {& ijere rfjeir laff Snkeftolo* Ipoto bappeneft it (faptlj A-
©f Aucrrhocs. uerr h is) ftat ©on fojboje fo long, ami tobn;e ban Ijee ftat netoe
acuta of making fte toojltrt S>il(p fouletijat ftou art 'xubtclj glo*
rieft in afkir.g ©cteffions toftereas fkifl conllfteft in anfroering*
Cljou tuilt neeses pjoaue rfje toojlo b^ tbp reatbns to bee toiftoitt
beginning : an* pet in tljjee toajjos toljidj djott Ijatt fpoken , tbott
fyetoeft p tbou knotoeft not toga: eternitie o? euerlaftingnes is,3!n
etermtieCfreemn mpne)t!jere is neitber lengft no? fljo^tnes of time:
fte euerlafting pjouioence is not tpco to neto cafualtie* ConHoec
ft at tbou art a man* Cbe plants; cannot iu&ge of g>ence; fte
3$eaftes cannot iuage of dje tyift of l&cafon; neitber canff tbott
fobift art fubiett to tpme.iu&ge of eternitie toljift is toirijout time*
jfoj ifeuen tftp litle ^abe toljicb is in time, cannot conceiue mbat
tpme i« : bolo (ball Ijee tljat is but in tpme , i?noer(lano tbe euerla*
ftingnea! of tbe euerMing *; after tljat maner t^t b)\iu bealte ( if
tbep ban fpeedj)tooulD necipljer tbe reacbe of tbp font acco^uing to
tbeir otone imagination^nti tbou tooulocft modke at tbnti if tljep
ftoul^ goe about to oefcribe luljat tbp memojie is , totytf) iopnetft
paft,pjefent,an& to come all in one*3nti boto tljinkef! tljou tbp felf
able to itDge of eternitie, tobirfj altered \nitfy tbe ZGXinMjxitl) fte
89ame$,am> \aitlj tlje feafons of tlje pere *, eucrp oap,euerp bo)x)?f s
ano euerp minutz *t 9f keft tbou toljp ©on fo?bo?e fo long tpme*:
J5ap rafter , af ke toljp (Sod iiffeo to make fte tpme it felfe •, fo? in
one imteuMblz moment is eternitie iopnen boft tco ^ beginning
im* to fte ewe of tpme* $.tam tW al^ftat to^ere ft ere is an?
bountr
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. I27
botmtv oj enn,tljcre is no long tpme.3Hje long time of a ffi!So?me,
is a mewetb ; ofan 3nt,a pere; of a (f>ojfc 3 tt)tittc pcrts? -, of a matt,
a {)unn^n peercs ; of aUmaalunn , certeute tboufanns ofpcrref ; of
tpme it felfe, a rcrteincfpacc of tpme; ann tijc terming cf anp of all
tfjeir times iong,is m rcfpcct cf eft* long continuance of cbctr life in
time ; but bitto birn tbat mane tpme, nothing tnnuretb lefTe Uubple
tban time* put the u\te tbat tl;e luo^Io Ijajte Xal^cn a bantyen tfeu-
fann peit^o^tf pe toiirjtenlrannjen tboafano , ttibat (ball pe pine
bv ttfat ^ €ba: tbe tuo;in ftall Ijaue bent of t!>e greater antiqpttie,
2i5ut in refpect of trijom *: of (^o^o^of tbp fdfe * of a a£tfflime,oj
of a Spirit «t of etenuttc,o? of tpme ^ 9nn tobat is all tbat m com*
parifaw of mfintenelft ? 3is not £ ©aeffion all one flfil ': EElbenee
is tfjis neaice ': toljettce is tfjis cbatmre *; as tocil in a bunnjen > as
in a tfjoafann , ann as b>ell in a tboufimn as a tboafanntboufann?
2>et toas t\)t neuice ann purpofe eternan,not)antbffanning tfeat tbe
cjcectition thereof be in tymz , infomucb tbat be ba?b bjoutrfjt fo?t!>
tpme., ann tpme is ameafure of mouing,am*mouingp;muetb abe*
ginning, anntlje beginning toln'cb it tafcetljis euentetue* ^Lljon
tben tobicb bp a moumg baft a beginning pjoueo tmto tljee^ine o*
tier tljp furmifen etevnitie ann confeflTe a netimeflfe of tpme , foj no*
tljtng is netoer tban tpme ♦ SSitfrfifte reafonr mapfttljou nemamm
tobp ©on mane tbe SRojlo rather bere tljan elfw&ere ♦ if o? tbefe
niftintfions of time ann place toere createn ann bjougbt fo?tb toge*
tljer at one infant toitb tfje 2Bo?lo , fo as tljep be neitber toifyout
it no? afojett ♦ 5>e tfjat is tuitbout tpme ann imtljout place 3 mass
botb tpme aim place * ann if be ban bin fubiett to tpme ann placets
tljou ima$ineft$e roulo not &aue mane eptbet place cj tpme,!?ra,
but tobat nin bee tben (fapeff tl;ou) afoje tbe tootfne ann out of tbe
iuojlo^gDnre agapneamenn t\)p pfea» jfo? in ©en tbeve is neptljec
afo?e no? after,tmt!jiii no) un'tbout ♦ TSnt futelp it is a goolp qtie-
ftion,ann toelbefecmtng a great toit»9fo?e tfjp Clocke o? tbp bail*
ning luas mane , tbou ninnefl not ceaffe to liue ann to neligbt tbp
felfe in t&e perfertneffe of tbpne 3rte ^ ann aftertoarn tbp bailning
annen notljing bnto tfj^but tljounnto thv bailing, %%m idouI^
ueft baue bin aftamen to bane affcen of Scipio toljat be ntn at borne
in bis froufe in tbe Countne, after b^ ban gtuenoacr tbe atopics
of tbe CommontDeale ann tbetjuatres: ann betaouln {)aue ar^e^
ten tbde p be toas neuer leOTe pnle tbamuben b^ && pnle 3 no? leife
alone tban toljen be l»as alone. 3nn ^n tljou t^infeeft tbat it (tone
<0on greatlp on l;an to mafee fyi$ gconlp palace of ^ )»o?m fo? tijee,
ann
Il8 OF T^I T n E W V B S
ann to fjarber fucb Mafpbemers as tbou art tberein , a* tf^e route
not baue fojboine tbac,oj liuen untbout tbp compahie*<Son did tbe
fame tbing toitbout tbe toojlo , tobicb fje notb thfl totrtj tbe toojfo:
Cbat te to toit,be is bappie m bimfelfe^be loojlo batb notbing at
all au^mcitcru bis feltc itte oj bappinefle ♦ TBut to >tje tnteat(a$ pe
tooulD fap)to (bcnfcnjtb Ijtfif bappinelft out of &tm&Ife;tt liken btm
to create tbe toojlo*S>ea,but tuljp Din be ft no fanert BHbat a mm*
btx of faults are beere in one fpacbVCbou toilt noenes be puuie to
tbe caufe of ©ons toill m al tbings, ann pet is Oons toia t!)c caufe
of tbe caufes of an rtjings^p eternitie tljattijannefi: net bin able ta
fjauefcnotonebis potoer; fo? tbe flpatefftt tberaftooultj baue mane
tty narfte;ann it is fo bugbt tbat tbou coulned baue tent le(Te,tbati
tbou couloeft fee nolo if tbou toert longen in p bonp of tbe fetmne.
32oto be mafcetb tbee to pcrrepue bis pafter,bp tbe creation of tbe
tDojlo^bts eternttie 3 bp compartfon of tpmc;* bis glorious b?igbt*
nede 3 bp tbe fijaootoe tbereof* 35p etemicie,tbou roulnetf not baue
fmotone bis toifenome;foj rbau tuotitoeft baue m\nt% all things
as toife as be,feemg tbep ban bin as euerlaftmg as be ♦ 3un tobat
totfebeme ban remapnen in btm , if an tbings ban bin of n^ceffitie,
two notbing at bis otone djepee aim libertie *t Tout notn tbou feeff
Ijts toifenome in rije g>tones,m tbe J£erbs 3 in tbe numb creatures,
pea ann euen in tbe toojkmanftip of tbp felfe* Cbou feed it m t!je
o?ner,m tlje fucce(Tion,anb in tbe boning of all tbingsXbou ga*
fed at it in tbt greated tbitigs,ann tbou toonnered at it in tf;e finals
led;as m\x(^ in tbe jTIpe ann tbe 3nf,a* in tbe tobole Cope of bea*
uemtoberas tbe eternity of tbmgs tooulo baue caufeo tbee to baue
attributes ©oobean to tbe @>fcpes , tbe<g>tarres , tfje Cartb , tbz
Rockes , tbe 3$owxttync$ , ann in effect to all tbings ratber tljatt
tbp felfe^as tbep bin wind) iwere taugbt fo to no,9lfo by tbis eter^
nitie tbou coulneft not baue conrepueo bis gmnnerte , bmnte tbou
tooutoeft Ijaue tbougljttbat ©©Dbaobaoasmucbncetieoftbe
£2Xo?ln 5 as tijt SSJojfo ban of bim, Cbou fbouloeft not baue kno^
Uicn tbp felfe to bee anp moje beboloen to bim , tljan to tl)e fire fo?
beating tb^o? to t&efi&umie fo? giuing tboeligbt, bemik tbcp
^ouln no mo^e bee eptber fire o? feunne , if tbep foment tijat na^
ture ♦ QBut b t fljetoetb tba by tfje creation,botb tbat be Ijtmfclfc is
tuer^anti tljat tbou bad ban tbp being ftnee tbe tpme tbat it pleafen
bim to create tljee : tbat be Initbout tbee is etcnuill ; ann tbat tbou
tmtboutbis gonnefie banned neuer bin tbat little tubicb tbou am
^an to bee (bo&tfoat ije is uot tpen to anp nine oj necelHtie as A-
riftotles
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. I2p
riftotles <&oa i$,(ti)l)icb coula tint refufe to anue p ©ifl, but toag
tpea to it tobetber be tooula oj no:) but tljat bis aoing of tbings is
altogether of bis otonc infinite gcnaneire, lubeiccbjougb be bout*
faferb to impact bimfelfe anto otljerS, Dp making tlje tbing to bee
tobicb t»as not $ pea ana bp making tbe tbing Jjappie ? tuijub of it
felfe coula not fo murij ass be ♦ Jf2oti),baa man anp mill ox f kill to
acknotoleage tbe potticr^ioifeaome, ana gajanefte of bis <£oa<; [31
tfyinbe not* ] Cben teas it fo? t!)p benefcte ana not foj bis otone,
tbatljemaaenot tbe £cto?la eptljer of greater antiquitie, o? eter*
ttall ♦ jfo? baa l?e maae it eternal^ ( let as! fo fpeake feeing pe toill
tatte it fo , ) tbou toouiaefl: baue maae a 6oa of it , ana rljou canft
notcuennoto fojbearetbe acing tbereof* 3nabaa be maae it of
moie mtitimtizi tbou maulaeft baue maae it an occafion to forget
ibp (Dotyana fo? all tbe netonelTe tbereof, pet toilt tbou not beare it
in tbp mpna^ben feeke not tbe caufe tbereof inW potter ♦ %\)t
caufe tberrof is in tbpne otnne infirmitie: Mwjbz caufe tbereof is
m bis gtoanefle, in tbat be tntenaetb to fuccour tbpne ignorance*
9na fo,nottoitbiiaaing al tbeir obiections,t»e (ball bp tbis meant*
fjola ftili our conclufion 5 to frit, Cljat tl;e ££tojla is but of late con*
timtanrev^bat it baa a beginning^ana tljat concerning tlje tpme of
tbe firft beginning tbereof,ana concerning tbe continuance tbereof
Imto our aates,toe ougbt to bzi&uz f boto of Moy fes aboue alU
4$§l&%b<$^®
<£9&@@©@
The ix. Chapter.
That the wifedome of the World hath acknowledged the
Creation of the World.
3Itlj toe l;aue feene tntrf) tol;at confettt f tofjole
barmonieof tbe (I&o;rfa rbauntetb tbe Crea*
tton tberof ana tbep?aife of tlje Creator, noto
it follctoerf) tbat toe feetubat tbettrifeaome of
tbetoojlabatf) beleeueain tbatbebalfctobere*
in toe baue to cofiaer tbe felffame tbtng tabic!)
toe ronfioerea in tlje aoctrme of tbe tfyee per*
Constat is to trn'f ,rtjat tbe n&rer m come to tbe toelljeaa thereof,
t be nwe rimer lue finae it: pea ana it is alfo a fcbtolepepnt of Pb-
toes tearing, cljat in tljefe l;igf) matters of tfje ©oaljeaa^of t; e
31 Creation
130
OF THE T R I VV N ! $
The men of
mod antiqui
tie beleeuea
the Creation
of the world.
Creation of tlje toojlo, ami of fuel) otber lifce,toe muff gwe creoftc
(as bnto afcpno of Demonftration,)to tlje fapingg of men of mo£
antiquitie, as fofte tljat toere better ano nrierer to 600 tljan toee*
$perc 31 ITjouIn begin at Moyfes , as tlje auncienteft of all tojitertf,
aim toljom all tlje i[>eatljen 3utbojs ooe bonoj ano toconoer at tit
tbeir lu^ttino:^ , 3no tljeberp firtftoojoe of big bmkeltmplp fei
fcoUmetn tljefe termeS, In the beginning God created Heauea
and Earthy ougbt to bee bnto bg as a majrimce of Euclyde, toijtcti
tn tbofe &aies men mere attjameo to can in quetfion/But to tlje in*
tent toe confouno not rfje tao?ti of 600 toitlj tlje toojo of man 3 fo£=
afmuclj as tbe folke toitlj tobom toee Ijaue to oeale, are fucb as re*
fufe t!jofe toljom tljep cannot accufe : let bs ouercome tbem rattjer
bp tbeir otone Doctor* Certepnlp toljofoeuer mill take tlje papne
Mercury in his tD c ^ mt Mercurius Trifmegiftus tottft Moy fes,ff)all reape tljer*
Pomwdcr. &P mott fi" jular contentation* 3!n <£eneGs Moyfes oefcribetb tlje
Creation of tbe <D&Jo£lo-,ano fo ootb Mercurie Iiketutfe in IjiS Pce-
mander .Moyfes efppetb oarfatefle bpon tbe £2laters:3no Mer-
curie ftctl) a ojeaofull ffjaootoe Ijoucring on tbe mopff nature, ana
tlje fame mopff nature as tt toere bjcooeo b^ p toojo of (Son* Moy-
fes faptb tbat <B©D fpake,ano f©?tljtoitb tbings toere maoetano
Mercurie aclutotoleogetij ano bjingetb in @oos toojoefyuting,
toberebp be creates tlje ligljt anomaoetbe GBojlo ano all tljatte
tberein ♦ Moyfes partetb tbe nature of mopfture into ttoapne , tlje
one mounting aloft tobiclj be caUctf) Bpeauen^ano tbe otber remap ■
ningbeneatljtoljicbbe ealletlj&ea : 9no Mercurie feetljaligbt
fire toljicb be calletb j£ther mounting bp as it toere out of tbe bo*
toelles of tlje mopft nature, ano liftetoife m ap?e calling it felfe be^
mknt tlje toater ano tlje elementarie (Irc,toljicb is notbing els but
a mo?e cleere ano futtle ap?e* Cbe <§>ea ano Lano(faptlj Moyfes)
toere mingles togetber tottill <Boo Ijao fpoften;ano tljen bp ano bp
eptber of tbem tooke W pl^^ ty btmfelfe ♦ 9fter tbe fame manct
Mercurie faptlj tljat tbofe ttoo elements Iping erft mingleo toge=
t^er y feuereo tljemfelues afunber at tbe fpeaking of tbe fpirituall
Mercury in his ^^o tobicfc tnup?oneo tljem about* ffiXW mojc?6oo(fap botb of
Poemander, tljem ) crcateo tbe fetarres ano tlje iplanets ♦ 9t tbe uopce ofW
thcx.5c3.cap. ujo^tfte €artlj,tl)e 9p?e,ano tlje 22Iater 5 b?ougbtf©?tlj Stalls,
O^iroe^ano jfifljes * taftof all^^oo createo man after bt$ otone
3!mage,ano oeliuereo all bis toojfces into bis bano to bfe tijem»3I^
not tbis a fettingootune not onlp of one felffame fence , but atfo of
^e felfefame termer ano toojog 4 ; 3Buc tu^en w Mercurie aooetfc
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. I3I
aftertoata, tbat ®o& crpetb out fcnto bft tooflti bp bft &o!p toojtr,
fapingj'Bjing pe fcajtb ftutte,groto, ano tncreafe:map tt not feme Mcrcur j ca f.
imto as tbat toe be$re Moyfes btmfelfe fpeaking ? &no ag foj tbe le j gcd by ^
fmallmfferencesftrfjicb arc inbtm concerning tbe feuen Circle^ riljusinhisfe.
tbe 5one$,amj fucb otber tbingg; tijcp ferue greatlp to tbe mantfe* cond bookc
tfation of tbe truetb ; namelp 3 tbat tbft maner of Mercuries tojt* JCJSmS
ting, ft not a bare bojrotmng oj tranffating out of Moy fes ; but ra* MercSnhis
t^er a tradition conuepea to ti>e jEgiptians from tbe tf atber to tbe holy Samoa.
g>onne*3in another place Ije faptb tbat <£oa b^ bft bolp, fpirituall
ano migbtietoojfcing toojfc> commaunoeo tbe oapfonne to bee 3 ann
tt toaa none : tbat tbe g>ea ano lano fljoulo bee feuereo afunner;
tfcat tbe Starrer fbouto be creates, ano tbat ©erbes fboulo grotoe
tjp euerp one tottb bft feeoe,bp fojee of tbe fame toojoe* 3ttb tbat
t&e WLotfti ft but an alteration, a matting,* generating ano a eo?*
rupting of tfring$,an& $)& ft cannot be cafleo gcotu'Cbcfe are con*
cMong cleane contrarp to eternitie oj euerlafttngneflTe + 15ut fojaf*
tmtc& ass [ if 3! ftoulo fet ootone all l;ft fapingg tobtcb be batb to
rtjat pttrpofe,] 31 tyouio be fapne to copte tym almoft tobole out: tt
ft better fojttte to oefire tf;e IReaoertf to go to tbe berp place tt felf*
Orpheus t^t atmcienteft oftfte Grcekes , bao bin in ^gipt a$ orphem in his
lie fjim&lfe fapt^ano tfcere lie Iearneo, Wfcat t&ere ft but one <£o&, Argonawtes.
The Ayrejhe Heauen^he Sea,the Earth 3 and Hell
With all the things that in them all doe dwell,
to ere barber* in W bjeaft from all eternitie*
Ann alfo tbat
The running flreames^the Ocean fiods and Men \
Things prefentj kings to come lay all at eafi
In that wide lap of his: and that within
His bety large the bond lay lapped vp
Which holdeth all this great huge Vvorke together m
3n& afrertoara &e awetlj furtber,
Thefe things tyhichyet lay hidden aU
Within the trea/hretfhis brefi,
He into open light did call,
(reating as he deemed befi
This ft at ely ft age whereon tojhowi
His noble doings on a rowe.
9m> fofcat eft ft t&fe-, tfjan tbat <8ot> afo ettetlaffmglp ioft tU
toojte ^ftuen, (&% t&e %afcfe^) in tfee ^mtoieof ^ft tnfi*
3! z nitt
132 OP THE TfcEWNES
nice totfenome: ©?(** Dennis faptfj)m tlje Clofet offjfe ptrrpofc
ann MB; ana afrcrtoam bjougfjt it femtfj in tpmc taljeit tt pleafeu
fjtm *: 9nn m anotljer place, 1 fing(faptrj ljc)of the darke confu-
Toxfyxiw fion,I meane the confufion that was in the beginning,how it
\& 9- ♦ was diffigured in diuers natures,and how the Heauen,the Sea
«f T<mA« anc * the ^ and werc macJe ' ^ ^ - mt mo?c * * ^"gCfepft fo-°f
* Loue,euen of the Lone that is pcrfed of it felfe,of moreanti-
quitie than all thefe things ; and of all things which the fame
hath brought foorth,and fet in order , yea of tyme it felfe. %
ijattc alreanie Ijeretofcne neclarcn toljat fje meanetlj fcp tljts Louet
namclp,rt;e gconMl of 60D ; ann tljat alfo noc ctten fome oftl>r
Orpheus in his Hebrewes mesne bv tlje Spirit turjid; Moy fes fpeaketfj of ♦ 'Co
Argonawtes. jj C fljo?t > Ije fap ri) tljat rje Ijtmfetfe mane a bcoke of tfje Creation of
rije luo^lD , toJjtdj tuas a common argument. ammtg rije poets of
tljat tpmc , ag Empedocles, Hefiodus, Parmenides, aim furij o-
tljerg,tu!jtrij toere all pljtlofopljcrs • 3nn in marrp places! Ije rentt*
rerij all tljings to ££latec ana to a ecrtepne 35un as to rijetr 021'rjr-
na^turjtdj tljmg agreed loell enoucrjj to tlje nape of Moyfes.Clje
Hefiodusin ** e l '* * one &P Homer ann Hefiodus,to!)icfj came after fjim,,f o;,
fcubookcoir Hefiodus maketlj ncfcrtptton,not onlp of rije Creating of ptoo2l&
woorkesand ann of tlje p artg tljereof; but alfo of tlje Cljaosoj confufion ann of
Bayes,and in tlje (Sons rijemfelues* 3nn ftlje Homer mtenncrij to curfeaman,
h f th C G<dF C * woulcl C ^ tl J ^ ) that tnou mi g nteft returne to Water and
c *• Earth rrijat te to fap,3| toouln rijou inert not anp mo&a* tlje thne
fjarij btnt tljat tfjou toaff not^o be (fcnt^Sophocles, Aefchylus,
ann tlje ucrp Comenp&jttcrs fpcafte after rije famr manertann foj
p^cofeoftljemalljEwripidesftanfufeejtoljotnag rijeleattrelt-
gtouS of tljem all ♦ The tyme hath bene (faprij lje)that Heauen
and Earth were but a lumpe: but after that they were fepara-
ted, they ingendred all things, & brought to light theTrees,
the Birds , the Beaftes of the field, the Fifhes, and Men them
felues. ^02 as foz otljer$,tljep fpcafemojeto tljepurpore 3 as Ara--
tus , tofto faptlj tljat (Son Ijarij fet tlje S>tarrcs m tlje fekpc to nt^
ItingutOj rlje@>eafon^ ofdjepeare: tljat Ijecreaten all rtjtngs: tljat
men are W ofTpimffttljat h? tlje figitcs of Cprauen Ije ment to giuz
tljem toarmng of dje djatmges; oftlje 3tre,au& of €empe(!^^3im
._.... tlje uopce of djefc poets te to bee ronfincrca a^ rije opinion of trjc
KS pecpleto^jomdjepfun^nrmrres
ooiniosofthc 33otolet t»s p on undj dje atnictentpljtlofopljerei ♦ Pythago-
jhiiofopiios. rasCbp dje report cf Plutarke)faitlj f> t!;c cCIojlo toajS begotten of
©oa.
■"■iri't
Gf CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 153
<Bo& 3 of it otmte nature cojruptibIe,becaufe ittons fenfible anb bo*
fcilp-,but pet tijar it is not co^tupten, becaufe it is bpljito ami main*
tepnen&i* bfe pjaumence* Cbe fame tiring not!) alfo Diogenes VarroInIl j s
Laertius tuttneiT^SnU toljeteas Varro faptfj djat Pythagoras ac^ r CC onci booke
fenotoleogeo not anp beginning of liuing *£!igbts : Arcnitas ljis of Hufban-
Difcipie (ballmaintepnet&e contrarp fo? yis Raider: jFtyljfe dr y-
luojDes are tljefe: Of all liuing Wights man is bred moft wife iamblichus
of capacitie to confider things, and to atteyne to knowledge, ^p ^ J^
and to iudge of them all. For GOD hath printed hi him the^^ 1 ^?^
falneflfe of all Reafon.And like as God hath macfe him the in- ta $, D
ftrumentof all Voyces,Sounds,Names and vtterancesjfo alfo
hath he made him the mftrument of all vnderftandings and
conceyts,which is the workmanihip of wifedome : And euen
for that caufe(faitlj be)doe I thinke that man is of Gods crea-
ting , and hath receyued his inllruments and abilities at his
hand .Thales one of tlje feuen feages Ijilo opinion^tbat all tbingS Lamms in the
Jjautl)eirbegmn;nj of Skater, ana t&at<&S)Da:eatet> all firings lyfcofrhaks.
tlKtaf 5 to!)o is alonlp bnbegotten, ami Ijatfo not anp eno oj anp be= . . .
ginning. 3nti againe, The World (faptlj lje)is moft excellently ££££ mm
bcautiful,for it is the worke of God.Slfb being af&eo tobetbet
bias firlt of tije Dap oj tlje 3®i$t ; l*c anftoereD tbat the Night
was fooner by one day: as if be ban HtCnt to fap, tljat afoje GdoU
Ijan creates tbe ligbt , it muff n#t>es bee confeflcn tljat out of Irim
tbete \uas noting but oaitaerte ♦ jftGto tbis pljilofopljer alfo as
fcicll astlje reft ban gone to g>cb©le in ^Egipt .
Timeus of Locres termetb 'Cpme t\)t 31mage of etermtie , ami
faptlj tgat it tcofce bis beginning from tbe creating of Upeauen ana
Cartb , ann tbat (fi5oo create* the berp <§>oule of tlje £Qo?lo afo?e
tbe foUojlo it felfe, botlj in poffibilitie ami in tpme ♦ &o bee (bo?t 5
Plutarke affirmed) tbat all clje naturall pfjilofopbers of olb time,
Ijito opinion tljat tlje begetting o? creating of tbe 22Jo?lb began at
rtje eartb as at $e Centre thereof: ami tfjat Empedocles faptlj
tjjat tl)e (heft kpnn of 3er tofyid) tbep cal £thcr,taas tlje firft part
thereof tljat bias tnatone bp on Irigb* 3nD Anaxagoras is repoj*
ten bv Simplicius,to affirme tbat ©o&(toljom be calletb Mynd o?
Vnderftanding) createti tbe Jpeauen, tlje €artl; 5 tbe gmnne anD
tlje <&tarres ; ano fcarflp is tljere anp one to bee foum^tnlricl) tea*
rljetbtbat tpme is toitljout beginning*
@)ome of Platoes latter Difciples , (as namelp Proclus tyU
tixi% agamftt^e Cl;jtttian^) toouto n^nes beare tl;eir Sptyftzz
31 3 botone,
*J4
OP THH TREWMBt
Ariftolc in his
eightth bookc
ofnarurall
Pljilofophic.
Epicurus in
Cicero.
Plutark in the
Opinions of
the Philofo-
phers.,and in
«hc creation of
shcSoule.
Aphrodifiuf
as nc is ailed -
ged by Simpli-
cius vpon the
bookes of
Hcauen.
Tfo TTXhcU
yiyevhoc.
notttitCjtljat be beteueu tbe toojto to bane baa no Begfmttttg ♦ *&\&
if tuee map beteue Ariftotle, tofro teas a feboflet off)t^ a ttoo ami
ttuentie peered be taugbt t^ac tbe toojlo toas crcateDjano it i* one
of tbe cbief principles tobereiu tbep mott&ifagKe,Philo tobo toa*
a* another Plato,faitb tbat Plato l;ao learnco tt of Hdiodus.3m>
Plutarch tobo tyztotti) bimfelfe to baue perufeo I;im tbjottgblp
leafe bp leafe 3 fpeaftetb of btm m tbefe tooj&g/rhere are(faptb be)
fome ftudyers of Plato,which by racking his wordes,indeuer
by all meanes to make him deny the creation of the World
and of theSoule,and to confeflc the euerlaftingnefle of time,
notwithstanding that info doing theybereeue him of that
mod excellent treatife of his concerning the Goddes,againft
the defpy fers and skorners of whom in his tyme he wratc.
And what needeth any thing to be alledged for proof e there-
of, feeing that his whole booke of Timeus is nothing els but
an expreffe treatife of the Creation of the World ? djefame
tinner ai(b Ootb Aphrodifius tmtnefle concerning Plato . Jn \)i$
facofee intptleo Athlantick^c termed) tbe two^lo a tbtng Longago
created.3[nbte matters of Stated faptb tbat tbe toojlo toag fet*
ieo ann foutmefc bp <8roD 3 ami tbat tt cotepnetlj ffoje of ga>& tbings,
ano tftat tbe troublefomeneffe tobtcb it batb 3 fe but a Kemnaut o j
Bemapmier of tbe former cottfuCon^ 3ffo Socrates m bte bcofte of
Commontoeale , termetb itStjoy y whtov A Godhead begot-
ten or crcated.amj hxljidj of tbe aumitnt tauter^ tito euer ooubt,
tbat Plato taugbt not tbe Creation of tbe i!2torto,conttoering tbat
be batb ma&eoefcriptton^ botb of all tbe parts tbereo£ ana of tbe
(Sottf tbemfelue^ano alfo tbat be faptb tbat tbe too?fo ftrag crea*
ten corruptible of it felfe, but pet abotrc immortall ana tmco?rttptt*
ble tbjottgb tbe grate of <Soo tobicb bpbotoetb it *t l$ut let t# era*
min tbe racking tobicb Proclusofferetb tmto fytm*PIato(fai$ be)
afflrmeth in his Commonweale , that whatfoeuer hath a be-
ginning hath alfo an ende : Now the World,as he fayth in his
Timeus, (hall haue no end; Therefore it followeth that it had
no beginning . 3lf anotber man tbouto reafon after tbat maner a*
gainlt Proclus 3 Proclus tooulo laugb btm to ffcomerfoj be flriftctfj
tfyz terme* :atu> pet our Joules tobicb be conctoetb to be toitbout
cntt,faile not to baue ban a begtnnmg^ut tbougb toe toere ncuer
fo b>d contenteD to let bint pafletpet ootb Plato aflfople btm in one
fcpojMfte toojUXfaitb be)te corruptible of it felfe,fo? euerp tfjing
tijat ft compoun&ei^map alfo be oillbluefcbut it # not ©ou^ tutll
4tt
OP CHRISTIAN REL16I0H. *$J
tbat tt flEjouto b£C co?ruptcn ♦ And mync ordinance (fayth the c-
uerlafting ) is of more power to make thee to continue, than
thine owne Nature is to make thee to perifh.'&be tofrcb rbtng PIato * n ^
%t fpeaketb pet nunc ffjojtlp in anotljer place,faping tfjat tbe tocrjto common .
rjatb recepuen an 3immo?talttte at tbe bans of tbe toojkmapffet weak,
tebicb mane ft ♦ jftoto tben, feeing tbat bp Mature it map pertfb; ctLvxcixv
furelp bp jftature ttljan a beginning: ami tlje potter trjat Ijatlj p?e-- *7r*xtv«V2
ferueo tt from periflmt&ig tlje berp fame trjat maoe tt to bee* Pro- ^ ,* ^
clus annetb:Plato propoundeth a Que{tion(fapd) rje)whether v Ahum*
the Work! was created after the patterneofa thing forecrea- * ^ *<
ted , or of a thing without beginning . Therefore he dowted 7*+
whether it were eternall or no. flBfjat a conrtufion toag tljtt foj
* great pfctlofopber*: 31 affte torjetfjer men bee b?en of tbemfeUteg
0} creates of auotfjertfjerefoje 31 bpboto t^at tftep be b?eb of trjem*
felue&ag tobo mottlo fap tbat in &tfputmg,it toere not an ojbinarp
matter to fet boton botb tfee Contraries foj tfce affirming of p one
ana tbe benping of tbe otbec* 3gapne 3 if tt toere begotten oj crea*
tea after f erample of a tbmg afoiecteaterr, coulo tt be beginning*
leiTe , feeing tfcat tbepatterne tbrreof rjao a beginning *i 3nb tf tt
mere create* after tbe example of a tbtng bncreate^ran tt come to
gaflfe trjat tt (bouto be euerlafting,feing tljat tt & not tbe Derp pat*
terne tt felfe^ jftotbut ag 31 fcaue fapb afcne 5 toee aomtt ijojneo ar*
gnment* agamft tbe trttetb , tnfjereag tn Defence of trje truetl) tfce
perfected bemonttrations fufftje b$ not* <o tn another booke in*
tptleb of a Sbtring be faptb trjusi t Plato in his booke of Lawes
fayth that Commonweales and Artes haue infinite tymes bin
vtterly deftroyed by Wateriluds and Burnings,and therefore
that men cannot certeinly fay from what time men haue firft
growne into Commonweales : Ergo, he beleeued that the
World had no beginning. J2ap,Jje faptlj tbefetbingg tn \)i$ Ti-
tneus,UJbtclj fa tijc brake tobereof tbou canft not ootut, but tbat be
treatetb trjere erpjeflelp of tlje Creation of trje SEto^in^nn be re*
fleatetfj tbe fame agapne tn bis b©ke of Comrnontoealcmatters,
fjautng fapo afo?e,rtat ©oo createo l^eatren $ €ar$,tbe g>tarre$
ana (Sons* j!2oto djen ? feeing tt fa one felffame 3tttJ;o? tbat fpea*
feetb tbefe things, ana tn one felfefameplace, ann one immentatl?
after anotbents tt not certepnetbatbementnottomatcbdeane
contrarp ootfrmes togetber*: ^B^at tg to be Taps tben,btit tbat be
fpafce trjete after trje maner of tbe common multttuoe, tnbo(a^ A-
riflotle faptl;)ooe call tlje tfiwgis infimte,tot>trf) t^tg be not able to
31 4 number 4 *
Agenifl Ari-
ftotlesEterniti.
Arlftotle in
his. i. 3 &8.
bookes of na-
tuiall Philofo-
phicjn his
hrftbookepf
the Kcauens.
andinhisfirfl
bDokcofthc
breede of li-
uingthiAgs.
I36 OF TR!' TKSVYNEJ
number*:©? as Nfoyfesljimfclfefpeaftetf), toljo canetljtfjetljmgi
eternally ucrlafting 0? emrtefTc^biri) ate of fcerp long cotinuance,
nottontbftanoing tbat fte make a bcolic e?p?etfelp of dje Creation
of all tbings't'But in tetie it &as a furffifce of tlje auncientnefle of
dje QHoriQ , tabid) Plato ( as it QrottlH feeme ) Ijaa tyottgljt borne
out of /Egipt.acco^inglp as dje report of Solon fuffictentlp nccla-
ictlj 3 tobo telietb bim tbat tlje ^Egiptians ban IRegitos of npne
rtjoufano peres 5 tljat is to ftp(a& Plutarke interprets tt)mne djou*
fano ^©nes*
^utletU^ come to Arifk>tle 3 to toljom tljfe opinion codj p?o*
perlp belong* jFo? altljougb fome of bts §>d;oHers being afyamea
on bis bdjaffe,toottto fapnebeare &tm on bans tljat Fje tnas of ano*
tijer opinion^ at leatfimfe tbat fje ljila it as a noubtfull popnt;pet
nottoitljttantiingbis fentences in tljat cafe are too certeine,tco dece,
anu too manifesto? tljem to goe about to clofo l)is opinion ♦ Tout
feeing fje teas fo bolo ass to remoue tlje fajmer boumj fettlea b}> tlje
autljojitie ami betefe of an tljat taent afcne bimtiiceues muft it b&
tljat ljebatiberperp?cflretermes 5 ansticrp certepne Demonffra*
ti8& 3nti 31 p?ap pott lee us fee tuljat maner a ones tljep bdtf ront
tlje mouings tljat are Ijcrc beneatlj 3 Ijt leaaetlj to to tlje mouings
tjjat are aboue 5 ann from tljem to a ftrft mouer,ljMljerto fre is toe!*
^utaftettuar&be toilUjauetbisfirfl: mouertomoueeuerlafting*
Ip 5 ann tljerefoie tbat tpme fljoufo be eueriafting alfo* Bepttjer tbe
grounn no? f confeqttenceof tljis argument are augbttoo?tb Jpoto
lutH pe pjoue tljat t\)t 8rff mouer mouetlj eternally jftap ccntrari*
toife,mouing argetnetlj a beginning, ffoi in mouingtljere is! a rer*
tq>nt popnt from ftljence tlje mouing is mawjmto another popnt
toljerto it tennetljtans zuen arrowing to Ariftotles otone or tfdne r
fo?eneu%afternelTe ? anri continuance of tpme &o follotoefojencfle,
afterneiTe^ann continuance of mouing j anti ti;at implpetlj a mani^
feff contrarietieto tf;e negnition of motung from place to place*
3nti tljat tpme fl;oulo be begitwrnglefif^teijat tU i$ it to fap, djan
djattpme i^ not tpme, ant) (as pe tt*ouiD Tap) an im^lfin^ ofmu
tratiittion in tlje &erp lyoiti it felft jFoi tofjat eld t«( tpme acco^tung
to Ariilotleliimfelfejtljan tfte number of moutug bp fojenefle ano
aftemeffe, bp pail anti to come* 3nti if it be a number^bere is tlje
mfhtiteneflfe tbereof become^ann if djere be afo?e ano afcer 3 tol;erc
16 rije eternitie djereof *i %n another place be faptb 5 d;at mouing &
*ternail because tpme i^ etemaH;antJ tbat tbe uit^c toljp time is fo 3
fe tljat it ig aftoaiCi3 iopnen to ri;at iol;id; i$ pa$ 4 31 P?ap pou toljat
adjilnu^
OF C HR ITS I AN RE I I 61 ON. I37
artjttotfbneflTe to tWt S5p tfcc fame reafon 31 map tap tfcat tfje m*
uing of a SpiII,o? tije (term g of aup lining toigft to sternaMg in
tijofc cafes; euerp mffant follotoetf) immcmatlp fa t%t necfceof tljat
toljtdj to patfjtio leflfe tljan tu dje mouing of tpme; anu pet toee bee
net ignorant that tftep ftaue a beginning , Bat life ag tijere is a
ccrtepne firft fo?tIjfettmg in tI>ofc/o to t!;ere alfo m tfre mouing of
tlje J£)f auen 3 toljo to tlje fyoeticr of tpme » 3no Algazei anf vctzfy Aigazd.
Auerrhois bcrp toelf Upon t!ji0 popnt;©jat fofce Urfjat a popnt oj
prirftei* int&mgsdjatljoto on tol;ole Unvote of; t&e fame :to an
fcittantoj moment in things t&at mtmeiriatlp o? conttmtallp fuc=
cmz one after another: an* t&at as a popnt 0} petite to t&e begin-
ning of a ipne,fo an mEant to tlje beginning of tpme: $ Auerrhois
couto not sifpjoue tljto reafon, otbertoife tban bv floating btmfoj
iu *£)e teplpctf) pet agapne, am faptfe £>ea but if tbe S3o?to baa a
beginmng^oto ©all tlje maker thereof bebopa of alteration 4 : 'Eo
fuclj a qucftum as ei;to to , me ti)inke0 fje ijimfetfe ftroulo anftaere
tlra$:Cijat rtje aHc&gmg of an incfuaiibce aftbplecf) not tbs que*
fium3nt gcoti feir pfrilofop'oer / Bp pour feeding to fyingbs to
$to mronuemence 3 pou graunt at leafttoife that @od creates 3%fc
ture* 3n& to it not a fitatinge ot; edtgftt in pou,t!jat pou toffl n&oeg
tpebtmto tftelajtoetf ofj^ature,l»Wc!)tot!jemafierofBatuir;
a is meafure tfje p Jtecr arm libertce of tfje €tocfcmafcec 3 bp tlje fab*
lection of tlje Clo&e fcnto i;irtrt3rt ti>o« not a(t)ameo to poein Me
piebeminence to ©SO , tljan to tijp Eingto!jom tfjou eyempteft
from fubtatton to Ij to iatoe£ jbecaoft Itf to tlje maker of tbe iafcoe^
31 p?ap tl)& tofjat a ftjing &e;e it , if fo att t&oifl&efUntijertafte but
o Ip to meafure JQatuie bp tfjpue otone font ^ CHfjat a nu:nber of
tpmes bvifl tljou fount) t£p toil to (tumble at tbe leaft tbtng^'tilpoti)
often Ijall tfjou founu it againft tijp feife 4 : BoUi>if Mature goe be-
ponti ftereael) oftf)p^it 3 i)o^farte(i>antljeiierp maver of nature
xiutgoe it *i %\)oa canH not ftift tljp place u>icl;o«t remo:ung; anti
tljerefo^c t&oauoRneu thz iitie of 6;)n ♦ TSi\t conficerat ieaitljaife
tfeat t&p bottle o? ® pno not being; limited tiottl}iu anp place a fe tijc
place of a t^oufanii tljing^ 5 $ tljat a tljoufar.0 djing^s are ?ot place
thereof ♦ Sgaine, tbp 4>mlz canmt conceiue aw? tijin$ , Without
pafftng from contemplation to action : no no? <&y%z m epntempla?
tion,iuitf)cmt cfa:m%z. Mali fyy DcSre \$ to I;aue (fi^>JD Xikctup
ftlf in tfrto bcl)ar r . But if tbnittoflt not peelD tijp felfto otijer men* AiHfetfein h*
xtafond ; at teaftbiife pselo tfjp felfe to ttyzz o ; u)ne reafon^ ♦ tfet firft bob"cc>r
tol)era0 tijou fapj^a: bepo^ tl;e l^cauen t^ere to .leufjcr emptt- Hcaucn^^^
Proclus con-
cerning the
Influence of
the full caule.
t}t OFTH.BTHEWV-ZS
nefle no? tvmt ; but tbat tuljatfoeuer fe tl;ere, fe ejxmpteu from aB
maner of tpme.,momng,cbaunge,ano paffibflttie ; aim tljattn tbat
Dmtterfalletcmitie all djtngss uoeleaoeamoft Jjappie anu todron*
tcnten life: nareff tbou fap Irlte of ©on, to&om ti^ou tbp felfe noeft
place fatre abouc all tljofe tbings^be uerp fyute 3$eatte* tooula
jbabfe afta* tbat maner of tfc nature of tljp g>oule,pea aim mo?e to
tbeputpofe tco.jTo? toberag tbere is no compartfon bettoeene ©on
ano tb# 5 tbep petbaue a tiring tbat ootl) fometoljat refemble tfice.,
iTo? tbou cfjaungeft in noing , becauft tljp noing is another tbing
tban ti# being; aim tbe tiring tl;at tbou ameft at i* out of tbp felfe;
tubicb tl;ing cannotcbaunge fo? tb# , mm therefore rijou art fapne
to cbaunge fo? it • 9Ifo tbou cljatmgeft in beboluing ; fo? tbe tbing
toljicb tbou bebolneff, ano tbou tabid) brf;oloeft it,are tuao: ana ta
bee fbojt , tit beboloing , tbou ooeft after a fo?t futfer at tbe tiring
tabid) tbou bebolneff; $ m noing, tbou fuffereff at tbe tbing triririj
tljou noeff tbut unto btm tobtcb fe tbe maker of al ri)ingg,to be ano
to bef)olo,to beljolu aim to uoe,to ooe ano to MI are all one tbing*
jfoj mm in toilling a tiring be fafy none it, aim W toilling t^ere^
af is after a certepne 9 oeterminate maner,(3i fcfe bumane toojneg
fo? tlje uttering of mp meaning)* ^0 bee fbojt,unto fyim tbat be*
Ijoloert) all things in IjimfeKe , nothing can fpjing top tbat (ball b«
tteto* Let tog notu put t|>e cafe,tfjat tlje fojealleogen inconuenience
be moft to purpofe ; atm let fcg fee at leafrtmfe if tljou rant! f hill to
auopoe it in tfjpne ofeme opinion* 31f ©on(fapft tljou)oo make anp
tbing neta^e muff n&ne* cljaunge bte mpnn* 9nn pet t&ou fapefc
tljeretoitbai^ttjat in all tlriugg tobirfj are none Ijere beneatb bp na*
turall caufeg , tljere te a certepne influence of ©on , at leafftotfe of
tbefcniuerfafl influence unuer tbe tobicfctljou putteft all tbingg*
g>o fpeakeff tfcou,fo fpeaketlj Auerrhois,fo fpeaketb Proclus ano
tie reff of pou thereof* JSo^feeing tbat 6©D ootb euerp nap a
tljoufann netoe tlrings Jerebnteatb;3I nemaunn of t\)& urfjetljer %z
notl) t^emnponneto neuife^o^pponeuerlaftingfo^epurpore't 3(f
be noe tbem bppon nehie ueutfe, tftott ftumbleff at tljat toljici tbou
tooulnett efcljetoe : fo^bp tljp reckoning) ©00 ootft tbat toljicl) %t
Din not afo^e , namelp, in (beaoing fo? tb %i $ influence anetoe, ano
tn pjoottcing(bp tbat iufluence)tbe cljingtbac teag not afoje*©^ if
iiz no tbem upon euerMingfojepurpofc; tben confeflefi 4ou tbat
tobicb tbou meaneft to uenpe: to lu:t,tljat (San neterminen euerla*
ftinglp to make 0? noe cbinga b^ W potoer, aim ttat accoming to
$at net:nninacion 5 lje gmty to jeuerp tljing in tf;eir tpme^tubat^
Ibeuet
OF CHRITSIAN RELIGION. T39
fbeuet1;ee ban fojeailotteo tbem of W gatfmeffe* JFoj b3&at niffe^
rence mafceft tbou m tbe rate bettoeene one pant,ano all ijDlant^
fcetto&ne tbe plant tbat fe nete fpjong up to nap , am> tlje plant
t^ac te$ toritbereo a tboufano pcerea agoe ? bzmmt tbe to^ole
taojlo, ano tbe leatt tbing contepneo tberein ; if tbou be fapne tea
aomit aneto ueutce , a$ tell fo? tbe leaft tiring ag fo? tlje greateft't
jftaptboubaftoeuifeotb#a©oo tbat teturneti about bppoubt*
inb&le, a ©00 tbat batb but a little moje toit tbatt tbp fetfe,ano a
little moje ftrengtb tban tbp felfe : ano pet fuel) aretbp fpeecbeg of
trim fomettme,tbat 31 caimot teatwljftljec tijouteMloett be conceit*
ten to be likeneo to bint o? no*
letbgfiebfe otberKeafonS* All theauncientPhilofophers
(faptb be)fauing Plato , beleeued that tyme is without begin-
ning. 3 ftrange cafe 3 tbat be tobtcb taketb fo great pleafure in con*
trolling all men tbat tent afo^e bim , toill nato neeoes Ib&lo btm*
felfe buner tbem .'T&ut 31 baue alreaote pjoBueo tbat tbat Taping of
trig is falfe«3no againe to^at greater contraries can tbere be, tbaa
tpme ann eternitte *: 9lfo,Thc Heauen(faptb be) is a diuine bo-
dy jvncorruptible^the dwelliug place of the Goddes, wherein
there hath not any corruption bin feene that can be remem-
bred : Ergrit is eternal!. 3$ut bote tell be p?oue tbis Di\xinitk y
ann tbfa ©uinteflTenceofbiS ? <£^encetoinb#P?c&uetbi^co?*
ruptiWe nature*: (Kttbat toil be anfiaereto tbis Taping of bfe otmte,,
tbat tbe (Sonnet ano ©oobeaog otell aboue !j>eauen, ano btterlp
iDttbout tbe compalTe oj reacbeof tpmeVSIs not tbfe afetting
uotone of tljat tbing fo? a grouno , lubicb fe tl;e tbmg tl;at reftetb
to bepjoueo,ano(to fpeafte after bfe otomemaner)a craning of tbe
principle *: T&txt if te beteue Plutarke,tobo affirmetb tbat Arifto-
tie beloe opinion tbat tbe fatten ig a mingleo nature of beate ana
tnopfture togetber ; (ban it not bee corruptible of it felfe a# tell a$
tbe grounos are tobereof it i$ eompofeo *i bee aooetb tbat tbe aim*
cient (©reekeg cafleo it iEtherQags pe tnoulD fap Ayrun] becaufe it ™ft t« &i
tonnetb about continuallp* 9notobatteflbeeanfu3eretoPlato r 3s4v.
tobo faitb tbat tbe 5>eauen oj <§>fepe te eafleo j£ther,of bfe bpgbfe "3M»»»Wi
jte(Te,in tobtcb refpert alfo be calletb tbe ^tarre of Mars^ithon. Crati | us - .
Slfo tobatMl be anfuaere to al tl)e former pflofopber^ toljo are ™ * a T0 xi
of opinion tbat tbe S>fepe ig a<s Crift all compofeo c£ WXstnt r 3 nn ^ t ^ oU *
finallp tobat ig tbfe Running abouttbutaoeparttngfro one place
to anotber *; fecotblp great reafong to mapnteme etermtie ; f(n if a.
Jttaitooe but bjeatijetjjion tljem tl)ep fcarofy into fmofee^Snn tfyv*
fee
'' »
I
140 © F THE TRIVVNES
b£X ollilc fo2e plotin ™ ^* bcDke of ^ c m °$* > am > Oamafcius to ejrpouni
world. &MS Ariftotles bmfcc of tbe &fcpe>anti Proclus in fjts fecont> boofce
Damafaus fcponPlatoesTimeiiSjbaueimiJnicllnotcD, tbatfo djcp20uiwj
vppon the of tlje etcrmtie,Ariftotle bad) fct Dottme man? dnngs to^ti; naoe
bookesof the miK tber 0ifp2©fe djan bare Denpail 5 antJ trtjidb idolIs be as Ijaro
Proclus in his f °? ^ t0 # 0U M$ tO p20UX t\)t Mlft it iClfe ♦ CTi&at IS tO b«
iccond booke tbougbt tben^if eucn by tlje pjopofttioug of Ariftotk bimfelfe ana
vpon Timeus. tjffjt«f ^cboflcrs 3 tuee p2our agdhrft $m aim l)iS g)f boilers, tbat
Arlftot j[ ea - tlje ££to?lD bao a beginning: *r ZXyz rao?ft> (fa? dicy)is eternal!,
gaait Aruto- ant| p eU£; ctcrna jj ag j t ^ &epen&etb fcpon <5oo* 3ju djat pojmt
tljcp all agriXbe oifagaxment among tbem is in tbis,d)at foms
of tljem make tlje oepcnmng thereof bpon <$<to to bee as fepon an
efficient caufe , ano fome as upon a final! caufe, ana euerp of tbem
tyatuetb Ariftotle to bis Cue as mud) as Ije can* j$o]oi,tf it aepemi
topon <£©D, as an effect oepenoetb upon l)is efficient caufe* tuba
fed) not tljat an effect is after bis caufe,antj tbat djere taent a too?*
fcing poiner afo?e tbe effect DiftingufCbeo elfentiatlp from tbe cau r e
rberof*3no latere is d)e ttjis gartlp ground of djetrs become,d)ac
tbe CBojlo is eternal! becaufe no fo^ctoojking potter toent afo?e
As in way of i?:S)} if it uepniu oppon (Son as tbe final! caufe tbereof,djat is to
«& fap,if it ttere fo? trim ano not from butt; fo as it ttas not a d)ing of
bis making , but a tiding tbat be coulo not conueaientlp fojbearet
toberefoeuer an enoe is intenoeo, is djere not alfu a fojecalft 9nB
tt'jere fo^ecatf is 3 can djauncc ano neceflttte beace djere anp fmap^
Sno if ©00 ban no nofte of die <£lo)fo , ttas tt not at bis efcope*
ttbedjcr it fljoulo be 0? no *t 9no being at bis d)opce, can it bee be*
gmmngleCTe, feeing tbat dje being tljcrof ^epatned) upon anotbet
tbanitfelfe*: 3gaine,iftbe ([fllojtoocpentitopan Ootias l^pondje
enn tljereof ; tbe la3o?feing poiuer tobicb tbej> tbnnfelues require in
tbe creation of all rtjingSjiball eptber baue gone afo?e it oi not* 3f
tt muft ndenes baue gone afo^e it;tben tuas it not from euerlafhng;
fo? tiji^ tMO^o forego being a beto^ener of tpme,crdunetb f ujoiU
from eternitte 0) euerlaftingnelfe* ©2 if tbere neeneo not anp fo?e^
toojtfentfj potter to baue gone afo^e tlje U)o4o,but d)at it be (implp
aw ilfette p^occtning from tbe fejee of d)e caufe ; tobv ftoulD it non
j)20ceene as tocll in tpme as from euerlatting , feeing djat die fapD
fo^ce 02 potter is mrecteo by Keafon ano by (Xttitt 9i«> ttbp tben
fcolo tliep djis principle, Cbat tbe dttoto cannot be of cceation,be^
eaufe tbat if tt loere fo, fome caufe mull mrocs baue gtine afbjc it^
3gain,toljence bat^ t^e g>Kpe \)i$ beginning of mouwg 3 but frsm
m
.
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. I4I
an 3fnft ant*: 9tm toljatfoeuer coulo be neuer fo little a tofjtle toitl>
out mouing,ttbp migbt it not be tuttftcmt mouing a longer totyle,
feeing tbat tbe refpect is all one , botb of eternitie tonto all tpmes,
ami of inftnitenefle unto all places ? 'Cberefoje tobereas Ariftotle
faptb tljat tbe ££tojlo (notbritbttan&ing tfjat tt is eternall) oepeu*
ued) bpon Oou ; be grauntetb confequentlp tljac tt is not eternall*
feeconnlp , contrary to tbz tearijtng of all tbat tnent afoje Ijtm , be
ncltueretb us ti)}k firft grouims ; namelp, fatter, jubilance, of
fttufle, fojme, fyape, oj faftuon, ann ^mation^fflSant, o; berea*
um&ano bis fecbcoles are fo greatlp neltgbtea t&ertmtfj,tftat t&eie
is notbing els to bee Ijearo fpcfceu of m tbem ♦ IBixt if tljefe be tbe
firft beginnings o? grouting of tilings ; inhere is tljen tbeir tmnu
tie*:3mi if tbep fceepe a circuit in going rouim about-,bot» can it bee
tljat tbep ban not a beginning?$Ilfo boto can a fubftance be imagi*
neo to be ttritfjout fojme,lbape,o? falbton;o? fojme,ll)ape,oj faflri5
to be toitbout a fubtf ance,*feeing t^at turn mtfbapemtefle it felfe i$
a fcimo of tbape,ano alfo tbat a fljape is notljing els tban tbe fojme
02 faffnon of a fubffaunce *t Spo?eouer,tnljat greater abfuroitie can
tbere be, tljan to make tljat a beginning of being, toljiclj l;atlj bp it
felfe no being at all , no? can Ijaue anp being but in another tln'ng*
as if a mart tooulo m&z blimmeflTe to bee tbe beginner of figljt, o?
uarimeflTe tlje beginner of ligbt *i 3gapne,feeing tljat neitljer fub-
ftance no? fyape Ijaue of tljemfelues anp being at all: Ijoto can tljep
caufe otfjer things to bee *i 3D} boto comes it to pafle p ttoo tbings
toljicbljauebaanobeingatall, uoe mate together in one elfence
0? beingjbut by bertue of tbe fouereine 35eeer,tobo Ijatlj toilleo aim
aetermineo tbat it Iboulo be fo*: 3no if &is toilling o? Determining
be tlje cauft of tbe being of tbem^toljo is be tljat Din fee o? appopnt
Sim tlje terme toberein to noe tbenrt 35ut to e^cufe one tmmtetfca
man telles a t^oufano ; ana to (bift of one erroj, befalletb into ten
tboufano : ana ytt it cannot bee efdjetoca , but tbat tbe tmetl; toill
fparkle out of tbe Contrartetie of bntruetbs,as fire fpaiiklcs out of
tbe knocking of one jf lintdone againi! anotber ♦ 3jn bis boke of Ariftotle m his
p?oblemes (tobicb feeme notioitbllantitng to bee of man? mnts? F obl( ™«
gatben'ng,) be faptb concerning tlje ingeno^ing of liuing tbings, ^* 10 -™ i *
tbat tbe fmalltbings,as OK©?mes,Cutfoules,ant) fucb otber 3 are
ingenn?eti by tbe o^oinarie alterations of tbe tpme , tlje greater bp
tbe greater alterations as tbings tbat Ijaue neene of greater bzzrn*
nings 0} grounos ; aim tbat tbere batlj in tpme patf bin fucb an ak
teration 3 as of it felfe Ijatlj ingennjen tljem , pea tmn tlje notablett
14*
OF THE TREWNB5
Sea. 1 o.ProU. foun (j t&mg$ ann man Inmfelfe, fupplping t&erein bosh t%z mm
is . of tbe efficient caufe,ano alfo oftfet materiaU,botb at once* 3nn it
map bee tbat tbat is tbe caufe tofjp Varro faptb tbat Ariftotlc be*
leeuen tbat tbere toag no beginning oniuing things, 0? tfjat Hutnj
tfjings; baue bene from euet tottbout beginning ♦ 9Ifo in another
place be (aptb 3 tljat tbere toaa fucb an alteration at tlje fame tpme
tbatliuingtbings toereftrfl bjougbtfoojtb; ann tfjat if itbeboue
M&ttte to tying foojtb unv mo of tbem,tbere mutt be fuel) anotljet
alteration going afo?e,name!p,bp a rare Conjunction of fome
Arift^icin his ^>tarreg*9nn in anotljer placed {aptf)furrfjer,tbat if$$m aim 0-
thc 'brmiinaor^ ft ' uft| K totgljts !jan a beginnings toas eptber in egge,m feoe,
auing vvy g ht°s. °? In tocDjme,ano fo fajjtlj. saijat a number of sponflers are bare
Lucrea:fhc fo? tbe ttablifting of one S^onttar, ann ytt be batb not allengen a*
wombes of tip tbing tobiclj i$ not againft btmfelfe ♦ 'ftfje leffer Conjunction*
fiT forT* 1 gr£W ( fi? * & e ^ *°* h? * w ® z tm] *tt K uing tljingg , tbe meane fyorte
r root**. tl)t mememf ^ g,.^ 0ltefii tyfo t ^ e gceat^tell^be it fo*S>et
tbefe Conjunctions meet not but b}> tlje courfe of tbe fetarreg; ann
tljat courfe is a mouing,ann euerp mouingbatl) a beginning : aim
tljerefoje it foflotoetfj tbat toigbtg fcao a beginning ♦ 3gaine,tf tbe
mouing of tlje g>ftpe ann of tbe fetarres be euerlattinglp; tfje Co*
unutum* tbereof are euerlaflinglp alfo, ag Ariftotle Ijimfelfe con*
Ariftotlc in his tlunetfcann fo on t^e eontrarp* f 0? if it baue turoeo about from e*
jcji.booke of uerlafting, t^e Coniunctiong baue lifcetoife incountren from euer*
lafling ♦ Vat euerlaflinglp tb*p coulo not incounter: fo? tfje fmall
oneg,$e meane ones , ann tbe great ones are not all at once toge*
eber , but tbep come feuctallp one after another toitb t&e fpace of
certepne Imnnjen peered toitb niuers reuolutiong bettoijet tfjem:
toljereas if t&ep toere eternall , none of tbem couln goe oj come a*
foje another ♦ Cljerefoje it follotnet^ rtat tljere i$ a begimter oflu
«ing toigbts, ann a beginner of tbe goings about of tbe S)fipe mn
of ail tlje toljoie o?ner tobicb tne fee:3nn tbat i^ euen ©on bimfelf,.
Anftodc in his 5>oto mucb better ftan Ariftotle none, if Ije Ijan Inln timfelfe to
Second booke tfoat \xfyii% ty faptf) toell in otljer placeg ; uamelp,tf)at fo^afmucb ajj
■n^S° n ntofltbinggi cannot Ijaue a perpetuall continuance in tfyz particu*
tionicq!^ lar,tljat iss to fap in t^emfelueiE(,bp reafon of being ten farreniflanc
and in his ' from tljetr beginning : tljerefo^e ©on batlj continuen tbem b^ t^e
bookes of fp meaning f®}tf) of tljeir feinn-,ann to tfjat enn batlj mane tbem male
ComottwcaJc. am f cma | e au5 o^nepnen copulation betluijct tbem^o? if toemafce
tbe liuing ttimgjS toitljout beginning, noe toe not make tfrem to be
suerlaflino^ 34in if toe grounn tfytix beginnings upon fome reuo*
— • ~ iutioni*
Metaphifiks
Chap.7.
J
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION^ I43
htttong oftfte &fepeg;can tbofe'lReuolutions be euerlaftmg?aifo,
boto (ball tbep baue bene bjougbt fc&jtb, m fun grototl),o? pounce
feeing t^at at tbe bringing fcojtlj of al tljings^tbe tbingjai are tenner
anii imperfect <: 3no if tlje tljings be not euerlafting,toljere tben ig
tbe euerlafting mouing of tlje 5>eauen : tljat i$ to fap,toljnx is A-
riftotles eternitie become*: %U fame foflotoetb alfo of tbat tobicb
Ije faptb in anotljer placejtiamelp tbat Ije tofciclj oio firft gatljer men
togetber,toag $ autljoj of berp great gcoo * jFo? tit acknowledging
tbat tljere toag a tpme toberem fofte liueo Ifte tfje men of Brafilie,
oj lifte tlje toanoering Nomades; Ije acknotoleogetlj alfo an infan*
tit of tbe 2Bojlo ♦ fio) ete toljat (boulo let tbat men baue not btnz
ritbet euerlaffinglp oifperfeMJ ete euerlaftinglp ijntten togetbert
3no boto corner it to paile © Ariftotle, tljat tbere baue not bene
Ariftotles from euerlafting*; Sgapnejtobo (ball cbtofe out tlje berp
inftant in eternitie foj tlje booing ano b?mgmg foa^tli of anp rijing
pertirularlp,but Ije tbat is tlje 3Lo^n of eternitie it felfe^
Ariftotle inljisi $$0}a\U$ commenoetb goolineflfe,ano beljigl>
tetb bleireonefle to tbem tljat follotae it ; ttncf)in^ b$ tbat it confe
ftetb in Contemplation* jj2oto 3 feeing tbat tljfe Contemplation oj
bebolomg t$ tlje meane to mate bs bleflfefc 5 it mutt neeoesi bee tbe
bebolbing of a t&mg tljat fa rigljt bleffulkbut blefftill it cannot bee,
if it confift in tljefe inferiour tljings tobicb are bafe ano fubiect to fo
many miferieg ano turmoplea : Wjerefoje.be meanetlj tbe Con-
templation toljicb tt tbe beljoloing of tbe only one <Soo* Mo in 0*
tber places Ije faptb tbat our §>oule# are of a amine nature, tbat
tbep be immojtal,tbat tljep come into bs from toitljout^ tbat tbep
be(after a fo?t) a kin to tbe (Song : ano W Difciples tooulo be of-
fenoeo at bim tbat (boulo fap,tljat tbeir spapfter uototeo of tbe inu
tnojtalitie of tbe <8>oule* 3no toljereto fa all tljfa,if tlje 2£lojlti bk
ctemall^f it be eternall ; eptber our feoulcg alfo be eterna!l 5 tbac
fe to fap toitbout begmning,o? el^ tbep be not eternall* 31f tbep be;
Ijoto b^?penetb it tljat t^ty baue imp^ifoneo tbemfelues! mtbefe
our booieg*:©? if tljep bee fo imp^ifoneo at tlje appopntment of an
otber:l»bo (ball tbat otljer be but (frotrtano if 600 appopnt 0? ak
lot tbem to tbijs nelue Htm in tpme certepne;tabo Ijatb mane one u
tentttie fubiect to anotber?3nti U>ljat ijs tben become of tW Spajcu
mee of tbeirg 3 tbat tlje COojlo ig eternall becaufe ©00 maketlj not
anp tbing tljere a neU3e^ojeouer 3 if t^ep be euerlalTingjtubo Ijatft
mat»e tbem proportionable to tbeir booies 5 tbat ijS to wit , infinite
feoulejes to infinite Some^ 9no tlje wljat becomes agatne of tbfe
otijes
144 OF THE TREWNES
iwfter Hule of tbars, tljat Mature cannot abpoe anp tiiffrn'tenelTrt
©2 if tl)cp bee cucrlafling ami pet of fome cettepnc number, going
ano camming into netoe booies bp cottcfc : is not tbat tbe opinion
<jf Pythagoras,vul)ic!) Arillotlc ootb fo greatlp miflike*.9ffl> if out
feotiles at t\j£it Departing out of our bootee, noe goc to tbe enicp*
fog oftlje bledeD tmrnojealftte; nottj it not follotoe 5 tbat from aftet
the paflingottcr of tbat rcuolutio,men mttft moue toitbout <§>oulc,
fcifpttte toitbout reafon,ano wage toitbout ttqmOspea ano tbat euen
Ariftode bimfelfe fpeafeetb ano rcafonctb toitbout toit *: Co bee
fl;o?t , toljat baj- etb tt to bee gouty oj religious, if cur Monies ac*
Imototoge no better tbing tban tbcmfelues* fcftljat auapletb it to
Icoke fo? tbe bletfeo Contemplation, if tbep bee perfectlp blefleo of
tbemfeUiest^ut perfectlp bleflco tbep bc,if tbep be eternal^ ana
thereto tben feruetb tbe retoaroiug of tljem toitb immojtall llfcjif
t^p \)wz tbe etctnitie oj immojtalitie alreaoie*: ^Ifjat els tben is
ijis bpboloing of tbe toojlo to be eternal,tban a turning of p tobole
t»02lti bpfioeootone *t IBut tbereare(faptl) Ariftode) (Boolinefle,
Meireonelle,? 3?mmo?talitie:tben not!; it folloto tbat our <§>oule$
are not eternal 9nn if tbep be not etctnall;tben baue tbep a begins
imtjgant tbat beginning baue tbep,eitber of <0oo,o;t of tbe too^fo*
flDf tbe toojlo tbep baue it not: floras 31 baue fapo)toere tbe toojto
eternal!, tbe Comterfions o? turnings about tbereof (boulo bee u
ternal t(o,ano confequentlp fo (T)oulD our §>oules be alfo,as tobtel)
fljoulo be bjetr of tbeir potoenlfrut noto are all tljings mouall tbat
are ingentyeo b^ tbofe Conuerftons, as Ariftotle btmfelf grautu
tetb.But toe put tbe cafe tbat tbep baue an ojiginall nottoitbftan*
m'ng tbat tbtp be immojtall* djerfo^e it remapnetb tbat tbe fame
is from ©on* jftoto, tljep coulo not pjocceoe from (Boo as beamed
of bis fubttancc:fo? all of f pbtlofopbcrs bpbolo tbat be is a Jingle
anu tfittritttoen fubffance , bniteo in it felfe ana molt perfectlp one;
tut toe be fubiect to alteration, to igno?a!tce,to cuill affections aim
fucb otljer tbtngs,3lt remapnetb tbcrefo?c(ano otbertoife it cannot
tee) tbat cur Joules are tlje toojfce of (Sous potocr* ,J3oto, if our
feoulc* ( tobicb after a fo?t ooe rompKbcno tbe tOojloe ano all
tbings tbcrein ) bee tbe effects of (Boos potoer, tobicb tbiougb bis
ganneflfe btteretb it felfe toben be Uttetb:fball not tbe toorio it felfe
ano tbe fcnflciTe ano ttanfifonc tbngs toljitb feruebSvpea ano our
tonics alfo tobicb arc but tbe Cotes 02 Jnftrumeats of our fouled
bz fo in l&etoifc *: ftzxo tben, let Ariftotlcs Difciplcs ri;cofe tobe^
tdcr fyzg to;ll si:ic ouer t!jc eternitie of tl;e toojlo, oj tl;e muno?ta«
litie
_
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION.
M*
litit of tbeir feottlcs: tlje cttcrlafh'ng turning about of a tob&le 5 o?
tbe immoral fettlemtclfc of Weffen fflatc:fo? fcotlj of tfrera togeujet
cannot ftano*
But furelp fr'g Difaple Theopbraftus fcemeeli to Ijaue pcrcet- ^3^^
kcu tljefe inconucnienccs ana ronti-atrtcttond Ml, t»!jen be #}tx& scnts,Sau««
&etb fo farce ad to Cap tljat <0ou creates tlje fto^lD , pea euen of no= or smdio.
t!jing*3mj fo not!) Algazel tfte Saracen agamlf Auerrhois,tmto
fcubombe faptlj, tljat ®o& foz tlje creating of tI}etoo?fo n&sctj net
tbet ffuffe no? netoe amufement, tut tljat like a moft perfect tuo^
man^jatung all tbings in a reamueiTe,be tee^e bis otiine Icifiux fb}
tlje performance of IjtS too&e tobeu it pleafeD 1)im» Sim yzt it fee*
wetfjtfeat Ariftotletotoatwriie en&eofljis life repentea fjim of
tljat aodrinerinfomuclj tljat in bis bcoke of tlje toojlo, be rapt!) tbat
<$©D ts tlje bj&oet ana pjeferuer of all tbings in tlje toojlo after
tuljat maner foeuer it be* 9no euen in b& ^etapljifid^bauing re*
tertes tlje opinions of manp men concerning tbcfe tljingS; be faptlj *•'*%,
tljus * HethatfayththatGODorthefouereyne Myndisthe N^C^iTi®^
Caufe & Author not only of liuing things,but aifo of Nature
it felfe and of the World,and of all the order therein-, feemeth
to fpeake difcreetly and weladuifedly^and they that fpeake o-
therwife/peake vnaduifedly.And they that are of the former
opinion, haue very well fet downe that Caufe for the ground
of all things that are , as the which is fuch a beginning as gi-
ueth mouing to all things . 3mi in IjiS bake of dfton&erS 3 (tf it
fce W) be fpeaketb pet mo?e eufoentlp : faptng, tbat naturallp tlje
g>ea fbouto cotter tbe <£attlj as bigber tban it; but tbat ©on Ijatfj
caufea tbe <§>ea to teitijtyato it felf, tbat tlje €attb migbt be fenco*
tiereo fo? tl)e tjfe of man ana of otber liuing torigbts * 9fnu tljis fa
in effect a commingbaefce to tlje opinion of ijis p?e&ecelXo?s 3 from
tbe toljiclj l)e tooulo fo fapne baue separtea afcne * ©otofoeuer tbe
cafe ftana , all tbe auncient p&ilofopljets ooe eptber conduce tbe
Creation ofrfje toojlo toitlj M ? o} els peelo &s arguments into our
fjanus toberetoitb to conclude it againtf tljemfelttes.Co bee ff)o?t,
lube Ariitotle toljo toas tbe firlt tbat ffeppen out of tbe bigij toap,
faptb tbat tbe toojlo te tuirtjout beginning , be feemetb to bee Ari-
ftotle no mo?e;be tiotb fo often gaiufap bimfelf ana offena againtf
%i* otnne rule^*3nu tebere !;e cljauncetb to lap ttjat tlje tao?lo toa*
createo,be feemetb to be mimiea to pilo bimfelf to us*9no tobere
tbe cafe concernetb not ( at leaOtoife eirp^eiTelp ) tlje one no? tlje o*
tljenfjeleauetljitf manp Conclufion^tuljicij noe (iuiteouert|)?obj
Orator.
I46 OF THE TREVVNES
aim actinic tlie fap& opinion ofbig^ano malte l)im l»I;etber Ijelml
o c 2 *io 3 to conclude on our fise.
The Ufa. Cbe Latins fc! to pbiiafopbie fometobat lata: tban f Greekes;
bprcafon tobcrnf djep ban tbe moje cattfe to otierfljODte tbemfeUie*
Cicero in his *° ^ jt C ^ C ^ ^ tcrm ' t,c : but V Zi ^ C€ ^ e ^ at $>* m0 $ P art Of djOll
firi^bookeof fo^eO the opinion of Plato.That man(faptb Cicero)that firft
Inucntion,& gathered together men aforedifperfcd,was furely a great Per-
il hisfirft fonage . And (aSfaptb Pythagoras) To was he which did fir ft
booke of the gf ue namcs to things, and which firft comprifed within a cer-
tcyne number of letters, the founds of mans voyce which fee-
med to bee infinite , and which marked the Courfes and pro-
ceedings of the wandring Planets , and which firft found out
Corne,Cloth 3 buiIdmg,defen_-esagainft wilde Bcafts,and the
reft of the things that make our Hues the moreciuili . COfjat
els is ti)i$ trjan an atfmotoletiging of a beginning*: fo) if me tocre
from euerlaftmg , niu ttjep not from eucriafring fpeafce \ Dta tljep
not front eucrlalf nig gitte uamea to tbinga.'Couto tljep not iimnxt
eucrp tbing from eueiaffing^esnano tberfinc be concUmetb/We
be not created by haphazard; but furely there was a certeyne
Might or Power which had a care of Mankynde, and which
would not haue begotten him to fall into the milchicfe of
endieffe death , after hee hath outworne the great and innu-
merable aduerfities and toyles of this world, jfto'ayf toe lucre
createn , aim tbat tljere bee a fourecpne potoer tobicb barb baa care
of spanfepun ; furelp tben batb tfjere bene a beginning , feeing tbat
tbc faptj potoer ban a care of b$, epiljcr toljen as yc: toec tuere not
at aI,oj after tlje ipme tbat lue toere,3n& in anotber place be fattb,
^tdl^Nanuc ®^ at ® oD nxatti ana furmil)crj ma>!,am> tbat it toasi W toil tbat
of the Gods. be (TjouId \jmt tbe fouerepntie of ad otber tbingsiXbat tbe toofln,
tbe §>ea 5 tbe tan&,ano all otbec tbings obep (Song tokens 9nn if
a> anp tpme be bung in m epicure afle&ging fucb toojfbipfuU tea*
fonS as tb te 3 With what engines & edgetooles did your God
Cicero in his buyld the World , ana furl) otber ; eptber be fcn&etb bim auoap
Lawcs. ^ : tlj f uf i } m (xom ad be oefeructfooj ete b]> boloing ^ peaee,fl;es
toztl) fuffideiitlp tbat be neferuetb no anfocrc at an*
Varro. Varro tbe bell Icarnco of tbe Latins , mafcetb an bmtierfan l)U
fioiie&ettitjeti iato tlym tpmes* £be feC(asi 31 baue fapo alrcaoie)
te from tbe Creation of the tnojto,tmto tbe firft ©limpiaae^bte
man being a man of great reamng^fotmn tije Creatton of p toojUi
to b^ue bene but late afye, pea ano fo iate 3 tl;at be io^neo it nnm&
nutlp
Cicero in his
(econd booke
OF CHRISTIAN HE11GI0N. T47
natty to fte tpme of tbe firtt fiDHmpiaae* IftetmTe Seneca fotmo SEJ^JJ
HI tbingd to be neto,anu acfcnotofc&getb m manp placed tljat Cod ^ ha °° lyfc#
rreatea tljt tubole too?lo,mtu manpcculparlp to feme Witt. 3nn e- chap.? i and
let Qtttt tl;c beginning; pftbe u3o?lo (faprtj be)tmto tijfa Dap luce 5 2 and in the
n gupozD bp tbe intercotttfed of Datess ami mgfjtd 3 anrj fo famb, ^ book JL of
Wacrobius paired) pet furtber,antj faptb tbat tbe toozlo cannot be ^,Xons
)f anp long anttquitte, coSscting tbat tbe furtbelt fcnourtcDge t&at ^\ a his "
:d to be ^ai> rt)ercof,reacJetfj net bepon^ttoot^ourandpaiesi* 3 2s Epifties.
aucbmg tbe poet$ 3 toljofe fp&cbed 00 foj tbe molt part repjefent Mao-obiusiib.
mtoto tbe opinion tijat toad aomtttet? among tije common peo; J s ^ turna "
jletVirgilli^fuUofjejCfeHentfentences totbatpurpofe; ano Ouid y ^
jatb maue a bmkz ejcpjeflelp of tbat matter* 3nO euen Lucrece ah oufd.*
i uj!)o pjofeflfertj tmgofclmeflfe , faptb tbat bepono t\)z starred of Lucretius the
rroy ano Thebes , djere toad not anp iotcremapning to remem- Poct '
jeranrf ; tfyan b^ tbe tobWj 3 be couls not better baue~oeclareo tbe
EStoto to be but potmg,botobcittbat(after tbe mancr of bid otim
fect,)be fatberetb tljat tbingbpon cbaunce 5 toljicb all tH)z toife men
afcribc to tbe euerlafiing pjouioence.Plinie td tbe onlp man tobom Pliny.
3! toonoer at, tbat being fo curioud a fearrijer of Mature, be coufa
not conccpue tbattnbtcb fe pjinteo in euerp part of it, anti tobicb t*
tterp man migbt of btmfelf leame bp \)i$ otone reaoing rtjereinJpe
mafeetb a long Calendar of tbe firft inuenterd of tbingd,ad of let^
terd,of IJ)oufed,of 9ppareH,ami of berp 'Bjeao* i)z reckoned bp piinic.lib.7;
tbe Companies tbat bauefleeteo from place to place fo? tbe peo*
plmg ano repleniOnng of Countries 3no can tbere bee a greater
pwfe of netoneffe tban tbat*: g>ometpmed be faptb tbat ti>e Cartb PUn.iib.*
id become toearp,ano fometpmed tbat it id toejteo barreine in peek
Ding of frutte ano Spettallcd 5 becaufe it grotuetb oloe ♦ IBm in one
place be faptb erp jeflelp, tbat mend booted b^ little 9 little become
of fmaller ft atttte b]> reafon of tbe toitbereonelfe of p toojlo tobicb
h3eretb oloe* 3no id not tbtd a reporting of tbe ^>kpe to bee like a
tobee!e,\obicb gatberetb btate mr> cbafetb toitb rotoling ano tobir^
ling about ? 3m> tob^tt impo^tetb tbid tjoeicmg olo,but tbat it ban
alfo (ad pe tooulo fap)a birtbtpme \ Z&fytit meanetb tbe toeartng
hereof atoap^but tbat it ban erff bene netoe^CBbat id ment bp tbe
cbafing of it,but tbat tbe temperature tbereof id altered jTox if tbe
WLoflo be eternall •, tubp fe not tbe tob&le tbereof etecnallp in one
beate,ano men etemaUp of fmall ftature ? © j if at leaatuife it be of
berp aunrient continuance ; tobp toere not men become ppgmows
long ago^ Sno if tlje contrarp bee to btz feene in jSaturc;t»bat re*
IK a mapnetft
, 4 8
OF THE
ThcStoiks.
The Penpate
tiks.
Pliny.
The opinions
of the Plato-
R E VV N E S
mapnetb but to confetti? tbat tlje &3o;tto is bttt of late beginning':
%o bee fljoit , tlje Stoikes (as VarrotDitneQertiof Zeno) taugbt
tbat tfj? UjojId toa£ create*) of ©oo,ano tfjfci it fl)6ulo penfln Cbe
Thepfawnifb piatoniftsaffirmetljatit'fe creates ant> motfall, but pet ui fultcp-
The Epicures. nea from periflnng, bp <So& ♦ 'Cbe Epicures graunt tbat it bat$ a
begmmn&botobeitbpbapba^artj&im notbpp*ouiDenre,CbrPe-
ripateticks fap in tbeir concluGtfn*, tbat ft is; tcirijouf beginning;
aim in tfmc pjcauffe* tljcp fctterlp nenp it* ?f|)e gtetiteft uefpifeta
of ©on^ad Plink ano fitcb otberiihe 5 tioc tu^tte in tbeir prefaces,
^bat tbe ttiojlo is an euetlafting ©on j ano tl^ougbout tbe toljole
treatifes of tbeir broken tbep bnfap it agapne * j9oto tffen^after fo
manp jjraueto)itnelfc*,ffim after tbe c5feifion$of tbe parties* tfcem
felues, te tljerepet anp of tbcfepjetenfeo naturalitfeg to be fouim,
toljid) oaretlj tbiiike tbe rontrarieftiH':
'Bttt note Sure tbe romming of our lojo 3leru$ Cfytfl: into t&e
earrtMljis nottrtne bat!) bene r#$pue& tbiougbouttbe tojlo,fo as
tbe tbtng Uiljicb b^ afojetpmes bent Disputable among; tbe fi^ea*
tben,te noui aomitten as ait article of faitlj 3 luelnere among all na*
tion?s ano fed# on tbe eartb ♦ 3!t map bee rijat tbe mpjacles lutittfi
toetefeenerijen m^eauen,tn €artfj,intbe§>ea, bppon men 5 aim-
fcpon tbe wrp if aims, maoe tbe too?to to perceptte tbat tljere toa£
a Creator of tbe too?l&* tfoi to^o cottlo ooubt tbat tl;e creating of a
netoe g>tarre 5 t\)t reftojmg of a oeaoman to life, oj onelp tbe ma-
king of a blinoman to fee,U)ag not tbe toojke of an infinite potoer,
pea twtn as toell ag tbe buploing of tbe toojltyconCtrecing tbat be*
mmt boeing aim not boemg,betto&;ie life aim neatf^Jbetmsnc tbe
bauing of a tbtng aim tbe notbauing^beoiffance tjs infinite % aim
it map be tbat tbe fignes ti'oicl) toe baue feene from Hjeauen in out
tpmt 5 aoe ferue to make tbe blafpbemers bpcm eartb tmejxufable*
2£ut toberof foeuer it came 3 tbe toerp pbtlofopbers tbemfelues be*
gan to make a grouoeo principle tberoftmfomuclj tbat p Greekes^
Perfians ano Arabians , ano ItketoifeafterU)artitbeTurkesanli
Mahomctiftsjtito put it into tbeir betefe asS a tbtng out of all con*
trouerfie^obe(bo?t,tl)ereiginotattbtfiil>apanp riuiflo? toello?*
ueceo people, ferfjicb Wit not tbeir Ctym\itlc# ano ^)i(!o?ie^of
tpme^jbegtm altoate^ at tfje Creation of tbe lao^lo y loberein tljep
uoe all bolo of Moy fes,aim agree all toitl; b$ Ctytfttan^fauing hi
tl;e controuerOe of fome fetoe peered.
SDf all tbe^bflofopberd , onlp tlje Platonifts contiuuetj in effi^
ntation ; ano all men reietfea t^e netofouno opinion^ of Ariftotie,
aim
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. I4P
ana tftep Cart at oefiance,ratber toitb tbe Gnofticks rijan tottl) tbe
Cbjiftiang ♦ g>amct Aiiftin faptfc concerning tlje ]pbtf ofoufaitf of
1)10 tyme,tbattbeir opinion tuagj rtjat ©on toas afo?e tfce £&o?to,
fcotobeit not in turnout in ojoet ami (jp toap of im&etfetting onlp:
Ifkc ag if a foote ( faptb be) were euer in one place , the print
thereof fhould alfo be euer there.ftnto ttrijdm it map be anfoe*
teo in one fo)o?t!,tbat Ifte ag abilitfeano intent of going; toent afoje
tbe going it feft>botb in tlje man ano in tbe feotejfo til ®oo aifo,tbe
potter ano intent of creating, toent aftne tbe Creation ♦ TSi\t it te
beft to ijeare tljeir oiune tocnitft Plotin in bte beoke of tlje 2Bo?lo,
finnetJjbirofdfnot a little graueleo in tins cafe, ana be maket&De* .
rp little account of alt Arifloties fuppofaile^ If we fay (fapt&fiO *^!^ f(
that the Skye is euerlafting as in refpeel: of the whole bodie cap.i.and.^
therofrhow can that be,feeing that the liuing Creatures dye,
and the Elements paflefrom one into another , and that (as
Plato affirmeth)the Skye it felfc is in continuall wheeling ? If
we fay that the Elements and the liuing wights cotinue their
perpetuities in their kynds : why doth the Heauen continue
his perpetuitie rather in number and particularitie ? If the
caufe thereof bee, that nothing can flippe out of it becaufe it
coteyneth all things :how can that reaion agree to the Starres
and Planets,which doe not conteyne al things as the Heauen
or Skye doth,and yet we affirme them to be euerlafting? And
if nothing impeach it without; what fhould let that fome-
thing may not impeach it within/eeing that all liuing wights
doe naturally perifh through the diftemperace of their parts,
notwithftanding that they Hue euen while they beeadiiTol-
uing? And what infeweth hereokbut that both fortes of bo-
dies^s well Cceleftiall as terref triall,doe peri(h?yea and both
Heauen and Earth likewife , failing that the Coeleftiall indnre
a longer tyme,and perifh more flowly than the Earthly? Cer-
teynly (faptb be)if we tooke this word eternitie (as well in the
whole world as in the parts thereof,) not to betoken an euer-
laftingneiTe [ that is to fay,a perpetuitie or continuance with-
out beginning or end,] but only a difference of continuance;
there would be the lefte doubtful neiTe in the matter . But all
• (hall be out of doubt,if we father the fame eternitie vpon the
will of G OD , which of it felfe is able enough to vphold the
World ; for fo fhail things haue their continuance according
to his pleafure/ome in their ky ndes,and forae particularly in
K 3 them
i,
PlotinusEn-
nead.3.1ib.2.
Chap.2v
Iv in H&l
t JO" GP THE TREVVNES
themfelues. jftoto,if tbe c£telo toere etemall;toere tt not fmpof*
fible tljat it fbouln be otljertoife tbau it is ?3&ttt tf it Ijaue tljts being
from tlje totll of ©©D^t's it not nifcbargcn of tijae nece(fitte*3n&
firttft fljal tljen become of tljts fajung of ijis.,toljiclj be fettetlj nottne
in nuters otber places; 3 namelp tljat tlje cXlo-iin is? of necetfttie, be*
raufe it Motrin beljoue a feronn Mature to accompanie tlje firO-;t»n=
IcUe toe bnnerftann it to be fpcken of the nece(Titie tljat is connitio-
wall , ann not of tbe neccflitie tljat is abfolute as tljep terme it, 3*
game,tlje fame toil! totjicl; mane t?;e eao?ln to b& 5 ami featij giuen
continuance to tbe parts t^eretf , fome after one fcnt aim feme a&
ter anotber,ann Ijatij nifpofen of tljem as it lilten it ftlfe ?$al it not
alfo Ijaue mane tbem Mm it liifen it feWh MJljofoeua* tben fatdj,
tljat tlje b&ing of tbe to#n 5 as toefl in tlje tobole as in tlje partes,
nepennerij tyon tlje tuiil of a3on,taketb from tbe too?ln all neceflt*
tie of beeingv 3im bee tljat fapetlj tljat tbere is no neceffitie tljat it
ftouito Ijaue bin from euerlaftiwfc (let bs uft tbofe toojns foj toant
of otljer 3 ) faptfj tberetoitball tljat it is not euerlafting*
3!nljis boofte of <£ternitie ann of ^pme,lje faptb tljat eteniitie
ann tpme niffer m tbts refpect , tljat ttttmtit is berifpen but of tbe
euerlafting nature,ann tpme is to be benfien of tlje tl)i\\$# tbat are
createtnfeo as eternitie,is ann abinetlj in ©on alone>ljom Ijc rai»
letb tbe 2Sto?ln tljat is to bee concepuen but in mpnn oj bnnerff an*
uing ; ann tymz abpnetlj in tlje too?ioe tljat is fubiect to tbe fences:
anning neuertbeleife^tljat tlje toojln (to fpeake pjopetlp) toas not
mane in tpmt ; after toljidj maner tuee alfo noe fay tljat it toas not
mane in tpme but togetber toitlj tbe tpme* 15ut toljen be batlj neli-
Beratlp fcannen all tbe nefinttions of time mane bp tlje former piju
JofopljerS^ann batlj feardjen all tlje corners of Ijis twit too fetn out
tlje bed ; in tlje enne Ije-conclunetb tljus jWXtt muft needes come
backe ( faptb Ijee ) too the fayd firft nature , which I affirmed
heretofore to be in eternitie, I meane the vnmouable nature,
which is wholly all at once the infinite and endle(felyfe 3 and
which confifteth whole in one, and tendeth vnto one.But as
yet there was no tyme"at all", o r ^t lealf wife it was not among,
the Natures thatconfift in vnderftading, but was to come af-
terward,by a certeine maner and ky nd of pofterioritie. Now
then if a man will vnderftand, how tyme proceeded firft from
the hygher Naturestwhich relied in themfelues; good caufe
fliall he haue to call the Mufes too his helpe , for the vttering
therof : For it may be that the Mufes alfo were as then .There-
fore
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 1^1
fore let vs fay thus; Afore fuch time as ForenefTe iffued foorth
and had neede of afterneffe; Tyme, (which as then was not,)
retted in God with the refidewof all things that now arc.But
a certein nature bent to many doings, that is to wit the Soule
of the world,beeing defirous to haue more than the prefent,
began to moue it felf,and fo from thence immediatly iflewed
tyme,which pafleth on continually and is neuer the felffame.
And we beholding the length therof, haue imagined tyme to
be the image of cternitie. #nn tubat i# ment bp all tW contend
plation,but tfeat a certeine &oule en mpno pjoceeoing from (Son,
tbat is to twtt tbe Spirit of (Son, nin moue aim carp tbe too^lne a*
bout^bat toWtbat mouing ann of tbat mouing, tpme teas b?eD
aim tytmgbtfajjtb <; 'Cijat afoje tbat mobuingjtbere toag a fettled
flate o) retiUs etermtie aftne time *t 3no tbat(asi be fctmfejfe faietfr
tbere ) Cpme ann Upeauen toere mane botlj at once , ann'etemitie
tBagaftnetbembotb*
3* touching tbat ft te uemaunneo tuTjat (Sou nto aftne tlje
C&ojlo t not!) not Plotinus bimfelfe fctrniu; ng im'tb fufHcient an*
fujere,in tljat be faptb tbat (Sou not tooojfting at all but retfwg tit
Irimfelf , ootb ann perfojmetb berp greate tbings *t 3no 10 not tlje
iphe concluoenbptbegoolpnoctrmeoftSoospjouinence, tobere*
of be treatetb in booses erpjelip bearing tbat tptle \ fo? if it be po&
fible fo? tbe Mojlo to be eternall as toell as; (Son s loljere tben can
tbere bee anp pjouinence t jFo? tobat elfe is pjouinence , tban t!je
Ml of 0oo nttereo foojtb toitb Ueajoit , ann ojnerlp nifposeo bp
bnnerft anning % 3nn if (Sons mill bee requires : fcoljere is; tljen tbe
neceffitie of b&ing, WW) in otber placed bee attribute^ too dje
tuojln t 3lfo toljcre 10 tbte fapiug of bid betome,tbat our j&ouleg
areimmojtall'tano tbat fomeof tjem are eternall annafrneall ^V©-^
tpme*:3[nolpketoifetbi2S-,tbatafo?e (Son ban cteaten tbe inojln «.*&.
ann b?eatben a foule into iu it toas but a nean co?fe,a mingle~man= vS *° *
gle of eartb ann toater 3 a narfte matter; a tljing of notljing, ann (at
atocojne) fudj a tijing as mm tlyz (Sonnes tbcmftfaeg mere aba*
(ben at it : ann tbat after tbat (Son ban u)en tfjfe &>oule into tbe
toojln, botb Ipfe $ mouing UJeretberbp tycatljco into tbe Partes*
Haianet^ann t iuing topg&ts* jf 0? feeing tbat from notbeing,not^
Iiuiitg 5 ann notmouiitg, fbere fe an infinite ntttance to being lining
ann moumgtDotb it not foliate alfo tbat tbere is inSnitz onn-s be^
meene bun tbat t3,l!uctb,ano mouetb^tljae is to fop (Son; ann tlje
t&mg tjjat inaptetb to l;aue being Ipfe aim mouing at Ijtg l;ann,tbat
as 4 tt
IJ2 OF THE TREVVNES
fa tobrit tfce fojementioneo CljaojS* 3no toljatig tt rijat fcad) bo5<
ueo o? ftlleo tip tljte oittance 3 but onlp tlje toil! of l)im tofjo onlp ia«:
auoiftoilltoeretlje oooer thereof; tijeutoas it not of neteflitie:
9no if it toas not of ncceflttte -, tljen tnljere is tlje cternitie thereof:
Porphyriusoifputtng of rije^inu oj anoer(tantiing,tlje tobicb
fcee tcrmetlj tlje beginning , grouno 3 oj toelfp^ing of tijc 2SXo?lD;
fapctlj tfcat it baas tyeu of ©oo from euerla(ting,bp a certeine eter*
nallojbeginninglefle bjeeaing, eucn fuel) a one agftagafojeall
CtemitieJt was not bred in tyme (faptlj lje)for as yet there was
no tyme at all : and after that tyme was made, the world can
fcarfly bee fayd in very dede to be, if it be compared with the
forefayd Vnderftanding or Mynd.djfe is all one toitJ) tlje Tap-
ing of ^tifmegiftug in a certeine place,t»t)ro be called tljig mintr,
ttie treto , eueilafting , anu firft bojne §>onne of (Son •, ano ring
toojlo ©000 ponger &omK;tf>e one begotten of lj& berie nature,
anti tljeotljer of ijtst inilU
rorphyrius. Proclus ano Simplicius fteepe a greate cople m mapntenance
oftl;e eternitieof tlje too?lo 5 ano Ijaue mane boote tijerof ageinff
Philoponus: bat all tfjeir reafong are fufficientlp refutrti y bp tlje
things torfnei) 31 fjaue oifcourfeo agatnlt AriftotleVBat feeing tlje?
mapntepne <SotJj3 pjouioence ano tlje immojtalttic of tlje ^oule,
aonljep notreiect etemittetoljitljer tljcp toifl oj no t 3no toljereag
Proclus tutting againft fuel) ag bpljelo tljat tljere bee infinite
iDOjlos toitljout nomber,faptlj tljat fuel) inSnitene-s i$ ageinftrea*
fon ano knotoleoge-, ano tljat tbe aomitting tljerof eiccluoetlj ©00,
ano abanooner!) all ttringtf to fortune : toljp fljoulo Ijeratljer aomit
mfimtenelTe of time in ftte one toojlo tljan infiniteneffe of nomber
tn manp , fperiallp feeing tjee allotoetlj ©oos pjouioence *: 9no
toljerag Simplicius conoemnetl) ftofeto Upelltoljiclj beleeue not
tlje]|a;touioence bppontljeEeafongof Epi&etus: nootrj Ijcenot
confeqttentlp conoemne tfjeocfenoers oftljeeternitieoftljttoojftr
too tlje fame punifyment^notnljen Auerrhoes Ijimfelfe faptlj
tljat it te outoetotie tamagnifie ©on bp p?apet ano facrifi^e, aim
tljat it fa planter mtn in nature to offer facrifi^e ; fa Ije not contra*
tie to (tmlelf tfo? to tol;at eito reuerettcelMe ©oo,if toe be nothing
beboloen to Ijim*: neuertijeletre mp aHengmg oftrjefc tljings is not
as ftouglj 31 hxm not tocll tljat tlje Platonifts, pea ano eucn tbefe
afo^mentioneo pljilofopfjcrg alfo,tJO call tlje too^lo euerlalring ann
hnbegottentbut to fteto tijat tlje berp fureft of tljan ijaue toauereo
inftijai opinioiu infomue^ tl;attljepl)aue Icftusaf principles com
trarie
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. I?3
trade to tljetr canciuGang t ano after aH tljetr long nurmtflje^tfjep
fino no reft but in our Camp* 9no fcotijlp tije moft part of tbem be
H2tuett to arfmotoleoge certeme Degteea of eternitie, ££ttjerof tbe
fir* fijottlo be,tl)attobtcb is meafureo bp tbe continetoance oftbat
tobtclj & eun-nto^e of it felfe , ano becometb neither tbe longer fo?
augljt tljat is to come , no? pet tlje filter Jfo? augbt tbat is paff;
ano tfjat te ft tuijtel) isee to be afcribeo alonlp unto G£oiv£be fecona
as t\)t meafure of fuel) tfn'ngg as Ijaue a 6 jreo ano beeing ft ab!e,ano
pet Ijaue alfo a certeine fucceifion in ttjctr operation^ tobicij fojt
are tbe bnoerftanoiug fpiritg o? 3ngelte *,- ano tfjig is property cat
leu 3pneflfe. ^e tfjiro ag tbe meafuring of ouraMene(TeTontinu<
en bp fojeneiTe antrafternefle, fcauing a beginning but not an emu,
ano tbtetbep call ^pme 3 attributing it property to tfje cIHojlo*
gnotoljatelfetetljis tfjan tofpeafce rfjattftingbp ciratmftance,
tobtcfj toe Utter in one toojo^jf o? to to&at purpofe cal tbep a tljing
eternal! 0} euerlatting 5 if bp tfye termer Eternall ano Euerlafting,
ttjep meane temporal! V after to^td) maner tfce Cmperour lufti- iufttfuan m
nian fpeafcing fcnpjoperlp of fy$ otone Jlatoe^fapo fje Ippeo tt>at thc p^^to
tljep fboulo be eternall ano euerlafting* hiS Dl s clts *
90 touting tfjc opinionof Epi&etus tfje Stoik $ of Plutarke,
no wan can ooubt except fje ciuite ano cleane oifanull tfoc t c booker
<£52DD (faptf) Epi&etus) hath ordeined that there (hould bee
Wiinter and Sommer , goodfeafons and bad : he hath giuen
to the Earth both fruitfulnes and barren nes ; and his difpo-
fing of things fo by contraries , is to mainteynethe harmony
of the whole.He hath brought vs into the world,giuen vs bo-
dies and members , and afsigned vs heritages & fellowheires.
It is hee that hath made both the fight and the colours , and
neither Gght nor colours were aught worth, if it were not for
the light ; and therefore hath he alfo made the light. %\)ii$
from popnt to popnt fceieaoetb te to tW coucludon, tbat <B£)D
mane rije SMojIo ano all tl;at therein* Plutarke faptlj m$ t If p^tonk
God were not the maker of all things, then fhould he bee re- yc °S omc *
ftreynedin feme things ,and fowere he not Lord of all : But
he is to be acknowledged for Lord of all,and therefore of co*
fequence he is the maker of them all. 9no beremigbt a great
tiomber of t&e. fo?eaHeogeo fentences oft&e felfefame 3utIjo^ be ^^"^ ^
afleogeo againc* theV tf the
^ut tobat (ball toe fap if Galien(to&o in comon aceotmtis tbe Partes of
mo{tijea$emu;Jof al tojiterjQafter IjefjatI) tljjougljjp tiptop bati) mens bodye*.
man
M4 e p THE TREWNE5
man ana rije toojlo it fdfe 5 be m tf>e enu conftrepnea too romefiatfe
to die famepopnt ^ I make hcre(faptl)!)e m Ijte fcofteof tteafeof
part$)a true Hymnc in the honour of our Maker. Whofe fer-
uicelbeleeue verily confifteth not in the facrimlng of hun-
dreds of Oxen vnto him;6r in burning great heapes of Fran-
kincenfe before him 5 but in acknowledging the greatnefle
of his wifdome,Powre,and goodnes,and in making die fame
knowenvnto others. For whereas of his owne free will hee
hath voutfafed to garnifh and beawtifie all things in the beft
maner that .could be, and hath not ended fo great a benefite
to any thing ; I hould it for a pi oofe of perfect goodnes : and
fofarreprayfed be his goodnes. A gain^to haue found out the
meanes how to adorne thir. hly 5 (hewefli a fouereigne
Wifdome,and to haue brought to paife and perfected al that
euer he had forepurpofed,betokencth an incoparable might
Gai.Hb.i i. and power. 3nti in fjte fmimtmtl) ba&e , who lb confidereth
(faptlj l)t ) the compofing & knitting togither of eucry liuing
thing , (hall find thatitcaryethin it a proofc of the Creators
wifdom. And feeing that in themiddesofthat Puddle of hu-
mors eche liuing wight hath a Soule dwelling,indued with fo
great force and vertue : he ought of reafon the more to won-
der at the greatnes and excellencie of the Mind that dwelleth
boi" "n? * n neauen ' Anc * wno * s ne (^ ari & e f a P& afo?e) which looking but
brccdincro^ one ty vpon theSkinne of a thing,woondereth not at the cun-
children. ning of the Creator ? get nottoitljEanmngljee irilftmbletb not
tljat \)t !)an trpeo bp all meaner t o fins fomc reafon of tlje compo-
fing of Sums imgotsuntj tljat free tooula ratl;er ftaue fatijereo tlje
fcomg thereof fcpon nature, tl;en fcppon tljciicrp autfjoj of nature*
Galen m his ^ {l t pet foj all t!jat 5 in tlje ent> he concluded) tljttsU confe{le(fatrlj
of h Cnt f b f° k ^ tIiat * ^nowe not wrnat tne Sou * c ls > notwithstanding that
Partes! ' * naue fought ver y narrowly for it , neither can I yeeld a rea-
fon how the Babe is formed in the Mothers Wombe. Well
doe I fee that in that cafe there is very greate Wifdome ; and
therefore I am of that opinion that it is not for any man too
meddle with the fearching out of it , but that it ought to fuf-
fice vs that our Creator hath willed it to be after that failnon.
For fhall wee prefume to feekc a reafon of the dooing of that
thing,which(without making of an Anatomie)we fhould ne-
ucr knowe to haue bene done ? 3It tsi all one a3 tffye (!;ouJto fap 5
tfcat JQature toljereat luee toconaet fo uutel; , i$ nothing els but
xotjatfo*
.
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. I55
1s$atfoetter it pleafetl) (Sod to commauno*
9nu nolo toljat remained) moje but to fjeare Apollo(tfjat is to
fap,tbeberp DwelH;tmfeIft) t»bo being p? apes to fap anHymne
to tbe peat 6ot>,begimtetb it toxtlj tijis fcerfe*
Which made the firil Man and called him Adam: ft^icfr
berfc luftine tfoe Sprctpje afftrmetfr to Ijaue bete commenip fang
infjistpme*
after tbe cbnfeflion of tmcfcetmelfe it felf,if toe lift alfo to fjeare
tfje confeflion of 3Igtto?ance, tijere is not at tljis t>ap fo bjutifl) a
Ration, toljith eitijer bp teaming it int\)t great letters of tfte Spea*
tiens,oj bp tranttion from tfcrir p^enecefTo^reteme not tbe optni*
on tbat tljc toojlse toas creates , botobeeit tbat tlje c afe tot!) ttanzi
tmrijtbemas itucotb toitb t!;e niuerfitie of pojtratures ajatoen
mtt,tf)e firft from tifee Ipnelp patterne r't felfe , tlje fecono from tbat
firff,a ri>iro from tbe fecon&,an& fo fawfyon bntill tbeM mutter*
fet retepne fcarfe anp feature at an of tlje firft ojigmall paterne*©f
tlje JJ5attou?s toljiclj toe call Wattage oj &Upar,fome affirme tbem*
{eluestoftcepeano reuerence tbe places frberetijepfurmpfetofl
ijaue bin tlje o^ginall of tbe&ea, of tbe Sonne, of tfje Spoone, of
t\)t firft man ano of tlje ftrft toomaa,3f r* £>tl;erfome fjoltie opinion
tfcat tljere came one fro tlje J^o?c|» into tijetr countrp ttsljicb beigb-
tljeneo rije ftallepes antrleuelea tbe Hpifles , ann repleniffjeu tbeit
Countrp tottb $pen ann flUomen tobom &e ban creates , anti tfjac
tfje fame partie giuetfj tfjemfrtutes of all fojtes abuntiantIp*<iabo
(toljenfoeuer tljcp p^ouofte bim to to?atb,)toift cljatmgetbeir goto
fbpie into barrein Iana, ana take from tljem tbe fatneflfe of tfje Ijea*
uen^ap pe not fee flearlp ijere tbe creation of tbe tt)ojIo,tbe finite
af man,ano tbe curfe toljidj (Soo 6at{) giuen to tije eartb fo? titans
fake 4 : 3ns as fo? tlje partie toi;om tljrp fpeake of, it is a mingling
rf tlje fbjie of tbe Creation,tmtlj tbeilo^p of fome partietfcat firff
6?ougbt people from tlje j!5o?tIj into tljofe Countries too mljabttc
tbem euen long tpme after, icpuing tlje creation of tfje toojlD tottfj
tbe peopling of €ountries,as tbtngs not farre&iuerS,acco?tjmgIp
as is ticone in Diners J£>iff0?te&antj 3! pjappou botamanp euen of
our jSeigljbournations tljatinljabite tbefcttermeft borers of tbe
too?lo,coulo turn at tbis uap anftuere moie Stlp ta> tbat queftion*:
jf^oto feeing tbatfte ^o?Io ano all tbe partes hereof doj (ing
out tlje creanottjftetng tbetoifoom of tbe too^Iu teacbetb it,tjngon*
lines ( euen tobitber it tuifl o? no ) auotoetb it^ 31gno?ance teetl) it?
am aUtogtrfjer in allages bat!; tauc#t 3 auofc>eD 3 ann perceiuen fet
map not toee toirf) tfje allowance eucn of tbe blorftifljeff ana of tfje
luicbeweft , pronounce ring tjefimtme fentence, ^at t\)z dQUojto
Ijao a beginning , ana tljat it fcao tt at facb tpme ag it pleafeto (Sob
tlje Creatoj tljereofVBut tljere remapnetb pet one popnt to be oit
cu(retynamelp,tol)erof <£5ot> createu tfoz ffiHojituaitti tl;at ig mattet
enougb foj another Chapter*
The, x.Cbapter
That GOD created the World of nothing ; that is to fafr
without any matrer or ftuffe whereof to make it.
■-Catmox; teHtn^etlin: 31 map toamDermojeae
$egcs&iu£gl)t of tlje auuctentpbilofopber*
in tlje fmotule&ge of manp natutall tljings , oj
at tfceir blinoneflfe in tfje fenotolenge of tlje att*
tljo? of t&em,in tljat tljep fet it ootone foj a oe-
finitine ftntence^ijat notljing in al tlje too?!*
is mane of nougbt 5 ano tljerfo?e tljat tlje great
toojkmapfter Ijimfeff coulti not make anp tljing twitfjout matter oj
duffe toljereot 5Foj in effect it i$ a meafuring of tlje butlDer ano bte
builmng botfc bp one rule oj fkantling, ami m abating of tlje po-
toer tnbic^ cftep tljemfelues confefle to be infinite, tonto tfje Itate of
ourinfimtitie*<Soti(faptljep)cannotma^eanpti;ingtnitl)outmat«
ter tolj eteof* 8no tnljp 4 : 'Becaufe a Spafon cannot make anp bttpk
uing toitljout ftuffe toljeteo£S& toljo toouto fap tljere tocre a mo?e
abfutn kpno of reafoning in Logicke 5 tljan to conclude from tlje ft*
jttte to tlje infinite y from tlje migljtlefle to tlje almigbtie , from tlje
ttanGto?ietotljeeuerlaftmg* jSapratljer tbou fljoutoeft reafoit
£lju$^an,tuljo is; lefte tljan a £2Io?me in comparifon of $ Ijigljeff,
tyatoetlj golti out of tlje Hocke, oj out of tbe butt of tlje eartlj : SDf
tlje fame eartlj o? ftone Ije maketlj furij tloatlj, topje, ano leaties of
goIt>fopIe>ag no ma taoulo tieeme to Ijaue come of fo groflfe a mat*
ter ♦ fflftlje grcene ©earbeljeojatoetlj outtotjite flotoer fo? bid fa*
ftenauce: tf tlje ftalkes of jf \m anti Spempe 3 lje njatoetlj out tijjeen
to make cloatlj of: of ragged be maketb Ipaper to lujite on: ant> of
tijeerxrements! of tlje little fetlktoojme Ije ujatoetfj out a great
%u\z xrf ^ilkclcatl;* %apne^;e turkpnet^rome one twz 9 rougfj
fepno
•
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 1 57
ftpnu oflfuffc into a buntyeti tyoufanti faOjiondtof tye leaft tying*
fie maketb trcrp great dungs , aim bp tye e£cellencie of bts lmt ma*
tuety molt excellent tyings out of tyat toljere tlje moll part of men
(noturityftanuing; tljat tyep be men as tpel as j)c)foum> not neper*
cepucn not anp tying at all: as fo? example, out of tye g \mtfiiz to
toiarme bmuout of tyebarrcpne if erne aim bple g>eatoa>t>e 5 gltffe*
ring OMaire : out of a S>belfi(I) tyat tye <§>ea rattety bp, purple to
make Ornaments? of^o bee fyG& after a certepne manege ma*
kety fometobat erf notying ♦ jftcto , feeing t^at tye toeakeneffe of
mtntall men can aoe fo muri),lball not tlje migbtie potoer of tbe e*
ueriaffing, bee able to uoe mtttymoje *x 3ns feeing; tyat a tying of
nougbt is able to Doe fo much 5 fyall anp tying be unpofftble to tye
maker of all tying^ 35ut altyougb tyis tufjic!) 31 imue fapa migfte
fuffi^e tbe &tfcreete,pet nottoitytfanomg let b$ fctfeufie moje large*
Ip tyis matter concerning matter o? ftuffe*
gxotylp if ®o*r neeneo matter 0} ftuffe to toojke bpon^eitljer fje
Ijtmfelfe mane it^oj elg it tua$ eternalip of it felfe as uaell as be* 3if
ije mane it,be mane it of notying: fo? in feeking tbe matter of mat*
ter , pe fljall pjoceene to infinite ; ana fo baue 3! tlje tying 31 toouto
ijaue * 3|f it mere from euerlatf ing, tyen toere tyere ttoo eternalles
togetyer* i»bity is a tying repugnant to all reafon ann contrarp to
it felfe* JFo? notying can beemoje contrarp to eternitie 3 tyan to fap
tyat tyere is a matter o? ftuffe toi)ity attenaety o? toaptety to Ijaue
W ftape fojme oj falljion at fome toojkmatfers bam>;oj tyat tyere
U an eternal tying tobity fcaty not anp otyer life 0} being,tyan fuel)
as anotyer etemall tying baty fcoutfafeb to giue bnto it ♦ jf o? let
toS fee 31 p?ap pou totyat maner of tying tyep imagine tyis matter
tob^-CbeplDillbaueittobeatyingtuityoutajape, butpetare= ^^f^
teiuer of all ftapes: ana tyep Ml Ijaue fyape to be taityout matter formcr,fofliio.
therein to tee, but pet as a moulu totyetem to faflnon all matter^ ncr,or giucr of
foastyematter fyoufa Ijaue no beeing at all, but bp reafon of tye flwpcsdoth
(bape ojf0jme,a$ of tyegtuer of being tbereto^utbolo can mat. ^^toTc
ter be liaityout fo?me , feeing tyat etteti uefo^mitie it felfe is a kpnn ^ aawr.
of fo^me*:©? boto can matter be alone bi$ it felfe,feetng tljat fojme
i0 tye tying tyat gittety being bnto it 4 : jj^oto tben,to fap tyat mat*
ter fe t»ityoutfo?me,i^ all one a$ t& fap tyat it ties ana fe notjtaljui)
toere tye faping of a manman,
^ea(fap tyep) ; butfjoto ig it poffible fo? fomehrfjat to bemaue
of notyiirg, fity tyere it an infinite uiftance bzttoixt fometuljat anu
iwtying ^ JI2ap, 3] fap ratyer,tt&at is it &W) i^ not finite, in re*
fpert
I 5 8 OF THE T R E W N E >
fpetf of btm tftat is infinite*: J mcane m refpea of btm tofcom rtjott
tbp fclf afF .oncft to featte botmnen tlje felfcfantc matter luljrdj tbou
noed take am tearf) to be tnftmte^ut if tbou hded to conftnei it,
tbou fyalt percepue tbat tljou confefleda tbingnoleflelmrrenibie
to dipne oiunc fence , djan t* dje fame mJjtrij tbou reierted bp d;p
fence ♦ .fojuiljcntljou imarcmeft a nutter Uu'tiputfcime, anna
fomietuidjaut matter, tbou fpeaked things tbat nedrcp one ana*
tIjcr.T5ttt toljeitas J fa? tbat ©on createn tlje caodn of uotljingf,
f ')at is to fap nmbout batting mip tbiug tuljerof to make it:in nine
31 ftp a tbing tbat is toonneifuU 3 bofcubeit tobidj batb not anp re*
pngnancie in it felfe* jftoto 3 rt)ere ft great nifferenre bettoeene fpea*
king abotte reafon 3 anu againdrcafen t jfoj t;tted; aim mans rea*
fan are not inclofeo nn'djin tbe like ann feifefame bounns^ut foj<
afmudj as tbou bait graunten djat 6on is! tlje audjo? ann to02ket
of JJ5ature,3f toouln fapne knotoe ijoto tbou rand be fo boln to De-
npe , djat be bad; put life ann mouing tobere none toere afoje, ana
tbat be batb mane botb dgbtannligbt, bearing anD founns,fpad)
ann bnncrdanning , tobcreerdtoasmo^edjanneatb, mo^edjaii
blinnnede.moje tljan numbnede,ann mo?e tban nulnefic;djatis to
fap, mojetban tbe bare pjtuation 0? bereuingofdjofed)ings,con*
fioeringtbatneitbereobeenoj euertobauebene 5 aremuebmoe
toats djan fimplp not to be* j3oto 3 bettocene iiuing ami not lining,
feeing ann not feeing , ann fo fcojtb, tbere is an infinite nidanre a$
fcued as tljere is bewmxe being ann not being , tabid) nidance can
not be fides bp but bp an infinite potoertann icokctobcte an infinite
potuer is,it is alike migbtie totoarns ad djings ♦ Cberefoje it fofc
lolyctb tbat Ctb djou attributed bnto bim tbe making of tbp figbt,
of djp life 3 ann of tbpne tmnerdanning-,d)ou cand not ton? bim dje
creation of djednngs tbatfjaue Iigbt,iife, anntmnerdanningitt
tbem* Wfyid) if djou graunt in one tbinr&nanes mud tljou gratmt
it alike in afl, JT 0? to giue ltfe,ann to giue b&ing; to giue fo?me 0?
ft ape, ann to giue matter ; ann to giue tbem to one tying , ann to
ftiuedjemto addjiugS;areadfc)o?kes ofonefelffamepotoer,boto
f ittersi foetter tbe negrees of tbem feeme bnto tba at tbe fird dgbt*
Ipe djerfo^e tbat confedetb ©on to be dje former 0? giuer efftape,
notb alfo confede bim to bee tbe rreatoj of ad tbings ♦ j^ap, 3| fap
mo;e,tkat toben dpu termed ©on tbe fouereine 0) big^Kd being,
fe^^dbwkT ( a * Ariftotle notb)o? Ijim tbat elTentiaHp ann in Km nateiff,(as{
ofthingsa- I latonotb) : d)oufapd{tbougbbntoittinglp;tbatbe t?aJ cije Crea*
re ta^t'jac i3 to faPjtlK aut^o? of d;c being of ail d;tng^
31f
AriOodc-nhis
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OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. I $9
3|f toe Icokc into nature , tlje tljing tljat l;oloetb tlje firft place m
tbmgs of ojoetys commonip tl;e cattfe of al tbe tbings tbat fall im*
tot ic,3mongbot tbings 3 fomebee botter tban fome;but pet fire,
tolrirbMttftbtbcbigbctf fccgrainbeate, is tbe caufe of beate in
all tbings , ann fteaactlj it felfe into all toitijout fcimmitymg of ic
felfe, ano by imparting it feife to tljem us (till inerealeo : tnfomucl)
tbat tbe (taking of a tflint infojeetb tlje caftmgfojtlj of a tljotifann
fpackes , tobereof euerp one toere enougb to fet the toljole ££tolo
on fire*3|nltgbtfonietbmg^,oneltgbt ligbtetlj anotijer/»no bv im*
parting; maketlj it felfe after a fojt infinite : ano tbe <§>unne tobtcfc
te as tlje fotmtapne of ligln,ejcten&etb ano ftyeaoetf) it felfe out in-
finitely tottbout oilleucring , 9 after a maner created; ligljt toljere
toaS noticing but oarkneflfe* $lfo tit bttmaine affapjes^ings im-
part djeir tit^ttittcjs to pjmces^mces to tbeir (Uaflfalles^ £JaD
falles to tbeir gmbiects : ano toben djep giue any man a qualitie
fobiclj bebati not afojc, tbep termetym tfjeir Creature, as; bluing
mane bim fometobat of nothing 3 in refpetf of tbe qualitie toljere-
toitb Ije toas inoetoeo afoje* ^0 bee fbo&fents oj fauojs arc (Ijeui
En?tb,amj &>ckmt$ are taught from one to anotl>er,ano from one
to inMtc : pea ami ami oifeafes , toljicl; are nodjmg els but co?-
tuption^mgeoer one of another toitboutotmtnilbingtbenifeluesJ*
j?2oto 5 as fty l[)eate,ltigl)t, feauour, gtfiei^ano Dignities djep
be but qualities , termeo by tfjeoegrees of tlrft 3 fecono 3 ano tbiro
qualities? ; pea ano mojeouer ocao , fenfleffe , ano liueleffetano pet
nottoitbftaoing, l©ke tobicl; of djefe qualities Ijoteedj $ firftplace,
tbe fame ootb natttrallp tying foul) al tfce reft 3 toitbflut oiminffljmg
itfrife*3noO)alltoetben djinketcffratrngedjat^oo^toljo is tbe
3i5eeing,tobicb tixtn by tbeir otone confeffton boloedj tlje djiefe ana
firft place of all 3$aings 5 oj racier alonlp can in bcrp oaeoe be fapo
to be)ft)ouIo by Ijis being tying foottfj all otber beings
2?ea fap tljep 5 foj toee fee not anp tfyn$ tyougbt againe to no*
tljing 3 ano djerefoje n#ses mud tbep Ijaue bene creates of fame*
tbmg v Jftap, if too?Mp tbings fbouio retttrne to nothing, confine
ring l;oto tranfitoue ano fitting tl>ep be alreanie 3 l>oto ft o^t a titnz
eoulo tlje too?lo inoure; 0? ratfjer l>oto long agoe Ijan it come to an
ma VBut it ujas ®otiflt toill tbat it fyoulo contimt ♦ 9no tljevefojc
tbou 0)ouItrcft ratljer fap tljus 1 31 fee tbat tlje ®ms 3 an5 tbe grea 5
tell ^eaffes, pea ano men tt emfelues ooe fp^ing as it toere of no*
tbmg 5 ano are refolueo agapne Into as g©o as notljing*3i fee tl;em
multiplpe,liue,ann do toonuc^,©f one felffame fee^e a fe fp?« l S
bot&
I
1 60 OF THE TREW'NM
borij floU)en*,Ieaues,ann fruit^ano of anotbei^^nneifulnefre
of cpes , tbe fnbftantiatoiTe of bones , ann tfye fiaefle ofUitall fpi*
rites* 3gapne,3i fee all tbefetbingsbamfl) atoap 31 tootenot bolt),
fo ass tljete remapnetb nctbing of tbem Out a ijanufull of outf ♦ Sim
(Tjali 31 uolM be fo Mockifl; as to fap,tfrat be tobicb of fo Httfe ann m
fo little batb mane fo manp toonojous tbings tbat toerc not afoje,
couln not make tbe little it felfe \ S>i tfjat Ijctolitrfj creates tbe life
tbe fence ann tbe mouing, cou!o not create a n?ep of toater, a biaff
ef apje,ann a fcannfu II of eartb 't Sftav, 3! tort! reafon tbus ratber:
djattf <£oniaere not abletj create tbetjerp matter of matter rt
felfe, ftirelp be couln nettbet giue fo?me 0? fljape to tbematter,no£
treatc fttcb tbmgs of tbe matter* S?cs u»tli tbep fap:fo? it appeared
tljat all tbmgs retttrnc as it toere into one comma matter,tobetl)ec
tueefoilotue tbe auncient pbtfofopbers toljfcb tenure tbem to tbe
€Ieme:us,oj tbat luce follow tbe late u^itcrs tefjirij renuce tbem
into £>ple 3 <g>aft,£aater,$c , TBtt it foann tben ougbteff tbou ta
toncluoe tberebpon 3 tbat feeing tbere is but one matter,tljere is ah
fo but one (Son-,bnto toljofe potter tfjou ougbteft not to oeeme anp
tbing nnpolftble , feeingtljat of tl)at one tijing ije maketb fo man?
tbings,notonlp niuers^but alfo contrary JF oj be tbat of one felfe*
fame tbing maketlj botb fire ann toater 3 ootl; fje letfc tjjau fce toljtrtj
. maketlj tljat one tbing it felfe?
o e a£a of ail ^b^tuilt rfjou ftp tljen if 31 make tf)& to fee tfjat rfjere is not
thing*. tljat tbing toljirf) tjatij not in it feif a peculiar creation^ a proper*
tit createn 3 tt)bic^ cannot be attributen to tbe matter tuljcrof it con*
fiffert) , butts a greater tbing tban tbe matter it felfe , toitljout tbe
tttlji^neitber t^e mattet^no? fl)t eletuents,noj an tbe tbings tbat
tl;ou tyatoeft out of tbem toercanp tbing at an*: 3no fitb tboutotlt
noenes plap tbep&ilofopber afoje tbou ooeft btlkut-, 31 nemaum*
of tbee toljetber tbmgs in tbeir nature baue tbeir beeing from mat*
ter 0} from ftrjme*: 3lf from mattentobp te a plant ratber a plant
rfjan a mettall^feeing tbat(bp tfjpne oton faping)matter being but
one , is no moje one tfjiug tban anotber ., ne indpnen to one tbing
mo?e tban to another, noj bounnen tontbtn anp otte particular fab*
fiance otbertoife tban bp fo^me o? fafbion? 9nn fo?afmucb as tbou
fcaft taken fo great papnes in refoluingo? banging tljingsbacke
agapne into tbeir firtt matter ; tobence commetb it tbat tby ejetrac*
tions o? t\)t tbings tobtcb tbou ojatoetf out of it 3 baue fo oiuets o^
contrarp operations, if beGnes tbe matter it felfe tl;ere be not ano*
c§cr fubfiance lul;iclj giuetl; fyzmttyixfr
- a
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. l6l
3[ftf)in^ Ijaue tfjeir being from fo?me;3( oemauno againe tobe*
tber fojmc bee a fubffance o? no + 3|fit bee net a fubftance, Ijato ran
tljat tobidj is not a fubff aunce make a fiibftattnce>antJ boin map an
accinent 0} income mate an elfentiaH tufferenee., $ f aufe life, fence,
anti mouing to be tobere t!;ep toere not afoje *: 3ns if it bee a fub*
ftance (as moft pbrtofopbers teacij in e^etTc toojues ) pea ana a
bcrp perfect fubftance 3 as tabid) perfected tbe matter tfno mafcetfj
it to be tbat tofyd) it is names to be:muft it not nri$£S foHo^tbat
be tabid) gaue tbis ^opm tljape oj faflnon to tlje matter , creates a
fubtece tobidj toas not afo?e,pea aim a mud) moje excellent fab*
ttancetbanrire matter tobicbtboufurmifeft to baue bene afo?e it\
jftoU),t»bP ft outo not be tbat toags able to create tbe better 5 be alfo Aphro&fzu*
^rtile to create dje ieflfer goirt IRigbdp tberefoje sotb Aphrodifeus in his firft
sn bis brake of tbe <§>oule fap, djat tbe fojme fljape oj fallrio ito\)itf) boo | ce of ***
tbe Craftfman giuetb to bis too^is no mow a fubif ance djan tlyz Soulc *
,arte,craft 5 o? cunning toberebp be giuetb it:but tbat f fojme tabid)
Mature giuedMs no lefle a fubftance djan Mature it feife is* let
&s pjoc0et>efurtber*©f tbe 2l9etta!(es 5 tbou eftemet! <£oIo $ &&
timoftbe Upearb^tbou efteemef! fome fo? farte,am> fome foj ]jDbi*
lidkemf d>e 3$eatfcs 3 tbou earned fome to eate,an& fome to fertte
tl)^:of men , (mW) vtt nottoitbtf ansing make an but one tomae)
tbou asmitteft ana accepted fame fo? one ptirpofe ana fome fo? an
otber 4 Jftoto, if tljp eftaming of t\)tm bee fo? tbe matter thereof
t\)ty con{tft$oto is d)at matter Jut one? ©j if it bee foj tbe fo?me,
as in refpert toberof (Sola is not tbe fame tbat Lease is-,is not tbat
fojme a fubftance^no if it be a fubftance; fijafl it not foilotoe tbat
%i ttljid) gaue tljat fyapefejwttt o? faftion to dje matters alfo tlje
■Creator of tbe matter it felfe \ &m feeing tbere is fttdi Difference
af SpettaHeS^earbe^'Beaaes^no spen^otb it not follotoe djat
tljere are as manp siuerGties of Creation *t 3nt! mbcreas bet;atb
creates ail tbefe siuerfities of fubffances 5 taoulntlt tbou make bint
to faple in tbat one t!;e baceft of all ^ tObat (ball 2! fap t& it, tbat
fome one tbing HjaUbaue fitters powers, bertucs anti operations
an uiuers parts d)ereof;fo as it ftalte co!D taitljout anu bet tottljiir*
\u\)itz in tbe outQ^e ann ren in tbe faMfanc* , coltie in tbe leafe ana
lot in $t rcDte 5 !aratiue in tbe pift anti coOiffe in d;e barked &$ foy
•£jca!uple,tlie rpnue of tlje D jrenuge is bot^ano dje meate ftittyn it
is colD^tbe leaues of tiotaers of tbe lnplD 2Iine ooe co}?e3antj tbe iiu
ner part of djem Dotb burne* pbifeions report djat tbe lungs of
atlpare tjcaletl? fot}^djatare fto^ttoinneu; tbatt&eblouo ofbtm
JL b^ea^etft
l6l OF THE TREVVNES
b^ftetfjrfje&tone, ant> tljat tfjeljeareofbim tfatmcfietfjMontu
i[)aue not tljefe Hitters parts muers formes; , bcG&es tbc bmuerfall
fo?me of tlje tijing toberrof tljep bee tlje parts *t 3n& are not tbefe
Hitters fomtes as manp timers fubffaunces 5 anti confcquentlp as
manp Creations *: Cbe Stoamant oj Lobcltonetyatwetlj pronto
ftim^anu fbc&ctlj cSttmtallp tbe jftojtbpote, ana vet it fcifappcpn*
ten ofijts fo?ce bp OarltAc ♦ Clje Slmber alfo i>;tateetb all Kgfct
tbings Unto tt;Bpo^fd[pcis lapeti to a mans b&le make buffers in bi^
bIat>$er;Agaricke pttrgctb jfleagme., Rhubarb C&ofcfcjaM) Elle-
borus ^etecbol:e*3if tbefe operations come of tbe matter alone,
tell me ijott) tljat map bee ♦ 9ud luljp bee not tlje fame operations
common to all tljings *t SO) tf (a$ tbou fapft)t{jep ccmeof a feerete
pjcpcrtte^otlj it not tljen come of tlje fubffantial fojme.,fi£!ng tljat
notljing can b&faps to bee tbat toljtclj it is,oj to Ijatte anp peculiar
pjopertie,but b]> reafon of tbe fubftantiall fojme *: Cbou Unit per*
cbaance fap^tljat it is tlje mingling; of tbe (Elements togctijer tljat
gittctlj fojme ox fljape ♦ jftap: io) tf it bee tbat mingling, tuljere is
tben tlje fojefapn common matter become'tano uibat mingling: to*
getber oj tob^t menlep cj mature can bee maue of one felfefame
tljing*: 9n& tf tbp meaning bee tljat tfre fajefapn matter is a m'uers
composing of tlje Elements togetljer; tben is tbp matter a feme
rompounbeb of Hitters fojmes^f o? utyerem do tlje Clements' bc=
ingfo contrarp) bifferone from anotljer, but in tfjwefitnttal!
fo?mes<:3n& if it bee a nurture 0} £ompoGtion 5 tobere is tljen tbe
etetnitte hereof \ S&ojeouer^ee fee tbat in piauts^eaffes^mi
$j9eu 3 tlje CcmpoSItio tljat is mate of t!;e mature of tbe elements,
abpbetlj etten \n\)tn tljep be cut &oltme 02 fcil!et> ♦ Sf 0? put a blocfce
into tbe fire 5 anb t%z mopfture tbat toas in it luben it gretoe a Crris
bopletb tmt toitlj tlje beate 5 rtje aire tbercf fieametij bp into fmofce,
tlje fine matter tbereof burned; out in an oplie fubSaunce, ana tbe
eartblp parte thereof falletb uo&ne into afiljeg ♦ 3n& in ail lining
ftugbts afajell as in man,tlje outtoato lump (toljicb tfjstt unit batte
to be compofeb of tlje mature of tbe €lcments,)remapnetlj luljole
after tbep be bean* 35ut as fa? tbe ftmtle toljerebp tbe tbmgs bane
tbeir life,fence 5 anb reafon^icb Ǥ>ou!e is tlje peculiar femne botl)
uf Cr^s , Beatles anb Spen eacb after tbeir fcpnti j tbat appeared
no moje tifiw tbe tbing is once Dean* 3na tbercfo?e it follotoetb,
tbat befines ti)t matter ( lubt'd) fe UutteKc ) aim t!;e mijttttte of tbe
Clements, tbere is alfo a fubftantial fo?me 3 tobid) maketb f tljing
to be a %x&& 3BeaC,o? a S^an 5 am> toit!;out t^e itwljicl) tt is not a
'Cris
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. l6$
%xk but a block? , no? a TSzatto} a ©an, but a neat? Carkcffeoj
CaiTton ♦ ir urrtjcrmoje,to!jen a ^rce is tteavbere remapnc (till
ccrte ine bcrtues bot\) in tlje bark,anfc fa tlje lno^ann in tbe ieaucs
djereof;tuljicb toertues are not onlp &fttets,bttt alfo fomctpme con*
ttarie^ann tbofebertucs pjoreea not of tbe matter,but oftbefub*
ftantiallfojme^IjeitofitM^
pant tabid) fauetlj bp dje seatb of clje plant it felfe,tljere are alfo
otber formes peculiar to euerp part tijereofjtoljid) abpoe after tljat
tlje fojnw of tlje tobole plant is perifijeo ♦ jftoto, if dje mature of
tbe Clements cannot make tlje fojme tobecebp tlje fcpperkpnues
tritfer one from another , as tbefenrelefie drings from die dn'ngg
tbat Ijaue fence * ann tlje tljings tbat baue but onlp fence , from tbe
tljings tljat baue reafontco; canitmaknbe Difference tljat is be*
ttoame tbe bn&erkptms tijat are compjebenaefc bnner euerp of dje
fcpperkpnas ; o? betturienedje particulars tbat belong to euerp bn*
fcerkin^o? bettu&ae tlje feueral parts tljat are in euerp particular^
3;f tbe mature of tlje Clements ( fap 31 ) make not a 3Drrie to line,
tbat is to fap to bee a Cro* ftaH it make it to Ijeale, botb fome cer*
tepneoifeafes , ano alfo fome certepne parts of it , fame certepne
parts of man *t 9no if it make not a 35eafl: to baue fence, tljat is to
fep to bee a TBzaft : can it make it to bee a &pon,an €lep!jan f 3 a;i a
^tagge^no if it make not a man to ljauelife,fence,amj moumg;
can it make bint to fpeake,anD to reafon 3 one of one djing anu ano*
dierof anotljer, eadj man accoutring to bisfeueralltndpnation^
^;tt boto ftjoulo tlje Clements giue lift , tuljidj tljep tljemfclueg
\>mz nottoj free mouing,djcp tbemfelues being cam?} bp $ rsounc
toljetber tbep mill o? no*:o2 alfo fence,beiug tbemfelues but tlje ob*
tetts of our fences': ®jen mult free conclude tljat tlje Difference of
tlje bpperkptms from rije imoerkpnos,of tijetrnDerkpnus from tlje
particulars ,anD of tljeir parts one from anodjer , confuted} not in
tbz matter toljcreof djep bee mane,but in tbeir fojnie-, autf t bat tbe
fame fojme is tbe peculiar fubltance of euerp djing ; anu djat -coke
bm manp funr^ie fojts of formes djere are/o manp funmie fons
of creations tljere Ijaue btnz , all pjocriemng from tbe potoer of tlje
tfojmer o? giuer of djem, 9nn fo 3 ^e djat attributedj tmto 6on tbe
forming 02 faflnoning of tlje OHo^Id , mud tobetber bee luill m no
attribute into Ijim tbe potaer of creating it alfo* jFoj t»itljout crea^
ting ofane\u fubltance(tabat matter foeuerpep?efuppofe to baue
bzn2 afo2e)beljao not creates tbe MoM in fucb fou as it is ♦ $m
ty tljat taas able to create anp one of tbe , ttas able to create tljem
1 2 all*
L
The
tifcs.
1^4 OF THE TREWNES
all* jf o? like micfyt ann potter t's requifite to tlje creating of an £*
met as of an €lcpbant, of a pontic as of tlje &ea,of a pe&ce of tlje
toojlnas of die indole toozln*
Pcripatc- ^^ pjocesne on ftfll i23itf> tljcxr Cfn'mem 6on(fap tljep)nja*
tpctlj tlje fo;mte oat of tfje 9Klttte of t!je matter » let us eramme
tljis Dotenc pet further. 3bu'ttie(fapdj Ariftotle)fe tlje. beginning
rf moning ann of cljaunge ♦ Slfo djere are(fap Ijis Pifc^lesfttuw
fo;tts of Qhiiitiz : tlje one tuljiclj tooled) tljefapo be ginning m tlje
odjer 5 ann tljat is (Don ; ann cfte otljer toljiclj fufferetij tlje mouing
ann cljatmge at tlje odjers |amr,mui t/;at is matter oj tfuffc 3 toljiclj
&P tljemouing tnjcugljt into ft l-p tlje otljer , recepuetb bis perfect
nan &Ijidj is termen jFD?mf*jQoto,3l nemaunntuijedjer djis paC
flue 3btlitie ofttje matter,bee a qualitie az aaibftance* ®jep Dare
not fa? it is a fubffance ; fo} toere it a fubltance, djen mn bp tbeir
otonenoctrineit toeteafo?me alfo: aim taljerefoeucris a fo?mc 3
tijeue is al& an act, am* tljat is moje djan an abilitietbut matt er(as
tljep fap)is a mere abilitie, Sun if djep fap it is a ©ualitie, (as A-
riflotle Ijimfelfe affirmed)): djen followed} it tljat ©on u^auictl) a
fubffance out of tlje qualitie of an accioent* jSoto,ljc tljat matted)
dje berp CiTenceoj beetng of tljings out ofd>e paflftuc abilitie of an
fitter 5 can mud) mo?e tymz it out ofljis ottme actiue abilitie oj
t»ojkfuIIpcrtDer*jFoj (fjalljebebarraine of frmfelfe,tiifjicfj maftedj
a qualitie(pea ann iefle tban a fimple qualitie) fruitful! in bifagiraj-
fcojtlj fo manp things': 3nn feeing rijat ©ualitie ann gmbtfatmce
aim ail tlje Ijigljeft fcpnns of Contraries bee(as djep tearfj) furdjer
trifferingone from anotljet djan fire from toater-,ano alfo tljat qua*
Ktiz ann acdoent are nodjing of tljemfeJuesrfljall it not follow tljat
©on is able to create fubtfances of nodjing «: <§>urelp it is dje fap*
tng of Trifmegiftus in manp places, tbat (Son creates tlje £cto?ln
ann all tljat is tljerein;ann man taitfj al Ijis parts bf l)is moft fruit-
full ino^ntann alfo tljat tlje toifl of (Sontuas dje fyriener of tlje €le^
ments. Pythagoras ant) all tlje olD Diuntes afnrme,tljat ©on o^
H . tlje onlp ©ne is tbe beginner of a! d)ings 5 pea euen of d)e Srlt mat*
po^thenlm-" ttv > i»Sfiiiplidiis reported) in allcngingtbe reco^n of Eudorus.
nls. 9nn Syrian dje Raider of Simplicius fapd; , tljat iwtiytt bebalfe
Syrian vppon Plato foflotoefc Arehenetus ann Brotinus , tobidj agraen inttft
tiicSuperna- Pythagoras* 9nn in beep necneljetellrdjbSjtljat to fpeakepjopet*
ttaak jp^atter is no €ttmc at al 5 no^ can be conceiuen otl;ertoife djan
lip a baft am reafon,tJ;at is to \nit by tmagining it bopn of al ({jape*
ann confeqttentlp alfo fcopn of aB bzin$+
an
OF CHRISTIAN KBLIGION. 1&1
3$ touching Ariftotle, Ije mafetfj matter to be tlje firff begin*
rtfcg of aHtftfhgtf* ^ut if be bel&ueo tbe toojlo to baue bin begin*
ontgieflre arcojj&mg to fjtss oiuue teac!;tng; tooljcre is tljis beginning
btcomz <t Mo be utfpjcotietij tlje Cfjaos tin'tlj berp Ipuelp veafons;
ano to fe^e$at,be&oloerb rjtmfelfto tlje etermtie 5 tobiclj is quite
ano cleane agemft fjim* 35ut Ijotofceuer tlje cafe ftant>,ft t^ fullp a*
grriRitopon among Ij^sf moft appjoueo interpreters^ tljefcnawie*
of Matter, Form?, and Priuation , feme not too betcfeen t'jingS
truclp bcetng tlje fainetobereof rijep patens tbe namegj but onelp
are huteutcrj to teaclje tbeir fc&alfet^aftet ix^ljat mans* tljtngs are
fyeu $ co?rupteo , bp patting of o:ic IJjape an!) potting on another 4 *
Stan toljeras \)t fat$ t!jat tlje potoer of all Me fentetlj to be parta*
ker of fom* uterine tbtng,? better tljau tbe Elements ; ano tfjat tlje
feouleof man batlj W beemgfronmttjoat, ano not from tlje Ariftotle into
elements o? from matter ad tbe bospe batlj : 9iai tfcat all joules ^o n a booke
arefojmes , ano all formes are fubftances : Dootb bee not make °f huinl
#00 to bee tlje creater of fubitances , pea ano of better fubffances t hin S s.chap.$.
tljau tf;e elements t 3geine,toljen Ije faptlj tbat tbe knitting parts
tbat is to 9m tbe bones,tbe fktn, tlje §>inetoes ano fucb tyke map
be maoe of tlje miring togttber of tlje elements, ano tljat tlje bn-
ftntttmg parts as tbe !^eao, tlje t eg, tbe 3rme,ano fo fcwtlj can* Ariftotle in his
not be fo maoe,but are mane bp nature ano Ijeauenlp f tttymfomurib 4 too^e ot
■ftat tbep^oper effence ano fojme of tbe knitters ,pjocfcOetb neitljer ^f ^
ofljeate noj of colu, of mopffure no* of u^ptlje : Dootlj Ijee not ac* p '
Imotoleogem euerpfeutrallparta fetterallfojme ano fubftatmce
tofjicl) rommetljfrom fomeotbertobere,tljanoftlje matter oj of
tlje mixture of tlje elements *t 9no fitb W faptlj in anotljer place, Ariftotle in his
tljat it toerepaflftble to baue fucb a ronittntfion of tbe beauenlp bo= fecond bookc
fcpes, asmpgbtpjotmcenotonlp an efficient cattfe, butalfoeuen ofthc breede
matter tt felf fo? tlje creating ano banging fco^tlj of filling tljtngs, ^^f
pea ano of manftmo alfotlwbp fboulo &e baue tljougljt it bncreoible, W a^ds theend,
tbat <S © D t3l;o otoelletlj berpe fane aboue fucb Conjunction^
iljoulo be, able to 0© i> lifte^lfo toe fee tbat Theophraft tlje grea= Ar \ ft in hl *
tea Clarkof alibis Difciples, finoetlj Ijimfelf fo graueleo mljis^}^ 1 ^'
bookc of 5g>auo?s 0? ^>tm$ 3 ty reafon of tlje particular natures of pi °
things, tljatljee burttetb out into etpjeire&cDjos , ano fapetb tbat
<£oo createo aHtljiugS of notljing, ^no Algazel tlje Arabian otf Aphr.probl.x,
pitting agetnff Auerrhoes, ftpetlj tbat tbe cattfe of all tljtngs, oio
alfo make matter it felfe* 9Ifu Aphrodifcus oeclaret^ in bis p?o*
bleme^ tl;at t^e ^iiofopfia^ too* fapne to referre fyt effects ana
& 3 iiertueg
I
l66 ©F TH^ T R E VV N E S
tmtuesofmanp tbings, to fomcotfjer tiring tban taf Clement*.
9nn if tbcp coulor not fatljer tbem toppon t(je Ctementes , botoe
rouln tbcp father tbem fcppon matter oj ftttffe^ feing tbat tbe eie*
ntents baue potoer ano frnce to Do^tuljera* matter batb abtlictc but
onlp to fuffer 0} to be tojoug&t toppom 3n& if tbcp couto not fatfjee
tbem bppon matter •, toppon toljat elfc fbouto tbep father tbem t^an.
toppon ©oiTjltt^o fcatlj createrj botb t!>epjopertie ano tbe fabffance
of tbem togitljer*:
Tiie riatonifts ^be Piatonifts tbat folate Cite? rije contmmg of Ctyift 3 baue
gmen libertie too tl>etr oftne tyapiies , to gan out into a tboufam*
biokoT Co * ma S lnat * an ^ ^ U£ toljercajs Plot in telfetb &s tbat <&oas action*
tempiation &" mu > effects,are contemplations ln\)icl) imprint in nature tbe toes
of the one. ofall tbings : Ijee teacbetb tos too tfytuft farre from Use fad; tyutifr
queftionsastbefe-jnamelp. Of what kind of ftufte did God
frame the world ? And with what tooles did hee it ? tobicl; are
furtbet of from tbe nature oftbe ©o&beao , tban our nooiugs are
from mere contemplations* jftntubatelfeis contemplation (ac*
coding to tfjeir otone uocttine)tljan to be tobolp feuerea from mat*
tzttyz fpeafcetb often of tbe firft matter 3 but boto uotb be aefcrpbe
it t i)z fapetb tljat tbe berp matter it felfe tobicb is iopnea too tbe
fojme batb not anp true b&ing, anu be termetb it The beeing of a.
Notbeeing,tbat is to fap 5 a thing,that in deede is notj ana tbat
nootb bee too oiffinguifl) tbeis tranfitojie natures from tbe toerpe
Seeing of <©o&,tobicb be termetb The Superfubftantiall Beeing.
35ut as foj tbe firft matter,be calletb it The very Notbeeing tbat
is toa fap an imaginative tbmg tobicb batfj not any beeing at all in
neeue ; as if pee tooulo fap (as b# bunfeif atmctb) a certeine bnflfja*
peoneflfe, tofttf) fc the caufe ofall milbapemteflfe 3 t^z cb&f Default
o) toant ; lobiclj is tbe caufe ofall tbe Defaults 0^ teams tbat are in
particnlar tljings ; tbe fcerp euill 3 tobicb is t\)Z ojiginall of alf euilS;
ano to be fljo?t 3 a tbmg tbat can neitber bk knotoen no? imagines,
otberlDife tban toe imagine tobat Datfutefle is bp tlje Imotoleoge
df ligbt ; namelp an totter abfence ofall ligbt*
gea,but(tnill fome man (ap)3ltbougb it be not an €(Tence,pct
ougbt it at tbe lead to bee a ©ualitie ; ann b^ Iris terming of it an^
Plotjn m his 1 . Eu jj| ^ jg wnet ^ tf ttt a f 0?t to malie it a qualitte*Nay ; Iike as(faitfc
Whcnc C n Sll' l)e)when we call the firft ofall Beeings by the name of Good-
commcth. nefle,we meane nor that that Goodneffe is in him a Qualitie,
but a very fubftance,yea and more than a fubftance: So when
wee call Matter by the name of Euill^our meaning is not that
k
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION, 1^7
it is a Qualitie or hath any Qualitie in it ; But that it is no
Qualitie ne hath Qualitie in it : For had it any Qualitie in it,
then (hould it bee a Subftance , and confequentlya (hapeor
forme too ; but it is not any forme at all . %b& in effect tsS t?jc Ennea.2.1ib.^
fumme ofbis bake concerning emu* ann tlje o?tgtnalI fteteof* 3in
%ii boofte of Spatter ; be neclaretb tbat tljett toas a matter , (foj be
fejottln not els baue mane b'cote thereof m toapnej)lmt pet ije faptb
tbat tbe fame toas neitber eflence,quautie,no? quantities? Ijaa &
np eiTcnce,qualitie o? quantttte m it ; ne nifferen anp Wgit from p?t=
nation, fauing in tbis refpext, tfcat pjtuation is beuifpexi agi in re-
fpect of fome fubiert 0} faWmnr tbat i$ bereft of fome tbmg t!;at
A peculiar oj incident bnto it,toi)#a£ fatter i$ an bniuctfall ami
Utter toant of all tftingg,tbat is to fap a tying farre toojfe tfjan p?i=
*eation*9nn pet fo? all t&fe,fie toil! not !;aue it to be btterlp notljmg
at all,but as a toalf oj cmpic fpace, a tbmg toitijottt bounns^a be*
ingUntbout being, 3nntobato^ -
(je linnet!) it in tbe toojlo tbat ig to be concepueo but onlp in bnner*
ftanoing 5 tbat is to fap in <Son,in tubom be bail! Ijauc it to abioe ag
^fo?meo?patterneofd;ebmuerfeUma(reofaKtbtna:2(* (Iftlljata
raunging is (jerr atyoane to fall altoaieg into one felfefame pad; a*
gaine <: Spigbt fre not foritb moje eafe baue confeffen plainlp, tljat
• <£on i$ botb tbe fojmall ana rlje material* caufe of all things , tbat
it to fap , tbe Creato? former ann fbaper of an tljings b^> W foife-
Home ann potoett agapne^toljereag in otljer places Ije telletb b£, pi tin h Ms
tl;at fatter being it felf no efTenee at all, cannot be tlje caufe of rfce bookc of pro-
particular beings of fo manp fumnie tbmgjfytoj Ijauing no life 3 b& uidcncc > &
tbe caufe of life, but tijat botlj life ann boeing arebjeatfcen into all |^, ■
tbings from toitijaut 5 euen from tbe fouerepne mpno : notb Ije not * p ' l? '
iumpeb)itJ& bs,tnbicl; fap tbat ©SDD cteateo all fubftanceg of no*
tbing«:3nn if be coulo create tbat tomtit) toag,ann giue tmto it botfj
firing anu life t caulo fje not alfo fo^beate tbe tljing tbat mass not,
tbat is to fap matter*: Atticus ano ftfe anberentg tnoulo neetiegi
beare Plato uoUme b]> reafon of certepne fentencesi of Ijfe Timeus
ann ofljte Commontoealemattergs mifunnerlta)n,t}jat matter foag
eternall asJ toell a^ ®on,botobeit tljat tfje fame being fcopo of rea^
fon 3 t»a^ b^ougbt bnto reafon bv bim t^at i$ tbe berp reafon it felf*
flEfctb tbefefellotoeg toee our ftlue^(ballttotn&netoneale,but
onlp beare Porphyrias nifp^ouing tljem after tf)i$ maner ♦ If nei- Por pJ;yn« ^ > -
ther God(faptl) be)be of Matter,nor Matter of God,but both pon TunxxiS -
of them be Beginnings alike \ whereof then commeth it that
L 4 there
1 6%
OF THE TREWNES
there is fo great ods betwixt them, (ith we hold opinion that
God is Good and the very worker or Doer,and contrarywife
that Matter is Euill,and but only a Sufferer?The caufe of this
difference cannot proceed from the one to the other,at Ieaft-
wife if our faying be true:namely,that the one of them is not
of the other . And much lcfleproceedethitofany third^on-
fidering that wee acknowledge not any higher caufe : which
beeing admitted , it followeth thatthefe two To difagreeable
Beginnings met and matched together by chaunce,and con-
fequently that all things aretoffrd and tumbled together by
Fortune.a^apnc^IfGod (ftptfj !?r) bee apt to the beautifying
and orderly difpofing of Matte^and Matter be apt to receiue
beautie and orderlines at Gods hand} I demaund fro whence
tiiis mutuallaptneiTeanddifpofitioncommeth? Forconfide-
ring that they bee fo difagreeing and fo full contrary one to
another ; furely they could neuer haue agreed of themfelues,
but muft of necefsitie haue had a Third to make the attone-
mec betwixt them. Now I am fure you will not fay that there
was any third to commaund them: Neither wil I beleeue that
they fell to greement by aduenture . To bee fhort,feeing that
Matter is not fufficient of it felf to be in happie ftate,but nee-
deth Gods helpe thereunto-,but God is of himklf abundant-
ly fufricient,both to be,and to be happie: who feeth not that
G OD is of more excellencie than Matter, and that Matter is
not of it felfe fo much as able to be?For were it able to bee,it
were alfo able to be happie. And therefore it is not to be de-
nyed,but that he whom wee confeffe to haue perfected Mat-
ter,was alfo the very firit maker and Creator of Matter . "But
ijotocoulD Remake tt of noting ^ lecbsheareonrtappne fe$at
tht Hipti Porphyrie faptij fcnto ring popnt*Handycrafts((atrij fre)
haue need of inftruments or tooles. For their working is out-
ward,and they haue nottheir mattet or ituffe at commaund-
ment.Butthe naturall Powers as more perfect,& being with-
in things , doo performe all their doings by their only being.
After that forte the Soule by h is cflentiall life, doth nourifh,
growe,ingender,breathe,feele,and fo foorth . So likewife the
Imagination,by the only onelnworkingof it felfe, giueth di-
ners qualities and mouings to the bodie,all at one inftanr.So
alfo the bodile(fe Spirites themfelues/as theDiuines report)
doe workewonderous things by their imaginations, without
infira-
TnftrumentoracYion. Much rather therefore fliall theworke-
mayfter of the whole world who is a Mynd , giue fublhnce to
the whole by his owne only being, that is to wit,to this diui-
dable world,himfelfe being vndiuidable.For why fhould it be
thought ftrauge^hat a thing which is without a bodie,(hould
produce things that haue bodies , confidering that of a very
fmal kede there growcth fo great a Beaft,eompofed of fo ma-
ny ,fo great,and fo differing parts ? For though the feede bee
little, the reafon of the Ceedc cannot bee fmall , feeing it wor-
keth fo great things: neither on the other fide can it be great,
forafmuch as it vttereth and fl^eweth it felfe euen inthefmai-
left percelles.Now,this rcafet; jf the feed^ needeth matter to
worke vppon,but fo doth not the Reafon of Godjfor he nee-
deth not any thing , but maketh and frameth all things ; and
notwithftandingthat he bring foorth and moueth all things,
yet abydeth he ftill in his owne proper nature. Mo\o,\n\yzn as
tlje ftnefl: ano learnernjeft enemie tfrat euer Clniftias Ija^acknotu*
togetlj tin's Doctrine in gcot* fattft amriu fo ejcp;icifrtt>o^eS;.t»ij&
uaccti) open (jis lippes anp mo?e againtf it ': Dare rtje €picures
toitfc tljeir motes u© it> ©oto can tljep allefcge anp reafon foj tijetn
felues , being by tljeir obme opinion matre bp Ijaplja^avo at anuen*
tore tmtftout reafon*;©^ fyal tlje natural! $>i>ilofcpljers no it 5 tmtlj
tljetr tempering*, au& nurtures? jFirft let ttjem examine tlnit Spat*
iter Galene , concermirg tlje tlnngs toljitlj 31 !jtaueaHei>getrom of
%i\n in c!je former Cljapter t ana if tfjat taltnot fuffee tljem, tfcep
ftjaH Ijeare Ijim pet agapne in rljugs Chapter ♦ CertelTe as it cannot
bee &enpea , but tftat as Ije lalottretfj bp all meanes poffible* to fa*
tljer tlje caufes of all things fcppon tlje 4Etemm$ , ami toppou tty
nurture of tbem togetJjettfo is Ije tniuen at euerp tune, to acKnoto
le&ge fometofjat in tljem toljiclj Ije is aftameo t* fatljer inpa tljem,
3|n mfcottrGngboto tljebabeis fo?meo m tljemcodjers toombe, lie
fmtjetl) fnmfeife turmoplea toitlj manp opinions • 3$ut pet in t&e Galen fn &'*
*m>, Soothiy (couclttned) Ije ) I fee fo great a wifedome , and fo booke of the
mightic a Powcr,that I cannot thinkeshat the Soule which is fa ^ io ' : ! n §;°?
in the child that is begotten , maketh the (hape thereof 5 con- ^^S
fidering that it is altogether voyde of reafon; but rather that ™ mbe.
it is formed by that which we call Nature, in In'S bflfec of tlje '
tempering of things, a place tfjat femes belt foj t$e crafting of tfa
powers of tlje Clements to tbetJttermolT ; %z berp Hjarplp rcpzo^ [ n ■wfioanji
uetlj tfjofe totyty fiofeer tfe caufe of tlje forming of tl;c parts of tlje J^ 1 ^
17°
OF THE TREWNES
bomcs ftf Hamg ibings>ttpctt tl>c qualities of tlje elements Nor-
withftanding(fattl) be) that thefe Qualities be but inftrumets,
and that there bee another that is the framer or fafliioner of
things . J}\ U& bcoke oftrjc opinions of Plato ano Hippocrates,
be mafcetb tbe uttall fpirite to bee tbe crxelienteft of all tbings tfeat
baue a borne : ano pet fo? all tbat, be Intfl not baue it to bee eptbec
tbe fubtfatice o? tbe nttelltng place , but onlp tbe inftrument oftfec
£2>oule,9no in Ijis bcoke of jfieflbes be pzocotfetb turtbet, $■ faptlj
tljat in treating of Lcacbctaft be fpake often accoutring to tije com*
mon opiniombut tbat if it came tat'ge popnt of brtering tbe opinio
tbat fceljimfelfe bib, be Declare tbat botb man ano Qoeaftljaue
tbeir beginning from aboue, ano tbat tbeir feouto are from fytfc
nen, ano finally tbattbe feoulepjoeeeoetb ncitberfrom tfjc qualu
ties of tbe dementis , naj from airp of all tbe tljtngs tbat ttee fee
i;ere bencatb ♦ J^otw, if cteS>ouIe of man, o) of tbe fcerp 'Beaded,
pjoceeoe not of tbe €icmentg : bott Gjouln it pofltblp please of
tbe Spatter? 3no if it pjoceeoc not of tfyz 9patter,mtt{r it not naoe*
pjorco of tfyz fo?me,o? ratljer mult it not neeoeg be tfje berp fo?me
it felfirt 3itt> ttbat ete t* fo excellent a fo?me, tban an excellent ftib*
fiance <: 9nb from ttbence is tbat(bp W attne faping)but from a
former faibioner oj {baper*:3no ttbat ete fbal tbat former be,tban
a Creato;r,feeing tbat euen fbaping,te a creating of a fubftance*;
j$ott tberefoje,ietbg concluoefoj tbiei Cbapter,botb bv imfo*
Juble reafona , ana bp tbe teftimonies afttell of our enemies a$ of
our ftienog; tljat 600 botb lua^ able to create ana alfo bio in oeeoe
create tbe OHojlo of notbing,tijat fe to fap,bp W ottne onelp po-
tter 5 ttitbout t^e belpe of anp rijing hereof to make it ♦ 3nu (to
compjebeno in fetoe tto?oeg ttbatfoeuer 31 baue creates of bereto-
fo?e)tbat ©©3D ofljtsJ ottne gcotmefle toifcoome ano potter, oto
make, fljape, ano create tfje 2£lo?Io : tbat is to Capiat (if a man
map fo fap) be i$ tbe efficient fojmafl ano material! caute thereof,
ttitijout tljat \)Z neeueo eptfjer l;elpe , pattenie , oj fiufife to make it
ttitfjaH*9no nott let te confcquentlp fee tbe finafl caufe: rijat t* to
ttit, bott anb to ttbat cnoe I;e gupoetl; it ; ttljicb (ball feme fty tbt
nffi Chapter follotoins*
The
The xj. Chapter,
That God gouerneth the World and all things therein by
his Prouidence.
Kiftotle toag to©nt to fap 5 tbat t!je m'uerfitte
of Siuefftcms ougbt alfo to baue otuerGtteof
flnftoatf* :%o:ae(faptf) fee) ooe affee forfjetbetr
iFire bee bat: 9 tbefe muff bema&etoperceiue
it bp tourijmg :t ; fo? tbetr fence fa fufficfent to
fbape tbe an anfiner^ome oemauno toljetljer
tbetr farmer $ matber be to be bono?ety $ fucfj
are not too?tbte to be otfputeo tottb,but ratber to be rebttfceo rtgbt
fbarplp ♦ 9m> otberg oefire to baue tt p?oueo to tbem bp apparant
reafonsi,tbat tbere fa a p?otttoence tobtcb ruled; tbe too?lo* gmcfj
fcpnti of folfte(faptb be)fl)Ottlo be anftnereo bp a tobtppe 0? a bang*
ttian,ano not by a ]pbilofopber«Bpfa meaning toag infetoe too?a^
tbat tbere fa not anp tbtng fo fenlible ano natural! , no? anp trjutg
tobtreof tbe feeling fa fo ftefy in our fenced , 0? fo o&pelp p?tnte&
inournature,a$ (Sotfa p?outoence otter tbe ujo?Iu : ano tbat toee
cugbt to tbmfce tt mo?e fure, tfean tbe tbt'ngg tobicb toee feele tmtfr
our banos , 0? tban tbe tbtngs tubereof our ofome Confidence con*
tuctetb tos ♦ jfo? m tbatbeo?oepnetb a greater pumfyment fo? btm
tbat ooubterb of ®ons p?outoence > tba« fo? butt tfeat reRffetb fence
am> nature | be uotb b$ to tm&erffamj,tbat tbe fault fa intolerable,
aa $ tobtcb fa eptber a manifeft gupte,o? at leaftforife an ouergroflfe
igno?ance 3 tobtcb tbelatoperg afftrme to benert cotofen to guple* ig™™??
3m> tn uerp b^oe,tf tbe oenping tbat tbere fa anp<g5oo 3 bee a belp* ° e c^ n v
ing of a mana otone fenced , ano of bfa otmte nature^ano of all tbe y "'
tobole t»o?lo tt fellas 31 baue fapo afo?et 3i cannot fap but tbat tfee
graunting tbat tbere fa a (Son , ano pet nottoitbftamring to oenpe
btm tbe gouemment of tbtn gs>fa mo^e intolerable tban tbe otber;
conquering: boto great tniurte fa offerer) bnto bint in cofeflmg btm
after fucb a fo?t 5 ag to attribute bntoljim epesJ uritfeout {fgbr>eares
toitljout beartng 5 mtgbt tot'tboutmpn^mpnn l»ttboutrraan,mt(l
tottboutg©t>neiTe,peaanoa(0otibeaov»ttboutp?opertte^peculiat
to a ©ou|eao : 3|n refpect to^ereof tlje aunctent pijtlofopljer^ cal*
leu
L
tyt OF THE TREVVNES
Ieo t\)t ©oirfjeao it ftlfcpecfv oj n^o'i oi«xv,tljat ts to fap (Son oj ]pjo*
uiistncr , becaufe tl;e one cannot bee imagmeo toitljout tlje otljer-
Sno tljercfye in tbeir iuogement^as mutlj an 3tbeifttoas fee tbat
aenpeD (Bote p?ouioence,as ijc tbat oenpea tbe ©onljeao tt felf, 31
ucmauntJ of anp man tobicb confcCTetb tbat tljere is ©©D, 3! fap
wen of tbe Dftiagctt of tbein all, tuljerebp be fmottetlj it ': fyk toill
anfujere , bp tlje o^erip conucpance of tljingsi luljiclj be feetb botb
aboue ann beneath bp tlje o?oer toljidj tljep ftcepe tottboutfapling,
anfc bp tlje tensing of Co innumerable contrarieties to oiieniatfcc;
tlje Upeauen beating tbe €attlj , tbe 3p?e mopffening it,tlje Card)
bringing f©?tlj l£)earbes 5 tlje i>eaft es feeoing bppon tlje fame, ana
allfetuingfo? tlje bfe ofman,3!t is aUonetljerefye as if ije Qpulo
fap, tbat be fcnotuctlj Ijim bp bispjouioence, ano bv tfyz interline
fctngofalitljingstogetbet toljiclj beb^tfj marfeeo in tljem all ♦ 3*
gaine, Ije toill fap be Ijatlj percepueo, ra SS)ettalies , (as petoouto
fap) cettepne ioombes toljiclj nourifi) tbem ano tying t^tm fco?tb;
in plants, a certepne bertue urljxdb Ojatoetfj tbeir notiriQjment fro
tljeeartlj, ano toitljberp g©o pjopojtiou oittributetljtbefamea*
fyoaoe from bjaund) to fyaunclj,ano from leafe to leafe^ano toljicij
(as tljougb it bao a fcpno of bnoerffanoing of tlje otone mojtalitte)
tytngetb f©?$ a feefce at fuclj tpmeas tbe oecap tberof app?ocbetij:
ano in Beatles alfo, $at one member not!) fo? another , ano etterp
of tljem foj tlje toljole ; a oefire to increafe tbeir kpno •, Dcogges to
jjiue fucke; ano a fkilfufl care to nourifi) ano pjeferue tljeir poung
ones:3not)eI;at^cottDoereotbatnoneofa!(tf)is coulo beefolapo
fojafoje&anobpitfetfe,amj tberefoje tljat tbere ferns fomeotbet
tbiug aboue tbem^ljus muff it n#oeS be,tl*at be is leo againe bp
tbe confioeration of tlje p?outoence,to tlje knoiuing of ©otr* jf2oto,
if tlje pjoutoence toljiclj toee Ijaue markeo,ooe make bs to fap tbat
tJjere is a ©©D b^ mounting bp from tlje effects to tbe caufeS of
tljem^ootbit notfolloloet&at^ouiocnceis tbe peculiar effect af
cSoo,ano rijat be tobieij oenpetb tfjat,oenpetb tlje ©oobeao it felfe,
fojafmuclj a^ tlje (Sooljeao i$ not to be luurtww but bp tlje ^?ouu
Uenre*:
31f ©oo ^aue no rare of tlje toojto, 31 affec of #& tofjetljer it bfc
fo? tljat be r aunot , o? foj tbat be Iwifl not*: 3If Ije .cannot,ljon> canft
tbou fap be is alnrigljtie ? ffij Ijoto canff tbcu Hip Ije is infinite,fee*
mg tbou kuotaeft tlje bounojS of iji^ potter \ 9gapne, boto canll
tboucaflljimtoife, fitlj it is tlje p^operticof toifeoome to gupoc
tfyinp to fome certepne arte, am not to leaue anp tljing fubicct to
to}tmtt
OP CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 173
ttttttc *t 9nfl feeing tljat Ijts potoer ano tmftmme batte cjtten&ct)
all tljings foji tlje creating of tbem > tubo (ball fceepc tbem from
tcnoing to al cbingsi foj tlje opering ano maintepning of tljcnrt
*Goes tljis,tljc Plant batlj no reafon to gupsc it frffe,noj to p?e«
rue tt feife agaiitil tljat toljicb is ro come , aim petnottoritljttau-
ngtljou feed tljere a mptto toljicb funrifbetlj out all tl>c partes
ereof,a«o a toifoome tuljtcb taatcljetlj ouer it againa tfrtf tobicS
to come* TOje 'Beaft alfo fjatij no mo?i? reafon tljan tlje plant,
ouglj tt botlj feele aho moouc* get is tljere an 3intott in it tobiclx
e^eaa knotocdjnotofVjDljicb 2nu?itconcoctetl),nio;caetl) s ant>
ffributetlj tl>at toljiclj tlje bead ijatb eaten,ano nifperfetlj it fcojtb
to bis parts bp Uxft piapopion, toatcljmg foj it toijen it Ikepetlj,
10 tbmlung fcppoitit toljen it tijinketlj not tbereon, 3it pcrceiuetb
11 mote notlj3to)tljat itijatb neet»of€artlj,of $pie*o*oOMto
p tlje pong ones in x it p?ouiuetl> afojeljano foj tbe tpme to come*
u> (Ijtftetp countries accoj&ing to tlje feafons of tlje peere, cljoc»
ttg tbero out natttrallp^trntljoutfapling atanp time* 2n alltljefe
lings tljere fbinetlj foojtfj a certepne pjouioencc,toljtcb pet fojt all
lat , tfje bead neither fcno&etb no? conreiuctb* ^Ijou tljp fclfe
iljtcfratt inoetoeo \uul> reafon^ljall a fo^ecait, ana bp tljat fojecalt
Kit tlje tljings toljiclj otljcr toigbts fcoc bp nature^ ratljer tobicb
Mure ( tljat is to fap tlje fojeojtoinanee of tiyc Creator oootlj foj
iem>) tljeroojetobercoftljottljaft, tbemojealfoooeft t&ou p?o*
ioeafojeljamnjfo? asltttlea^meastljouart ,tbouiuuente(t»
joufauo traces ano artC0 y \d)itb are euericboncof tijem fomanp
opnts of iL'ifoome , am> confequcntlp as manp p?oufoences* 3*
web as tljoacanlt, tljou matal! all tljings toftoopetotljplure*
jou applpeff tljerapne anu tbe fyougbMbe tjeate ano tlje coin, t&
jpne oiwie commonitiettbou turnelt tlje Doings of tbp neigbbojs*
f tljp attic ano of tljp Commomaealc ro tfjine olone pjriffts antr
onoj x pea ano if it mere poflible,tbou toouloeff applp tlje beaueti^
be eartlj,tbt fea,ano oftentptras etten (Sou Ijimfelfe to tbine oum
enifite* jftoto eljen toljo p?ouioetb foj clje Pants ano fo? tlje fyyte
tades in U)ljom tljoufeell fogreat pjomoence tbouglj tljep tbem*
elites Ijaue none at ali,but onelp be brfjtclj maut tfjem ? ffljt mbo ni^
eccetlj tlje 3rrotoe to t^e marhe , tlje arrouie (31 fap) toljidj feetb
lot tfje matke,btK tlje Srcljer tobo Ijatlj epes fo? it ^ 3no rannct bt
i^ouioefo? all^btdigiuetlj p^ouioence to all \ ano be tljat giuetb
t tbee in fuclj fo^c as tljott tbetbp maked al tljings to ftoope to tbP
Lwe^ toberea* f^C notUJitbflanning fym maoett tljen. not,ani> of
174 OF THE TKEWNES
tobom tljoufcarflp fcnotocC tfee nawes »s not be able to gouerne
euerp one oftijemaeeojoiugto tljeir nature, ano coo aire ct tbcm,
pea ano tljeetoo,bnto tbe eno tljat be fctb purpofeojceing be batfc
maw tljem ? 3gaine,if ©oo be not able to pjouioc foj tbiugs, ano
to oirect tbem to tljcir ent^joto fcip toe ?ljat be furmountctb all tbae
cuer toe can imagine,Gtb toe cannot Deny, but tbat bee toljicb PJO*
nices afojebano is of mojeabilitie tljan be c^at cannot*Sno if toee
can imagine anp tljtng to be greater tljen bee,tobp fljoulo not tote
our felues be tljat tbing \ QUfl if euen in man 3 tlje ab ilitie of pjoui*
Ding be better tben tlje tmabiltttr , feeing toe bpbolo tbat tobatfoe-
wcr is excellent in our felues,(toljicb pet nottoitljff anoing is but in
meafureano bp perticipation,)tfje fame is infinitelp ano original*
Ip in (Soo ; ftdlbp &oe toe not graunt tbat ©oo bp tys infinite toifr
Some can oirect all tbings to bis enoe, as tocll as euerp tbing can
bp cbeir particular totfoom tobicb be l;atlj pjinteo tberein , pjoutoe
foj tlje tbings tobicb tbe nature tljereof rcquirctb *t 'Coo bee 0;o?t,
what Proui- feeing tbat pjouioece is notbing els Out a toife gupoing of tbingg
dence is. t0 t ^ f ir tm>m % t (j at cucr p r cafonab!c mpno tbat tooojketb>begm*
netlj bis toojfce foj fome eno,ano tbat ©oo ( as 31 Imt fat* afoje;
tlje toojkemaiff er of all cljings , batlj (o? to fap moje truelp) is tbe
All working * om e * ne mpno 3 equaIl to (H* ctone potoer : ootb it n et folloto tb< 1 C
ofanvndcr? ©oo in creating t!je too?loe,oio purpofe an eno *t 3no tobat otljcr
ftanding mind coulo tfat eno bee,tban Ijimfclfe ann bis otone glojp , cenfiocring
is to Tome end. tbat tlje eno toljerebnto a tbing tcnoetij* cannot beleflfegooo tljau
tbat tobicb tenoetbbntoitunoagainc tbat as farreasljispotoec
cyte noetb in abilittc to create tbe toojlo at tlje beginning , fo farre
fcotlj bis toifoome ejtteno in abilitte to gupoe am> oirect it totljac
eno ^ 3uo feeing tbat tlje beginner ano tbe ens of tljmgs (tlje 3r*
cljer(3I mcane)ano tbe marfcc tljat be fljootcs at)arc betlj one,tbaC
1 3 to toit @oo Ijimfelfc : can anp tbing croffc Ijim o) incounter bint
bp tbe toap , to btnoer bis attcpning tbercimto «: C&lell tljen tljoit
feeft noto.tbat tljou canff not oenp © © *D tlje gcuemment of tbe
too) iDjMOer pretence tbat be is unable*
*But poti totll fapjtbat be toil! not boutfafe to Ijatte a care tljere^
of»S)oto come pou 3! p?ap poti to be fo p?iuie to ty$ toilft tpatlj na*
tare taugljt pott H jf5ap,^ou feel! ,tn tlje plants a certeine inclina*
Cton to nourifl; all tljeir parts ; in bt&tti,* cljariCbnelTc to bating bp
. tljeir pong; in men,a oefire to pjouioc fo? tljeir cljilo^en ano Ijottfe*
l?olo ; ano in all fclftcs a regaro to tlje mapntenaunce of tlje djmf jJ
tofciclj^ep l;aue either maoe ojmauureo f Snoljtm tfcat ootbo*
tl;ertoife
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. *75
f&ettotfe tbou elrriemeft «. _ bcv not a barbaroug perfone o? a toplse
beaft 5 bttt a nerp black 0} a ft one* jftoto tben (ball not be tobtcb batb
gten fttri) inclination to all tljnigcJ , pea caen to tbe berp fencelelfe
creatures bp bis; touc&cnjj of £bcm,n;all not be bimfelf(3l fapjbaue
it foj tljem all ^ Dait ft tbou bereeue fyttti of tbat to&tcft tbou tateft
to bee a pjapfe to tbp felfe ': oj aareft tbou fatber tbat bppon turn,
tobid) tbou tateft to bee an imvxiz to thv felfe *: jftap 3 lite as tbte
race & a fparte of gawmca ? fo be tbat is tbe gcotmes it fclfcann tbe
toelfp^ing of all tbat euer is g©& in a!! tbmgs, fyeanetb fa?tb tbiS
care into all tbings bp W gafimtttyz fap 31 tolyid) batb boutfafet*
to create b$ , tutXl not mfsepne to pjeferue MSStit fojafmucb as tt
iuas bis totll to create b3 to foim purpofe,(fo c z if nature aoe not a=
np tbing in bapne, bsto murij lelTe ootb be tbat creates nature**)!)*
toill alfo gupse bs to tbat purpofeo cnt^bp bis toifoome,
Let as fee to&at tbings uuctemtea can allesge againft fo mam- ^ c i f^ s 3 "
feft a socttine* jFtrfc of all Hepped me f©?t& Epicureans nenpetb f rouidence.
tbat be fees anp pjoutoence at all in tbe toojlt^but tbtnfta to matte Aiphonfe the
man? tbings to tbe contrarie in tbe tobole uio^in ;b>berebp be to ill *«* King of
nceDess gatber tbat tbere is no pjoutoencc^no no?(if be nurlt fap it) s w.?j % d
a:ip 6ou at altfoj if tbere toere apjottfoence(faiibbe)tob? (fcouto ^'Vvkh God
gpountapnes oceupie'anp part of d)z Cartb *j tobp (bonis tbere hk attnc creation
anp topis beaftes f tobp (bottls tbere be anp ^>ea *x 3ns of tbat lit^ of the worid.it
tie s$ grotms tbat t^tobp tbsulo ttoa parts be tottopbttable, t\yz &™ u h ™ e
one fo? ouer great beate,ans tbe otber fo? otter great coin $ ans tbe ^JSarf as
ttjfen part be in saungcr to be bnbabites alfo , toere it not tijat mm J [ s ^ n a God
pluctesbp tbe 33;tpers ans 'Clones tbattooulseouergrotoeirt punifhed him
WCty falletb tbe gntotoe fopon tijz Cohans tbe ifrolt bpon tl)z for fo faying.
Oines *t Wity blotoe tbe toinrrg botb on g>ea ano lann t ^o bee 5.°f ? k °^ h
fl)o?t 3 tobp bappen ficknelfeis ann Dtfcafcg accojning to tl)Z feafongj flx ° tl ^ c l™*J
of tbe pere,anD ftnallp seatb *t 3nu at a too^tobp & man bo?ne in his 4 . booicc,
too?fe cafe tban tbe lead tijfnjy tbat creepetb on tbe eartb 5 ann batb
mbz of manp tljings tob:cb all otbet totgbts; map iszll fo^beare*:
,iftap 3 be ftoulo ratber baue faps > 3! fee a tboufanu moumgd in
t!je H?eauen,tobereof euerp one batb W peculfer enti 5 anb pet tzm
all neuertbelelfe to one fdfeme generall cnti*3l fee tfetn all carpen
b^ one bniuerdill mtoam j,nottoitbftant»tng tbat eitcrp of tijem in=
fo?ce tbemfcluess to tbe contrarie b^ tbeir otone pioptt courife&anfc
tbat ti)i$ bnitterfal motion tss mouen b^ one ^c&uer, tobicb mrauet
fo ouerruling tbem^nttft newness be of fttfficient potoer to rule t&cm
aHjContoerinj tb^t zmx tottlj one tto wcbUng of an cpe 3 l;ee ru'etlj
eum
1^6 OF THB TREWK15
*uen the fame $cauen that carpeth al! the reft about/Jftt foflotoetl
then that tbere is onep^incipall mamer,Uibich gouernetb the Upea*
uen ami all the oiuerfitie contetiied tberein* 3gapne 3 31 fee that tfje
Clobe oftbe Cartft ann of S>ea togitber, is in refpea of the Upea*
tten but a litle pointy (as Pythagoras fafo)but as oneof tljeleatt
ft tarres : that the Sgmne ruietf; the Cpoe* of t!;e ftea , ana the
ft unite tfje feafons of the eatth,aiiD thep both are uifpofeo bp the
rourfe of the beauen t &Dtljerebpon 3! concW&e,that be luljtri) ruletfr
the peatten, ruleth both the ftutme ern& the ^©ne, ann tbathee
tohtib ruleth tbem,tJotb alfo rule both i\)z^tti ami the Cartb* jfoj
Jioto is it poffible that he tohicb til ^th the trnjoIe^oulD come ibojt
tit ruling an? part of the tohole ? SDj hctoe fljouln the fojee of bpm
■lie impeaches bp the Carth, b3hich gottenteth tijofe bv Uibome tij£
•earth bath her fo?cc ? 31nfomuch that if ( to mp femittg ) his pjo*
uioenre appere mojeligbtfomlp in the l^eauen than in the Cartb,
(tohicb pet nonmtbftantiing is not fo ? ) ann 3! cannot p&foe a rea*
fon of all the things tobicb 31 fet3! toill confiner toith mp felfe that
3Ibauefenemanp inltruments mane bpmeu as 31 mp felfe am,
tohereof 3! fce plainlp the efFectes, but 31 conceiue not the caufes of
them :3lfo that in other fome 31 percepuetoell the bfe of fome
partem of them,namelp of the greateft ann notablelf parts, but ag
foj the fmaller parts, as the (ISices, j!2ailes,pinites,Kiuets,^ut*
tons? aim fucb like , 3! haue thought them to be but bptocojks , ana
pet tm'tbout them the reGtme coulo not holo togitber,noj performs
that tohich thep toere manefo? : ana although tbep toere taken all
a fumier 5 auti fhetoeo mee feuerallp one b^ one ; pet coufo 31 Ijartilp
conceiue them* g?ea ann mo?eouer that 31 mp felfe haue mane
fome,tobereof mp fteruants ann Cbil^en haue not perceiueo the
teafon at all, but tooulo haue humeri them in the fire as frruing to
no bfe* afnn therefore 31 toillpjapfe ©€»D in the things tohidj 31
knotoe^oonner at him in the things tobtcb 31 conceiue not,ano ra-
ther tbinfte mp felfe (toho am as nathtng) to toant \nit aim bntier^
banning, than mifoeeme htm that is the maker of all things to bee
faultie in his pjoutoence* 15nt fith fcoles muft be aufaoereti to rhcic
foliies^leaff t|ep (houlo tfiinke tljemfelues toife •, ano tljat th^ toif^
Home of theft folke conKfteth all togither in putting fouh tjucflu
on^ano in anfoering to nothing t let bS etamine tijefe goonlp ne<
Jf Moauincr ntaunnsi otter from popnt to popnc*3|f there be a pzouinence ( fa?
thep)Uihereto feme the spountaines ? jI5ap 5 fap ratbeivif alluiere
of one fo?t 3 \uhere toete tljen pjouin^nce i jf o} tol;at eK is p?oui'.
nence,
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. *77
ence,buta&ifpcGngof ma«p ftmtyie tbing£ tofomeoneemH*:
Inn boto ra snp fitcb m'fpofmg be,iabere tljere is but one felffame
bingeueipfcobte ttycugbout 4 : ^uttc bcafttljattlmi art/fi>o
jouto an 3at fpeafee of tbae*3it \uouln af fee tobereto fetueo tbe xu
;ng of tbp nofe aboue tbp fare 3 o? of tljp bjotoc$ aboue tfrpnc epes,
I of t!jp tibbes aboue tbe red of tbp borne ; all tubicb are bigber a*
ouetftp bcDte,tl)antije Spountames are aboue tbepaines oftlje
artb«9£bou eftaemeff greatlp of tlje became tl;at is in tbp face,ana
f tlje pjopojtion tl;at is in tbp boate ; infomucb that tbott falleft e*
en in totte toitb tbem in anotberuns pet tljou trnlt fetse fault toutfj
; in t!;c luljole too^as a oefo?micie am ttmnt of o?&er + 35ut tbott
ucrece , fcurft tljoit (31 pjap t\)&) bee fo bolae as to fpeafce fo of a
fainter*:©? tooulu it not offenn tb# if another man fbouto fpeak*
) grollelp of tbp bofeft3lf a man Qotdft unu fault tnitb tbe (ba<
otoing of a picture in a tablet to onto be anftuerea tbat ti)e febrc*
taker cugbt not to p^elume aboue tlje pantople* fo} foritbout tije
lacke, the tofjttr coulo baue no grace; neitber cottio tbe fyigbt bos
x out 3 toit1;3Ut a &tmmmg;iu>? difference ana pjopojtion ofpartcf
ppeare 3 tmtbout a me&lep of contrarp refemblance; ncj ftnalfp tlje
unm'ng of tbepainter be perreiuetJ 5 tDitftottt fciuerfitie of colours
Ufo be tljat ibouio ftu&e faulttoitb tbe art of tbp bcD&e 3 bauing re&
\xt feme prieces of it bere ano tfjeve; fljoulo bp ami bp bee uxXmtzx
p tbe Latoper 5 'Cljat a man cannot iufcge of t\)e latee , toitljout
eamng it tobollp tbjougbout*9n& if tbere Ijappen anp abfurmtte;
p ana bp tbaxftarts!meupatoljoleuao2!0 of ®ramarianS,tobirij
tfojee tbeir toittes to tlje bttermoft to ejtrufe iu ana to fin&e fome
legancie ixx tbpne incongruities* 9 Hedging tbat tbat tabid) is im*
eemlp in tlje part , beauti'Setf) tbetoboletso^e, ann tbe (baootoe
itoje tban tfje perfect coiour^anu tfje nimme mo?e tljan tbe b?i gftt»
aljen tbep be fitlp placeu* 9H tbe commendation of tljefe papnte*
(jingei ,cott{iftetIj in fym tJtuerfities ♦ 31nfomurij tbat if ttjou fee a
aiapne ouertiangen tuitf) a (bam'e 1Rocfee,o^ a nanhillj Denne at t^e
ican of a miner fpn'ngmg out of it ; tijou IfoeUt tfje better of tbe ta=:
ifefont,anup?nj:feiltl)epapntertl)emo?efo^jig fkilL S>ure!?
tissnot poiTtbletijattbe piapne fboutopleafetfjoemojetijantlje
E)iHesi 5 o? tbeHiuer mo^e tban tbelRocto, but tbat neither tott^
iut otber couln pleaft fyk at all j$ouMf t^ou oiuoeft conBtier tlje
LSto^lD asi tbe too^e of (Savant* cbe ^ountaineis ann otljer parf jJ
»l)id) tljou tntflrtettjttcc in tbemfelues but as tljep be fmaU $wz$
tf t^at too^e^oubtURe tljou tooutoeil fap as mucb thereof* anu
^ ^erfojc
fj$ OF THE TREVVNES
tljcrefojefitb tljoucanftnotat oncbicta bebotoad tljctoboIcttJc^fe
toc^rtbcc , to tunge of tlje p:oponion of tlje toljole mafle ana of tlje
feucrall partes thereof at one inffant ; learnc to comment* tlje run-
ning of tlje toojfcmatller in tfje tljings toljiclj tijem ttynfceft tljp felfe
to tmuerffantie 3 ratljcr tljan to call it into queftion , foj tlje trying*
laljiclj tljou ftfterftan&eft not.
Outlet us fe further tuljat rcafon tljcu baft to complainc^bou
tooui&cft fljunnc bodj Uapne^aple,? jf toft,BeIjoto 5 tbc egou^
tapnes funritf) tljce Untlj Uieoa ana timber to rjoufe tlje^ to inciter
tijce 3 ant> to m&t tljae toarme* ^bou follotocft tlje commoaitie of
Ctaffid^anu bdjoitJ,tbtp feme tljp tunic toitlj Hitters from Catf,
<£Ieft , jftoKrj, auo @>outy , making: toap from tl)e minncll of tlje
JLanu to tlje ^ca, ana fopmfig tlje Coaftes of S>ea ana Lanu to*
gctber* 'Clje ambition of djp neighbours ts fufpectea of tljec, ana
tljpne petdjaunce is nopfome Unto tljeauttje !ngb £2ountasncs are
as bounds to feparate illations afuntjcr^ ana to fteepftljem front
inrrocljiug one Upon another* 3! omit tlje COines a:io fruits talari)
trjep poelD Fco^tb , fte clerc toaters toljtdj tljep (1;cd out, tlje fiocfecs
ana rjcartrsi of Cattcltobicfj tljep feeae, anti tlje pleafant niucllirtgsf
toljirf) fyvp comtcp in tijem. 3Jf tljou cottlacft ftnae as manp tiling*
in tljp bare l^lapnc alone, 31 taoula Qiixt tl;ae leaue to complapne of
tlje Spauntapnes ♦ *2ap,on tlje contrarp parte 3 if tbouljaaaeftfelt
tbe aifcommoaities of tlje piapnes of Ly bie - y 0} but ondp of tbe
jpiapnes of Bcaw(Te,02 of tbe Defect of Champayne/rjoutooul*
udt by ana by uitO) tljat all toete £0ountapnes ; ana pet nottoitJM
ftanaing,if all toere piapne,o? al tucte lji!gtouna,tljou coulaeft not
tell Ijotn to comment o) aifcommena eptjjcr of djem botlj ♦ jSotu
tbctUet tW ftana fo} an anfbuere to all tbofe pjrtofopljet s teljicft
tafobppon tijem to ctmtroll tbe parts of a uioite tobtrij tljcp cafc
repuetuit toljoie ♦ tfo}> to blame tijeiobolc CCto2ltrfo? tbe a-fcmfc
tapnes fake 3 o? tlje 9pountaptie fo? tbe ^Qcous tfjat grota tljereon,
isalloneasifpeiljottlri finne fault tuiib tl;e toljcle man foH^lTe
ftan a tacrt o? a beare^ljen as ytt notluitljl!a!Uiing,tn an oiB man
tbouljono^eH tlje fame beare toljtrlj tlje barber cuttetfj off anu ca*
ftetb iitto tlje fire , pea am tljou l;ono:<c£ tlje olne man fo^ tlje uerp
feme*
Outlet H p?oc&wtoitfjt&e red of tljet'r argument* ♦ ©ftoti
WjldBcallc5. complapneff oftljetmlne^eaffes^nti vtsfjo Ijatljmanetljnn loiln
but tljp felfe*: &xp ratbcr 5 djcti ftculoeff uianncr at tlje p: eminence
cf ©ou,lul)o(ajS Apollonius Ijatl; 'ujcII marfecnj (jati; p^iuUD fucfr
an
OF CHRISTIAN R E Z. ! 6 I • K« IJ9
m abie of man m ftem 3 tl;ac ftep butt b:m not bnlelfe ftep bee af<
"atfteo o? ptnftea unft extreme btmger^nn ftetcm tobat no tljep
no?e ft an man tosuln no fit ftfte fflwrntiMfat ftou ball pet fur*
|it catfe to manner at W pymtnence , in tfeac tlje 15ea8es tabift
ntgbt fjurt tb&,go Cngle alone bp ft emfc'iues. ann (jaunt fte Co*
tertjs tttt Catted of fte earft 5 ann make but fmaH increafiy&bete*
*S fte 3&eafts tuijtclj are fo? ftp 6enefite,boto buge ann (Irong foe*
tec ftep be, come borne familiartp to $&> fubmftting ftemfelues
n toijole flocked a*o beams to a Cbfloe,»fl increaGng into ftou*
mmtoitiyin fmaH tpsne ♦ 'Cell me hi gain earned, is it a toojfee of
r o?tune,ftat fte33eaftes bft (ft map anop ftp Me noe Ojmme tbdr,
moftaiftofetoift toljofe life ftou mapmepnett ftpneoxunelife,
Ijottln come ano offer ftemfelues bnto fy&\
35ttt ft e Sea oifpleafeft ft* fa? occ uppzng 6 muft of $ Carft* The Sea.
EUart ftou a ntnelier in fte &ea as ftou art on p & aun,fte €atft Anftotie con*
dduId ntfpleafe ft& fo? occupping fo muft of fte &ea ♦ 3no pet cludcrh * at
aftat a neale ftereof is ffill emptte^bftift toere fit to be inbabften': ^Sk*^
Rnoto ft ou,ft at ftou art bebolnen to ft fe? fte great number of ii- ca ufe the earth
img \m'g!jts ijobtcij ft foffereft fo? ft# , fo? fte great number of is vncouoed,
£obmes ann Citkz toljift ft inrifteft fo? ftee; fo? fte jQatttga* which the sea
;ionsb>berebpitfbo?teneftftp laapanopceloeft fta> ^^fft^^entwo^
mn fo? bis bapo?s loberbrift be maintepneft fte ap?e ann mafteft eifeTuer-
;be earft fat* f o? put fte cafe ftat fte g>ea toere o?pen bp at an in* whelme.
lant: toljae a number of Cities ftinfceft ftou (boulo be feene nefo= In Wsbookc
[ate ann jflattons oefert, toben men fyoulo bee in cafe toift fte °fwoonder&
*?ougbt, as jf ifbes are ftat be left on n?pe grounn at fte going a*
toap of fte tpnev S£ftp (bouloeitftou not rafter commenn fte be-
rcelicialnes ftereof ft z mo?e 3 m ftat not ftinfcing ft enougb to ienn
It felfe to ftce to noe ft ee feruice ofterbnfe: ft alfo teafteft ftae fte
titigbcte p?ouinence aim p?ouinent mtgbt of Jim ftat mane it,bfte
ftou feeft ft ouemreepe fte earft, annft?eacen itb)iftn?oU3umg
euerp minute of an tjotoer, ann pec tg not able to paife l)i$ bounns:
o? ualjen ftou feelt ft feeke to ump?on a great €mntxe^ rounn a*
bout as ft ouglj ft toere to imb?ace it •, ann pet to (tap at a berp nar*
rotoe balfte , o? els to U)tnne ft felfe into fte boteelles of fte lann
at a narrotoe cbanell; toljereas notbaitbltanni'/ig an infinite fo?t of
little 3i!es are fettlen in fte minneft of fte narpe,l&e a fo?t of fmaH
motes in a ponn ♦ jfo?, feeing ftat ftou feeketf tljp commonitie
ann p?oftte tberebp 5 ftinfcetf ftou not tljat ije aifa feeder!) Ijis glo^
rie? ^nnftoug!; ftou !;anneft none ofterp?ofitebpit 3 b3ete ft not
^ 2 s berj
The wyni
The "Firth vn«
habitable..
tup mttrfj foj tljee to haue f>ax> it ag a groumi ants matter tohetfoje
tamapffiiHrfnft
&tje £ainse<* percbaunretio make tb& to Ijatc fttfsj thou muff
*a$t? &mte a faping to them tfljsn* pet on tlje otter fioe,if it bol*
calme>ti)0tt art tocarp of it ♦ 3£ut codoeft thou tDttbout them haue
kntisme the tenth part of tl>c Carti; V fipolu council thou haue ntf
f oueres tjfe Lmft of Pcrow anD the 3iies of Moluckes? J^ap,?jc\u
toulocft tljou haue come to the nrred 3fl^ unto tb&, toitbout the*
jf^otxr,tf tftoa Ufte of the GUttro tohen it ts fauottraWe tatba ^p
fl;oa& not another man that Ijarfj to ooe in a contrarp Coaftj Itfee
toeHoftttobcnitte contrary to t^Sntj if botlj ofj*JuftoefauIt
toitljtbe ft o?jm'neffe thntof^uctoe pc that be tobitb mane it tofcbc
glo^ifpeo therebp,in tfjat he boti) thee to fcntsertf anvhat ijc t£ aide
to mate tmtlj tb& both on S>ea ana iant> 3 ann thou art taught to
rail upon bim 5 toben the fdfefame toinne tobicb hath carpeo tijee at
thppieafare^tereatiietc oaib thee againfttbeiLan&v
15ut of that little of the type grounti tobicb remaincth,ttoo parte
(frpft tbott)be tntfjabitaMe ♦ QH&o tolue thee fo«: jflap ratber,tohp
noeft t!;ou not couclutretheret3pon 3 that there is a Creato? > feeing
that euen tn thp tpme thofe part^ toere not inhabited Sbmelp the
Wiix&$ Whom tbotr blameft fo mucb>baue taught m that in thofe
CIpmates are gcotilp Countries, people of better health ant> gtea*
ter ftrengtb than iree 5 moje beautiful! Cities , aiiD mo;e telrcate
fmitefy ant) fcoee finne them fo temperate, that ice foliate therem*
perateft Countries; hereto goe tljetfjec* 'Che sates arc* pares are
weafurea othertoife tn one Countrie than in another : but ytt in
this barter there is; a conitanne: ana the one fdfefame ^uune
luhifh maketb to manp niuerOtie$,soth thee to bnnerftana 3 tbat he
Whirl) mane the !§>unne coula turXI mate the other things, Co bee
fho?t , there is fo great cunning tn all thefe things , that thou hafl
bene mfo?cen to mafte an Srtefoj the learning of tbem,3na luhac
els; is; an 3rte 3 bwt the fettmgof Diuers Ettleg in o?aer together?
9na if 9rte bee fo mtofttfl fo2 th? knotting of them ; UjIjo mtU not
fap that there is much moje 3rf etn the thing it kiWt
Cboublameft the &bo?ne£ lepers atvo SduCjcs &jrcmterm8
the earth: but thou confioereff not into bote manp mtf i)iefcs prno
nefTeplungeth thee ♦ <&l)on bfamel! the .froil ann g>nol»e fo) hui=
Bering thp fpttfbantyte, tobereas in Dfeie thei? tmitd) thee by the
eare , to put t\)k in mpnn that the fop^on of the earth ammutJj of
(DouXhou hlamell tfje Eapne fo? toetttng t!;&; -tufjereas pet not*
toiii)ti;mm$
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. l8l
tuttfeftanningit mopllenetfe tfep groun&g ana mate tfeem fat ♦ 3c
a tao?&e, tljou plapeft tfee babe > tofeo tfente feig jfturce soeg feint
to?ong twfeen (fee kenibeg fefe feeas 0? puts? on fefe rloatfecs 5 0? ra*
tfeer toben fometpmes (Ije plucfe a firdrirke from fetm , 0? takes a
knife out of W feant>:tfeat is to fap 3 tfeou mtfconlbetoeft al tfee gco&
toijtcfe tfee bountiful* p?ouiaence of ©on aotfe bnto tfe&*
HJut m tfee cnt>(fapa tljou) tofep be fte not able to feelp our felueg The bIrlh of
altae as toe be bo?ne«: (KBfep bee taee fubiect to fo manp bifeafes, Man '
anb in tbe enu to fceatfe*:3l "toiH not noto p?etfe tfe# tuitfe tfeat ftfeicb
3! toil! fpeafce of feeteaftmnamelp^tfeat fo? all tfeefe tfeings none te
to blame but tfep felfetfo? euen to tfee fame tfeings tofeicfe tfeou 8n*
&e£ faulttuitfe,3l tofll fpetoe tfeee Mi to tfep face,tfee p?ouibenre of
©ob^fee babe i$ bo?netoitfeoutabtlitie to feelpefeimrclf,anb feati)
none otber ffuH at all but to crpe ♦ Contrarptoife tbe bjw'te 35caft
i^ no fomer come from fete Damme,but fee to able to goe^e tc ft*
Pet notumfeff ammig, of all tfeefe babes (tofeicfe to tfep feeming are
but as fo?lo?ne tfeings ) none tytfy fo? toant of nutce 0? nouriifc
roent 5 tfeougfe tfeere be notfeing but papn anb care in bringing tfeent
ip^feerfo?e it muft nmz$ folloto,tfeat turn from tfee beginning,
s. certcpne p?oufoence featfe toatcfeet* ouer tfeem, tofeicfe featfe ingra*
nen tfefe kinblp affection ana carefulnelfe in tfee mothers b?eaft;atm
tfee leffe tfeat babes can uo fo? tbemfetucs 5 tfee mo?e mamfeftlp botfj
. (Boas potoer fyinz foo?tfe in p?oupbing fo? tfeem* 3s fo? tfee b?uite
^calls, it luas not requifite fo? tfeem to be b?ougfet into tfee &o?ln
in tfeat fo?t,fo?afmucfe as being bnable to conccmereafou^tfeep fean
no intereft at afl in tfee knotolebgc of tfeofetfeings*
2s toucfeing &ifeafes.,if tfeou blame tfee feafons of tfee peere fo? &&&?
tfeem; tfeou mapft afuaell blame tfee fire fo? burning tfe^tafeicfe pet
nottoitfeftanbing tfeou canft not fo?beare: jf 0? tfee fault is in tfepne
obrne bnoifcr#tne(Te,a!ib not in tfeeir nature;antj in tfepne oum an*
tulineire,ano not in thm biffemperance*€fee felffamefeeate tofeer*
laitfe tfeou finscl! fault 3 ripenetfe tfee Co?ne , t^ine , ami jTruiteiS
tofeeretoitfe tfee moU part of tfee iuo?lD are fea ♦ 9n& if tfeou t!)tnke
tfeat anp man be tfeerbp caft into an $geto;fee tntgfet feaue fo?bo?ne
to feaue gone into tfee gninne, butfeecoulti not feaue fo?bo?ne tfee
(feining of tfee gmnne bpon tfee eartfe^ut if fatfeer^ of ijoudiolntf
feaue tonue^ atfeano to coiua tfeeir cfetlD?cnH3ttfeal,anti tfeat apart
of tfecii* gouernment confix tfeerein : tfetnfeeft tfeou it (feaunge tfeat
fee \xfyid) featfe fet &S in tfee 2Eto?lo, (feoulo feaue meaner to feolu b^
in atue 3 f to b?ing b^ feame to feim 4 ; aafeat toilt tfeou Cap to a num-
^ I be*
l82 OF THE TREWNSS
bcr of Dtfeafc£,tolnrij are as ccrteine fruits of fome trices 9 ftmtes':
as one of D?unkemuit: ? ami anofter of Lecberie 3 ami fo fo^ri)*:©?
tubat U«Tt tljou fap to Hippocrates btmfelfe , tubo fpeafting of 02-
bmaricfo?es anomfeafes , tntopnctft tljclialjifition in anptoife ta
conftoer todl 3 tobefter ftcre be anp peculiar ftrofce of ®ot> in ftem
0? no?ftat is to fap, tabefter fte ftckuefle 0? nifeafe bee qctrao?in-:
narie 3 fo as ftep?operannnereftcaufeftereof 3 betbebannof<£o&
bpon fte partp': jftoto furftermo?e 5 if ftere be nofting but mfojuer
ano tojetft etmeflfe in tljis {KBojto ; *whv blamcft ftou treatb^tobicir
mafceft ftfc to depart out of it*: 3|f it bee becaufeftottljaft gectres
toljidj ftou art loft to fo?go;ftou mttft conSbcc ■ ftat if tbp parents
Ijan not giuen place to ftee bp o?ncr of jftature , ftofe goabes ban
noto bene none of ftpne*3if it be becaufe Deaft makeri; cleane ritu
uance of mod ftings ; tbinfce alfo ftat to fo boing it makeft place
fo? otber moe ftat are to fp?ing bp in fteir place ♦ TBut yzt ifftott
fcioulneft conCfoer \)tm often men gae to fcehe Deaft Habere it fee*
meft to be boluen moft briepe^nb pet finbe itnotjboft manp meete
toift it at ^anftetSjat jfeaftes 3 at 8&ariages 3 at ^Triumpbes, aim
fcrfjere ftep tooulb moft fapneft forget it;boto man? ftcre be toljicfj
tspe poang ann in g©& Ijealtfyanb Ijolo manp liue fo?e bifeafeo eueti
to fte bepft of olbe age ; {job* manp returne fafe from moft cruelt
!Battels,to ope in fteir bermeS; ann bob) manp tipe in batten 0? in
fome frap,tolrift Ijaue ftjunneo ftrife ann tumult all tbeir life long:
ftou fljalt eafeip percepue ftat our life anu our oeaft are not in our
clone Ijanb^ne pet sepenb bpon fortune, fo?afmuclj as toe fcape fa
manp places tobm fo?tunefeemeft to reigne; ann ftatmuft lefte
&oft our life anb beaft bepenb bpon jSature 3 feeing it is not toift
bs as it is toift %x&& anb otber liuing things to tobom ftere fe
let a certepne terme 3 tofyd) fo? tlje moft part ftep fulfill ana ouer*
pafle it nottbut ftat our life ano oeatb bepenu bpon a Ijigber raufe,
i^ofeouelp brill bifpofeft anb bounoeftftem, acco?binglp as is
i eicpebient fo? bis otone glo?ie , fo? tlje o?oer of tbe taljole 3 pea ano
fo?ourfeluestan
l£>an it not bene better tben(fapft ftou)ftat man ftan bmt mane
immo?tall rather tban mo?taU *; 3no ban it not bene mucb better
alfo (31 fap)tbat tbe eartb ban rafter bin fire tban eartb, 0? tbat tbe
eare ban rafter bene epe tban eare , feeing ftat tlje one is mo?e ^
cellent ftan fte ofter , anb in tbe opinion of fte pbilofopbers it is
better to baue qualities acttue ftan paffiue *t fipab fte earft bin fire,
fcrfjere coittoeft tl>ou ijaue reften^nn if ftpne cares Ijan bene ^,
tof;at
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 183
lxrfjat Ijan become of tljp fpaeclj 5 pea $ of tljp reafen tart jftato tbere*
fine mp fnenn,giuc tljis toojin leaue to be a too?lo 5 tljat tg to Unt a
nifpofing of niuers tljings^ann an o?ner of manp Degress* Cticrp
feinne of tbtng Ijatb lji$ bounty* ann buttefleei , accojtinglp a# ©on
fcatlj liften to appopnt thereto ♦ 'Cbe plant is a plant becaufe it
tsotl> but line ann gw%tf tt ban fence alfo,tbe fbouln ft be a 3$eaff*
3 %a8 id a Beatf 5 becaufe it litt&b ann Ija$ fence : if it pjoccenen
fa farre as to fraue reafon alfo^tbeniaere it a Span* Span reafonetfj
ann nifcourfetb becaufe Ije $%an;ann mere lie tljeito bndjaunge*
able,be mere a ©on^e tljercfo^e tljat nemaunnedj toljp tlje plant
fcatb no fence, ana brijp spait is not immojtaH in tljis £23o#n ; ne*
maunnctlj taljp tlje pijjgtt is a plant, ann uubp ^an fe span* 'Co
fee fljo& tlje caufe luljp it fe fo,ig tbat it Jjatlj pleafeo (Son to fet ag
it mere tbe niuerg ffringd of tlje SHojtlo in tnnt to make one bar*
mottie, infomuelj tbattuljofoeuer taketl? atoap tlje niuerfitie of
tljingg 5 taketb atoap tbe ft&ojln it felfe*
15ut tljig is: apopnttoljereon tljep greatlp ffann*<KHellfap rfjep, obieftionof
3nmit tbat tlje oiuinepjouinenceljaue aabltiben tfie 2Bo?ln, pea baft and iyic
ann tbat it Ijaue an bnitteifall care t^ereoftget to tople it felf in tbe t imss *
r arke ann care of fo manp particular ti)in$$, fpeciallp in tfyi$ Imke
fcere beneatb,3i meane in tljtcJ elemental* toojln toljtclj fa fubted: to
fo manp cbaungeg; feemetlj ratber tocojtljie of nifpjaife tljanof
yjaife* jftap fap % but if it be a pjaiiebnto ©on to fcaue creates all
things as wll beneatlj ag aboue;toljat nifcommennation can it bee
tmto Ijim to pjeferue tljem an? 3nn feeing be mane tljem aflof no*
tljing, toljence pjocoeoetb tbeir ^co^tfjmefle oj bntocojttbinelTc but
of W mill? Why ffjoulo tlje clotlj of <&olo be of mo?e account tljau
tbe clotb of 5pempe,o? tlje g>ilke of mo?e account tljan tlje Ltnnen,
to tbepapnter tljat papnteo tbem botb*:3!f ©on gouerne tlje Ipea*
tten,tobp Ibouln be not alfo gouerne tlje €artlj,iDbereon noe go fa
infinite fo^tsi of Ituing tl)ings,m euerp of tlje iMljicfepea euen in tlje
jf Ipe ann tlje 3ut,tbe greatneffe oftlj^ Creator (binetlj fojtlj mo^e (
tban in tlje berp $)ta\\zn\&$ namelp in tljeir fo liuelp life 5 fo reanie
tjfe of fence^fo nimble ann free mouing^ea ann in tlje berp little*
ne(feoftljem5tuljiclj in fo (mail came contepnetlj fo manp great
tbings togetljen jfo? tuee toonner mo?e at tlje Clocfemakeris mn*
ning in making a Clock toljidj a jflpe map couer loitlj Ijer toingisf,
tljan in making a Clotke of great compaffi^tuljere tlje berp great*
nelTe it felfe niminifijetlj tbe eltimation tljereof,3If tljou bee afrapn
katt I fpirit of <0on i^oufti fople it felfe in tljefe corruptible tbtngjE?;:
$$ 4 remember
I $4 OF THETREVVNES
remember tljatfofte tottb tuljat mpmi Cfricinnatus contmatmBeir
Ijis ;i?enof££Jarre aim rules tije Commcntucale , toitb tbebetp
fame ntpntr did ije botfj trl! «tm mmg b& groun&,am> pet tljou cotli
teftljim netttt tlje mo^enefileo o? imbaceo tijercbp* &lje felfefame
feunne tuljtclj giuetij ligljt in tlje S>fcpe , pearretb tfyouglj £ Darke
Clou&cg ami foggtc Sphtes, typetlj bp ujatugbts ana ^mfc^anir
fbcaaetb fynljijia beamed earn into tlje tijmgs tuljiclj ftememoff-
filtljie aim lotljlp; ann pet Ijeljimfelfe tenet bJemifljeD oj Defiles
tljerelm'tfj* Boto tljen,art tljou afrapD lead ©on toljo rmretlj foj aft
tijmgg uutljout rare 3 ntouet!) tljemumljout toudjmgtbem 5 anD at*
tepnctlj to tljem toidjout putting Ijmifclf f(mdj,te not able to to cell*
tljefe lotoer tbmgs Uuitljout sealing frrmlW bp ftenrt Bttt it toere
moje c onuem'ent (faptlj Ariftotle) tljat 6ob ftoulD ceale \uitlj tlje
great tljings fjimfelf 5 a2i t!?e *&ing of Perfra&otb ui&hs p?ime Cham-
ber , attD tljat Ije fl^wls leaue tlje care of tlje fmaHer tijtngg to Ijia
Jpjmce&3$ toljo fremiti fap,tljat tlje ©arnpner luljiclj Ijatb fotoet>
botlj tlje great Cabbage ana tljeltctle 'Eurntppe, botb tbe ©out*
ami cue ^elone, Iboulb ma&entoje account of tbe one fo? # great*
»el£ djerof,$anof tl?e ocljet fo? tlje fmalnesi tljerou©? as tljougl)
tbott tooultseft not alfo dje moje tooouner at tbe Sing, if toitljous .
ftitring out of btep?iute Cljamber , be coulo appopnt all tljinge; to
be &on* ? oj ratljer noe all dje tljmgs Ijimfelfe lirljtdf) otber men doc,
Abatis tlje tljing (3!p?ap* tij«e) : ii3ljtc!jtbottfommentielt in Mi-
thTidatcs,bttt tljat Ije cculD call all l;fe ^ottlmeres euerp one by ljt$
rrtimename *t ffi? in Ipljtllip King of Maccdonie, but tijat Ije biro
felfe mane tlje pjouifion fo? ad W frljole Ipo(le 3 euen fo? tbeir cart*
ages ami foz foDDer foj tlretr Beatles i? -ffl? m tlje great Captapnctf
of our tpmejbut tljat tizzy can fktn.uot onelp to make SCTarre an)
to o^ner tbeir BatteUe^ , but alfo to fet no^ne U)l;at tbe rraplp er^
$t\Kt$ of tbeir 3tm«^ tufll comebntn 5 euen to eucrp loafe ofb^eat
anb eucrp bottle of ipap^ans laclncre tojtbtn one o? tiuo fi)ot 3 bo)n
mm? fljot of tlje Cannon Ml mtikt a bj eacb m fucb a mall o? fuc^
a TBuIttatikejami fo fo^;?£)? Snallp in tfyi$ Captapneo? t!jat 5 fa^
utng tljat tljts Captaine coulu fktll to fet tlje ^tume upon tlje face
cfijt^ enemte£;anb anotber to ca# tlje U)tnDe,tbe Dutl 01 tlje fmofce
kx tbetr epe^;anb anotber to fcrue fjfe otone tutiu bv a © arri^;ann
fame otljer to n^alue Ijt^ enemt'e into amp?te aim Dwtie Countries
Sim loljat btler o? bafer tbmgeJ can tljere be tljan tljefe afojercljeac*
fe ^ tf inallp iMljat te it tljat pe comment in tlje flulfullelt SOarri-
fiur^ of tljem al^but tljat tljep coulb f kill to ftrue tljeir oUan turned
fflf
of' christian reiioion. 1S5
fl fit rtje moff glo?iot# Conqucrour^but tfjat tf)ep gat dje bitf o*
\ int\)2 enuc? Snn fo tfjou mutt nee&e-ai gratmt cr^at tubeceas tbe
ounterparties uiplcu to ace tbe i&e , ttlnas! not fo? toant of cou*
ge o? gafctot'iymt foj toant of potoei o? fM,|2ottJ,tti&atfofttet
tn ti)t tobole 2Bo?to 3 isi tbe $rmie o? fyottz of (Sorbin 9rmte $}
ofte (31 fap) net tabic!) be Ijatb gatberea of bis neighbour* > but
bid; be Ijatlj creates tmtb WtfxmttyanWt £peltfiotoetbafld;e
>tarresbp name,-fo? bemasedjiem, fpe fjat!) p^out^eD fcotic fo? ail
ungtbinga , ana one of tljem i£ no greater to btm tftan anodjer:
? tljep baue no being at all any longer djan be lifted). 3!f be mafce
arre bere beneath all bis Armies are reatite to tso bint fenuce am*
toage battell baser Jfe banner 5 pea etteu tfjc ambitioufnrHeof
?inces to pumlb tbemfeluts one. bp anodjer ♦ 3if B&iottg l^ejce
otiT^be armed) agat;*ft djem tbe ©ralboppet^ann tbe Locutite,
e ^efiGftes ana tlje2$iaCft'ngg, d)e aEtmow anu tbe Capo;*
'tbe Cardan euerp of b3 be batb b&mlcokers to cbatti^ebS; iit
it flelb 3 our co?ruptions - 7 m our mpnue,out paifiongjann in our
>cules,Gur fcmes aim mfoj&ers ♦ Nereis not fo fmafl a tbing,
bid) ferued> not bim to berp great jKtrpofe-, no? tbing fobple,
bid; feruetb not to Ijte glo?ie;no? tljing fo enempfifte 5 toltftb ftgb*
tb not to get bint tbebicto?ie^to? tbing fo to?ongfttH 5 tobtcij w*
ml) not W 31 ttfiKccjno? tljmg fo ntudj againft ijim>btcf) !)ittetB
it tbe matfce tbat be ametlj at*Cberfo?e ptaie not in tbfe behalf
lamtifetJlp fo? <Box>$ g!o?ie* jFo?, tbe mo?e (ttrring , tbe mo?e
suitge yt\)t mc?e mfo?uer djere i$ bere beneatb ; d)e mo?e aotb be
etoe tbe immouable aecree of bfe euerlatting ^omaence, tabid)
will tbep o? nil! djep) Directed) all d)e fcneonftanries of djis tuo?la
i one certepnre:t&,3nn tfpertbaunce tbxm be afrapb leaft (SOD
ottlD bee tp?en toitb d)e papneami trauell : (fo? be bad) neese of
pnebnpuline^ toreteuebmt)co!tfi&erboto ibpneotanfeoule,
id)out anp tople G3 it felfe, ann Xutcf)cue d;p wimtiz, uoxb at one
Ifefaine inflantbodj p?ouine fo? tftc Mepning of dj& 3 ^^ rna^e
Itbp parts to grota>euerp of djem accn?ning to W peculiar po?*
on anu p?opo?tion 3 giuinff fence euen to tbp nailed anD dje beared
fdip !)eao , tobicb are but otitgromingd anu not parisof tlip bo=
ie.3nti ifdjcul^iltknolj) \jm tl)i$ p?oniDence fe cccupixts tottfr
nt tople ; confiuer bouo tfjac fbp ©oufe ( uottisft^flanWDig all tbe
ufinelTe i»bid)tbp Motile nod) imdjottt djp d)iu!tingtI;cron) fo?*
eared) mt alfo ttttlje nteane labile to motint t)p eucn imto fymm,
no bp t^e fciftourfeg thereof turmople dje tobole Caitlj ; to lap
to
l%6 OF THE TREVVNES
foj tbe maintenance ann nefence of innumerable bototyofoS, $ Iifee*
tmfe fo? tlj£ neca? ann ouerttyoto ofa$ manp otTjcref; anu to fearcfc
into dje nealings of tbe encmte, tomaketbemto feruebisotone
turne ^ to cr^atr botlj of SBarre anu peace together at one tpme,
anu tuttlj dje fdfefamc perfona bod) at once* 9no nartft tbou note
tbtnketbat (Dot) is toplen in tl>e djings tabid) djou tbp felfe ooett
tontijout topic*:©? djat be is tp?eo tnidj tl)e gouermtients tobereiu
tbou foouineft take pleafure *: ffl? djat Ije being a free ann infinite
fepirite , uotb not djat in a limiten bonie D luljicb ti)p g>oule being
finite in it felfe 3 oodj in djp bonie ftljere it ties as in a p?ifonV3Do bee
fljojt, feeing djou pjefumeit to Hoc tbp MI trndj dje things toljer*
of djou canft not make one beate^an <££DD be enable to noeljiS
toll toidj tbe tljtngs toljicij be of bis otone only toil batb mane ann
rreatenv&be bertue djat is in a kernel! o? a plant 3 (beanetb it felfe
from tbe rmte to djet)ttermottb?auncbes 3 peelning nouriflmtent
feuerallp to dje ftocke o? ffalke 3 to dje pidj 3 to t^t batke 3 to tbe flo*
toers 3 to tb* leaues 3 ann to tbe ftuite^o euerp of tbem acco?ning to
tbe p?opo?tion ann nature tbereof ♦ Cbe Sbunne it felfe in toping
fjis cou^ann toidjout mpnning anp fudj dung , pained) tjeate to
innumerable plants, ann to innumerable people ; ann pet Ijeatetlj
not bimfelf one lubrt tbe mo?e* j8oto,if a creature noe fottoljat fljal
foe fap of tbe Creator 2Bbat fbali toe fap of bim tobicb t^ not tbe
Motile of tljepiant 3 o? of tbe ^eat^o? of $pan*,but tbe maker of a!
tbings,pea toijicb mane dje of nodjing, toljo is not (as fome piji*
lofopbers baue&pbiln ) tbe &ou!eof tbe £ao?ln;butratber(iflje
map be fo termen ) tbe toerp life ann g>oule of all life ann g>oule in
tbe 223o?lo<: TBut as toe fee naplp, if tbe Counfell of a ISealme can
not eeaOe one toe*e 3 toitbout confufion of tbe Commontoealejttoj
tbe ^>oule of a man o? a 35eatf 3 fojbeare tooojfcing bee it neuer fo
little,toitbout dje ncatb of dje parties no? dje life tbat is in plants
ftapftidjouttoidjering of dje plant; noi dje&tmnegoeootone
tuttljout procuring oarftnefte 3 o? fuffer €clips toitboutfome nota*
Me cljaitge: mudj.mo?e reafon baue U)e to beleeue 3 djat if dje toojln
ann al d)at is therein toere not gupnen^bpbiln^ann caren fo? b^ dje
fame pcrtuer toifeoome ann gesnnefle djat createn it ann fet in fud)
c?ner as it is : it tooulo in one moment fall from ojner into confu*
Con,ann from confufion to notbing. jro? 5 to \mt no care of ifys to
miflike of it : aim to mifiifce of it 5 is m 03on to tntnoe it y fo?afmucft
iis (Sons toilling ofit,toas tbe uerpnoing of it, BcU) 3 if6ontf
p?pninence eicteun it felfe ttyougljout to all djings^atocll in tyc&
art
Crowne,
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 187
wen as in €m\) : Vuce cannot Doubt but t(>at it ejcten&e t& alfo bnto
man* tfoj tobat ttyng 10 tbere of fo greatc ejrceilencie , cicljcr on
Card; as mans bo&p , 0? in l£)eauen as mans Motile *: Snu in ejr*
tensing it felfe to man,it mutt neetics rjccenD it fcife f quallp to all
men. jf oj to&o is eitijer greate oj fmall,pooje 0? ricfjMH refpect of
I;im tobicl) mafcc botb of noticing ^ €>j tufcat oot>es is tljcre bettoijet
tbem, fauing tljat urfjerca* botb of tljem bee but flaues to bim tljat
fettetb foojtlj t\)t trageme,bc appareletlj tbe one in Clotb of <M&
to plap tbe £ing,ant) tbe otber in a courfe ipilelje to plap tbe 35cg*
ger,making tbem to cbaunge tfecfc appatell toben be iiftetitf
■But bri)olo 5 ljerc commetb almott an tmiucrfall gruoge* jfo? if T his fciiowe
tbere be(fap rtjrp)a pjouioence ; l>oly commetb it too pafle tbat ill for his icawtf-
menbauefomuebpjofperitie, anugebu men fomurijaauerfitte*: nesgataGib-
tbat fome be fo long tmpunilbeti, ana otberfome fo long tmretoar* bct • F
sea \ 3nu to be (bojt , tljat one fo? Ins mi cfeetmes commeti) to tlje
<0allotDe3,ano another fo? rt>e fame caufe obteinetlj a Dtaneme 0?
C rotone ? 'Cbte quetf ion bad; combjea not onelp tbe mod tjertu*
ous among tbe l^eatben , but alfo eutn tl;e motf Heligious of all
ages .1$ut it toere bell to take ij&re a little b?et^anu to put it ouec
among titter* ott>ct tbingg tol;icb remapne to bee tteateo of in tl;e
nejtCbapter following*
m&fimf&fift&fi
That all the euill which is doone , or feemeth to be doonCj
in the world^s fubied to theprouidence of God.
&apn Ijoeretofoje concerning <B®'D)fhtt all
tbings teacbe fcs tljat tbere is but one, aim pet
nottottbftan&ing tljat all things togitljer cam
not ftttFtcientlp teacbe b$ iufeat I;ee is* 9lfo let
bS fap concerning l^ouiaence, Cl;at in all
tl;tngs inee fee a mauifeft l^oufoence ;but pet
t£P to fiefte out tbe caufe thereof in euerp tljmg,t$
as murf) as to founu a bottomleflfeptt, if it be not mucb tno?fe, feb
tng tftac tbe Ml of (Sou is tbe caufe of all caufeg. ^urelp if a man
toiH blame ©oag pjouitJatce P becaufe it agreettj not ttutb Ijis otonr
opinion
lS3 OF THE TREWN!5
opinion ;!;c it a tbouranofalo t© bet moje miflpken , tfian tyt tljat
(baulo ftnn fault b3itt> tljc matfter of an boufeboln fo? tbe o^Mr of
frs l)3tifc, toberebeebatb notlongco aboue one nigbt; o? control!
tbe taiuejai $ Counfell of a ffratmge countrie, tobetof bebatb ban
no fttrtber experience tljan bp refitting too tbe Cauewes ann com*
mon annes : ffi? tl;an tbe 35abe tbat fbouln take bpon tym to giue
feittencc of b& fatberg noingg, ej tljan tbe Qarlet tbat (bouln p?e*
fume to iunge of tbe netermmation of a Court of iparliament 3 bn*
ner pjetence tbat be ban btln fome mans Spale at tbe Jpalace gate:
0} (31 toill fap moje) tban tbe bjute beaff tbat (b raft snnertake too
nrieme of tbe oooings of men* # oj lxsfjat are &ee to be anmitteo to
tbe Counfell of ©on 3 tobicb cannot fo mucb as abpne :lje tyigbt*
tteflfe of fjtsf face <: 3no tubatbnner&mn toefitribcr of bntuban be
fcoutfafetb too reueale bnto ns ^ JKSbat pjincfe Coun r cler fa &
topfe,tbat be can giue bfa Jtojo gcon anuice, snfeflfe ty$ Lojue doc
fed make bmt p?tuie to bte purpafe as toellp^efent ad paf^ann ta
all tbe otber circumftanceg pertepning tbereunto ? ©j'ftbat £;u&
banoman eomming from a farre 5 toili pjefume to nntreutann bet^
ter tobat tiltb,tobat fcne,tobat compoft^ann tobat time of relt fuclj
0; fucb a p&ce afgrouno required) ; tljan be tb*t batb bin acquaint
tea feritb it all tbe napes of bte Ipfe *t 3»n boto farre greater thing
fe it to create 3 tban to till*: %ut fojafmucb as ©on is reafon it feif,
ann toe tbjougb W gtace baue fome fparke tbereof:let bs fe lube*
tber it bee not fo euinent in all \)i$ nosings, tbat in tbis popnt it i&
ligbtenetb euen tbe oarkneife of cmr reafon* 3no if tuee perceiue ft
not fo cleerlp in an tbings 5 let bs acknotolenge our felucs to be bat
men 3 betto&ne inborn ann ©on tljereis no comparifon,tobereas in
berp oeene tbere toere no m'Serence bettoijet bmt ann b^if toe couto
tbjougblp conceitte all bte nettices*
j!5alo tljen tnbereas itfe fapn,tbattf tberebe ap?ouinntce,tubp
Ijaue gcon men fo mucb euill 3 ann euill mzn fo mucb go^afoje intt
nealetoitbtfjematterjletus agree bpon tbe luaing;*31afkeoftbcc
tobicb ^zn tbou called g©n 3 ann tobicb tljou caHelt euill ; ann like*
tmfe t»bat tWp tboumeaneff to bee pioperlp gcon 0? euill* 3If 31
fbouln afke tbtt lMbp bealtbp men baue fo manp nifeafcg, ann ni&
^afen men fo mucb bealtb, tbou migbtefttmtb gcon reafon laugft
tn^etofko^ne : foHjealtb makctb bealtbp , annfickneflemakec^
jicke^ut tubereas tbou af keft mee tubp gon mzn \jrnz fo mucb e*
«ill,ann euill men fo mucb gen, pamon me tbougb 31 caufc tlja to
^pottnn % nmnin$ : foj naturallp 31 cannot conceiue,tl;atritber
gcon
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. l8p
t ©n men baue eutll^ii etuli men bane gam* jFoj tfbp gton men pott
neattertclj men,mcn of ljonoflr,ann men tljat areljealtbp; anu tljat
>e take rtcbesi Jtnibur , ann IjeaWj to bee tl>c goon things : tljcn te
torn queftton abfurtnf c? tt ts a! on? as tf pe Ojouln nemaunn^tobp
jearneo men Ijaueij? aic on tijetr cbfotesf 5 ant> bearnleife men bane
ione* T5ut if ($# 35 beare tb& lap ) tljou efi&meS Solons pouertte
:o be better tbat! tfce go!n of Craffos ; ann Piatcx s boneftie better
ijan Denuyfis tpjamtic; ann dje Coilidk ann tbe gbtone of a toik*
nan UHtlj l>c<s uiifenom 3 to be better tljan tlje beaftb ann founnnelTe
tfbonieoftbefcoleimtbbis foBte: tijenarttbounecepuentutdjdje
;ap?e name of ©atofoj tt ts anotljer tljtng tban tbefc g©nes 3 t:obidj
;aufetlj tljee to pjeferre tbem ann to efftsme tbem tlje better. Eber-
T m let ns fap tljat tire ^cats ait tbofe Mjidj feefee after tlje true goto
SjmgS 3 ann tljat tlje trne gcon nmijg are dStitolinzttz ann Osrcuet
mn contrarptotfc tljat tlje ewtfl folfces are rtjofe iuljtcb aremennefc
to tlje ttyng* tljat are euill in nine 3 tljat ts to fap, to finne ann m*
jonlinelTc ; ann let lis not confounn tbtngs togerfjer, tlje gan tottb
fee bar? anu tije ban toitfj tbe gcon ♦ jf oj tofjat gojnes foetier a man
can.baue,oj(to fpeafce after d?pne oUme manetftobatfeettsreutne*
^e ran mate fttdj}lje cannot bee gcos ttjottgb Ije baue all tbe gconeg
In tbe U>o$j,& long as be btmfrtfe & not gcnn;nettber can fjc be tit
ruin cafe^as long as Ije bmrfelf is not eufflL Ss foj tlje gooug fcjfjiclj
goe about to beguple as Dnncr tljat attp^e ;,Ict fe£ fapdjep bee oufe
toartj tfmw&common to tlje one foit as lire! as to dje otljn^fo; tlje
tobt'dj a man can no mo?e bee termen geco oj ban 3 bleffull oj ys^zu
rben; tljan be can bee callen fenfe oj learnen fo? bearing a ridj gar*
ment : 3nn comrarptmfe tljat as all tljefe falfe gcones are tnttru*
ments to tbeimcfeo to make tbem tyoajfe, (as ncbes trrcomtpt
botb tljemfelues ann otber men; atttijontte 3 t&nor fcpolencr; bealdj
to maiietbcm tbeittfner ann itouter to mse mtfcbtef,ann fo fantl;;)
fo tlje etttlles lobfclj tbott termed eutfle^are befpejs to g©n men to
uoe gajn^ann ftiriljerers of tljint in tlje erercife of uertttr 2 ns pcuer^
tie to b^tnle tljetr InfteSjbacenelTe to bumble tbenijfiefcteiR to m&
kentbem^ann allmaner of combcranres to tyfuetljcm to flee unto
<&&&) ann^to teacb tbem to fuctour tijrt'r neegbbonrs in tlje ltKe ?
luljen ©on (bat bane nja&ne t^em out of djctmeuen after tbe fame
maner tljat a ftcMp bonce tuvnetlj all tljtrjgs thzt arexm'mfrren <o\u
to tt 3 into tbe tmfctmn bumy. tabteb gettetl) tbe i^ppet !jat:5; tuft^
as on tlje otljer fine 3 t!je faunn $ b^altbp borne tumetij to bte notfc
iifbmeHt,eueu tlje meate^s tbat a^e &o$ of mgefiion,
jSotrx-
tpO OF THE TREVVNES
SSteS^ ^^ t^tn^ct bs come to t&e pojrot. CSilt tfjou fototoe M&p rfc
fomon ?4th ri^ s an* boncur ait common botb tdgcon ann ban 4 * %'c is becaufe
u o good and tljat ©oti ( euen in fpigbt of tfjc toi'cKeD)cannot but bee gcos ; info*
bad. nutel; tljat be ma&ctb tlje fljotoers to tsfiu ann tbe ligijt to (Ijine
Upon tlje one as &ell as on tfje otfje^nottmt^aammTg tbat d;e one
fo>t nee cutft bun foj toetttng; tbcm oj foj making tljcm to ffcueate,
ann tljz o$er fo?t noe blefle i;im foj moptfening ann ripening tlje
fruttcjf of djetr labour ♦ 3[t is becaufe (Sod Deemed) it net agreea*
bit eptljcr to fyls o&ne ljo!ioj,o? to tfje grecfes ann trauelles cflji^C
feiuants 3 to retnam tbem toitb trifling djmgs.lcafl: djep fyottln fct
t&etr mpnnes bpon tljem^ itfte aiS a fatber tbat topetij &te heritage
fo? Ijis fonne, tbinfartj it not to bee foj l)is bebcofe, to apparel! bint
in tije liueric of bis feruants ann flaues* %& bee (bo?t 3 it is becaufe
Ijc nealcd) Iftea ipjmce 3 tobo maketb W pap common to alibte
<g>oulnitrS;but as fo? tbe (Barloun of £)fte 3 be giuctl) it onlp to lurij
as ait tlje ftcfr djat in fcaliug noe enter tbe bjeaelj 3 oj get bp bpott
tbe toall of a t£otone tljat is aflaulten ♦ JUfcetoife iSings oce caft
tljeir largeflfe at anuentttre among tbe people ; but as fo? tbeir bo*
mtf ann oignities,tlKP beftoto tljem upon djofe tobom rijcp efpe*
ciaflpfauour* 3ltmififtet!)tlj# tljat tljis man tilled) Ins ground
fcritb moe ploughs tljan tljou : but anutfe tbp frlfetueil 3 to!)edjet
tljou coulneff fino in tfjp Ijart to ejedjaunge £ intoarn gifts of grace
\ohit\) ©©Dljatl) beftotteobppon dja 3 toidj ljis©j:en ann IjtsC
flaiougljes ♦ 9notljer is in greater reputation ami audjo?itie taitft
tbe ip?ince tljan djou art* 35ut confiner tljou tfjeretoidjall tijc Ijart*
fcptings 3 tlje enuie 3 tlje Ijartburnings , ann furi? otljer tljings tobirfi
Ije tntiuretl); mi* fee tolj£t{;er tije meaned negree in ©oos Ijoufe
iiabere ttjou feruefl,being free ann ejemptcn from an rfjofe rtjings,
bt not mud; better tljan tije beft rcome about anp Eing* %%z !^ing
fo2 b& femicetionebp ()tm,rel»artiet{)Jjim toitb lantJS 5 fees 3 ann
cfftceS:but if t!jou be fo bacempnneu anb tujongfull to tl^ felfe 3 a?$
to foffertfjp bonp lottf) tlje feruices ann djarges of djp g>ouIe;cons
finer djat (Son being Itberall ann iuff 3 intennedj to relwam fpirttu^
all encounters toitf) fpiritual (SarIonns,ainn to recompenee tljoe ac*
coining to bis olon ljono?,ann not accojning to tlje bacnteffe of tljp
I;eart-, a^in tbat fo mud; tbe mo?e 5 becaufe tbat in uerp neene.lje re^
tuamedj not djp tao^s 3 but bis otDne toojftes in d)de* 90o?eotter,
tbe retoam is giuen 3 not accoining to djp nefact 3 but accojoing to
tbe to J?tl)!nelTe of Ijtm tl;at be(!o x a)etl) it ♦ Cbe recompenee of one
teiiiaw feruic^is farre otl^r at $ Ijaan of a JKiiig,tJau of a mcaite
lop.
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION, Ipi
lojtoe* 3If tfjou Tap tbou coultsclt bet contcntro toftft atboufan&e
jfrcndb Crotoneg , Alexander tnoulo anfluere tlj«,t&at tt migbt
perrfjauncebe enough fy tij& to recepue, but not enouglj foj Ale-
xander to gtue* 3ho if tbou ujoulaetf Ijaue (££>D to giut tljee no
greater rctuarn tban ptenric of S3me an* Cojnc , if tbou knetueft
bint to*H,t&ou toouloeu; bee afljameo cfcljp felfe : to ft fe tlje fame
tljat is c ommou to airmen , ann not peculiar to trjafe tl^at are bis,
jSeuertbeleflc , tftijou (rep not fo farre, but art nefirous to knotoe
fc)ljat be tbe goooes toljtcb goto men !jaue in tljig toojlu, (31 fpcsfte
of tbem tljat feeme not to baue tl?em) Seneca tdless tbe^tbattbep
make tbeir life allocable to <0oo ftljo knotoetb tljem ,- in bun tbep
rcpofe tbemfelitcg 5 tljep baue peace in tljeir Conferences! ; ifljein*
treafe not tbeir pjefcitt irate,t!jep alfo boe abate tbeir nefircg ; tbeur
enemies comcntJ tbet'r bertue 3 a!l tbe too?io bemoanetb tbeir toaut,
ana tbofe tbat baue tljeoiff routing of gaftes ano fronojs, areola^
nte&foj leauing tbemniiconGoereru %o beefl;o;it,tbe nerp afking
uf tljat ©uelrion(be tbou a Cbjitfian oj an ©eatben man) te Unto
tbem an ineftimabf c retoar^namelp^tbat tobereag concerning tbe
motf part of otber men, tt is tuont to be onnaunueti toljerftne tbep
be a&uauncea to ricljes,bono;t,ant> autbo?itie.,ano tbep tljemfciueg
are oftentpmeg afljamco to tell boto tbep came op tbem^euerp man
afketlj boi» tt bappenetb tbat tbe goou men are not ricljjljonojable*
ann in autbojitie ♦ jj5oto,tf rljou baue tlje courage of a man,njoul*
ueft tbou not rijcofe as Cato oio 5 tbat men fboufo ratber afke tolj?
tbou banted not an Smage of tbpne fet op in tbe open place , ant*
tobp tbou toaff not amnftteo to tljat bonour, tijau otbertmfe^ ge£
fapft tbou: 3l5ut if 0oD lifleu not to giue mee tljent; tobp baue 33 at
leatftoife forgone tljofetobfcb 31 baa *t 2£tljpbatlj bee taken tbem
from moe *i 3|t map be(fapd) Seneca) tbat ihljou fratrnefl: not foj*
gone tljem^tbep toouto baue fojnane t\)&> 31 tell t\)k tbat if bee ban
not taken tbem from tb^tljep tnottlo baue taken tlyk from fjim\ 31
piap t!;& bote often ball tbou eaten from tbp €\ydu a v\t$$zt o%
fome otber tope tljat beplapes urit&aH,to fee tobetljer §e t&oulu be
ftubbojne m no H $;>oto oft balte tbou yiatkzti tbe knife out of \>i£
liana ,euen mben be crpetJ to baueit fttfl *t 3nD loljat ettill meaneff
tbou tanjarned bim, njbratljouDjeancft Ijimftom ty$ Dttgge^
jftoto tljen , tljinkeft tbou it ftraintgs tbat ©® D (IjotiltJ call tbp
gmtjes into tbe <g>ea , toljicb e!3 maulii baue belper^ to n^olnne tfm-
in ncftrtttfton ^ ^D l)o\o greatb m Platoes %fjfjhn?afte atJttauu^
tage l)tm/o make ^iin Mz\ ©j Ujat Ije a>otao piucke tlje &too?n
of
ipi OF THE TREWNES
of autfiojttte out oftfjp ??ano toberof tljmt art To utttrDtt5f,tn6tc6 elf
(peraouenntre)baii llapnetbpne otone&ouu:? £h tfeat to prepare
tbee co anotber life better tban tbfe , be uSouto feate t^ee Urift furii
fir mane-ai, a$ ma$ J make tljee to be* tit l:ut bttj it *; 'ftbou taste
fap tljat tbou toouloeft baue fcfeD ftem toelbfcuttoijat a number of
men Ijmc bin feene 5 totydj bitter tbe cJaCiftmcttt uf pouertte tone
gart xnrrtjtobomricfje^ ans bonoim'o affrm^rs manx $ corrupt*
3Hjou fuffereft tl)t]$Wtivn to ta£e fro tb& fome kpnus of meates
fotycb tbou loueft toell, ano to atytoge tt;ar J jj>tlj of tbp fare ano of
tbpne ererctfe^ano ofti>j> pleafure0 3 Wau r c U f 5atb feme ftp toa*
tec 0} felt fometpmes tfjp pulfejano milt tftc u rut fuffer <3no(tob3
(airing creates tljee anu ftapeoii3&« 5 feeIet& euerlaftmgljp tbe pulfe
of tbp &cuie)totlt tfjou not fuffer btm 3! nip 3 to berate tbee of fome
outtoaro taring toljirij be bmtfetfe maae , ana tobicb toculo too}hz
tty oeffrum'on *t %%m commenoeft tbe Captapne, tobo ta make
Jjifi? tournep tbe fpeeoiet againft Ijisj enemte, oifpatcbftb ataap aH
bag; ano baggage from W 3rnue 3 tbat \yi$ <l>oulmer£ map ga tbe
ltgbter,an& tbat tbe bjeafctng of a Chariot map not flap bun by tbe
tuap : ana canft tbou not fin&e in tbpne gent tbatijr to&irlj ma&e
tbee ana gouesnetb tba,ft o«to nifpofe of tbp baggage: tbat is to
toit 3 of tbp purcbafeai oj mberttanceg tobrrb tbou baft gotten Ijeere
ir!otoe,to make ttyet tbe nfmblcr againtt ticce 3 ann agamft tije con*
tuiitall temptations cf cbtg toojft*;
'But €nuiep?icketb tbee,22%p taltetb fce tfjem nat(fajrtf tl;ou>
aftoellfrom tljt^ man ano tbat man,as from mee?9no labp louetij
fce tb& percbatmce better tban tbem <: ^ell met tofjp ftep&tQtion
appopntetb tbee a greater portion of IRb^tobarbe, tljas bim ^ 3E>e«
c aufe fucb a one i$ mo?e mcuen tottb one ajamme, tljan another isas
UJitb ^ee ♦ fflne it better ptirgeo toitlj a Cngle €iidcr,tban ana*
tljer is! tutft a toerp arongpurgan'on ♦ fflne man is fonet toarnen
of (Sod bp tbe (olfeofbi's cropp of (grapes o^ Cbw?, tfca:ianbt?jcr
u; bp tije burutug ofOijs; boufe,tbe loffe of all bto g©oe«,ana tbe ta^
kmg of fjfe Ctiilo^en pjifonerg, feo lob fatue tljelolTe ofljis Cat*
tell j tbe burning of bis boufes , ano tbe oeatb of all W Cbttyen*
anti )>zt fo? all tljat,ltf pjapfeo (Son (ltll> Cbat toljtcb toag contfaru
tie tn bmt,mtg!jt baue feemeo blochtlljneire m anotljer* H5ut tobeti
(Boo came once to tbe tourbmg ofljt^ perfon^be coulD not tijen fojt*
bcare to otfpute tottb l)im. jI5oto tben 5 fen:g ftat tlje tljmge; tobtcft
tbou termed ewBe* ann mtfebtefes , are tn berp uaoe botb ^eoii
cmejai ano g)alue^ toitt tftou not Jjaus t^m mmtftreo accopiitg ta
tf)Z
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. Jpj
tfie completion of tftepattoit *t Snn tbmkeff tbou tbp fcIfetDiTcr in
Dtfcermng t!j£ sifpofition of $F §>oule,tba fjc tfoat creates it,tbou
31 fap tofcidj tiar£fl not mm co tbpne oltut kuotolcogc m tfce curfag
oft^Pbotiie*: ^Ije fameis to bee fapD of Diners j3ations,toljereof
fome one map bappcu to be afilfcteD a longer tpme ^ moie fljarplp
to >b tljejaiague 01 toitij &flIai;re,tJjaiTaiJG$er,a!iD oftcntpmrs a!*
fo etten fo? tbe feifefeme caufes ♦ jf oj ©on fenotoeft botb tbe com-
mon nature of tobole jftattons , anD tlje peculiar natures of caerp
feuerai pecrom&ome natt:re,if it fljoulD not (& tfje fcurge altoafes
-at l;anD, iDcuiD become tcmro pjouDeanD pjefumptuou^nctbcr,
if it flfjoulo Ice it cominuaiIp 3 ly ouId be quite out of&att an* fall m^
to Difpap^e* 31f fome toere not ffcfftrr^peD toub t!;ar olune au^
itriffc'es 5 tijep couId not reftapnc from making IntlSbtef to otljcrs,
flnotfjer agapne beetng mo^e giuen tc quietneiTe , is contented to
ftoeatelftftt'Im^
xmt coueting otbcr mens gooses fo be map keepe I;is otone.in like
rafe is it toiilj plants: fome require Dunging, feme rubbing tu
make tbem deane,fome p}apning,fome neto graffing againe tottfr
tie fame to take aiuap tbe barflmefle of tbct'r fruite , anD fome ta
Jjaae tljeir beaD cropper* quite anD rlcane cfl\ flDne fclfefame 6ar*
apner Dod) all tijefe t bings,anD a Clntoe of bis tfjat ftanDS bp ana
fees it,toa3nDcrs at it : but |e tbat knotoetfj $e natures of tljtngs,
toill count Ijim tbe fktlfuller in bis arte.
gea fapft tbou,but tljougb tijefe euillcs map be ^eDicines anD Thc »w«He-
g>alues,boto map Deartj be firt jf o? tobat a number of innocents ^and 1 ^-
Doe toee fee Udpne in tbe t»o?In^ OTbat a number of g©D folke Doe i^ pc rf fs, ~
toe fee put to tbe flaugbter, not onelp g©D in tbe iuDgement of bs,
imtalfo tutn in tbe iuDgementof tbofe tljatput tljem to Dearth
Jfrap tatfjer,to&at is Dcatb but tbe common paflage toljtrf) it bcljo*
uetb DS al to paired 9nD tobat great matter makes it,to!jetljer tbott
patTe it bp g>eao? bp lanD ^ bv t&e corruption of tljpne otone bu-
mo?s,o? bp tbe co?ruptne(Te of tbp Commontoeale*: Sgapne,ljou>
often baue 3luDges connemneD fome manfo? a crpme,fe)!jereof bt
Jjatb bene giltlelfe, anD in tbt Denpall tuljcreof be Ijatb Itconc eueu
Ijpon tbe s&caffolD, anD petbatb ibece confeffeD Ijimfeife faultfe in
fomeotber crpme, bnkuotonebotb to tbe JuDges anD to tbetfau*
Ders bp *: a mamfett rep^ofe eitljer of tljie ignorance o? of tbe bnit^
fticz of tbe 3luDgci , but a $Up\\e acknotoleDgement of tlje toife^
Dome ar.D iutfice of tbe ctetnall (Sod *t 3nD if €od b?mg ft^t ta
t^at popnt fo? one fatilt^auD tlje 3IuDge fo? anot&er^ljat Dniu^ice
J£4 OF T H t TUYVNEJ
to in (Son fojfufferingtbem to bee cpnoemneo tojongfuRp hytfo
3lungc,pca ann to be punifljen toitlj oeatb oj otbertoife, foj a crpme
lubcreoftbcirotonc conference cleared tljcm asgiltieife,toben as
Cod ann tbeir otonc confidence Deo iuftlp conoemne tbem foj Come
ctber ? 9s foj example , %fyt 3iungc connemm tb tbem foj confpi-
racieagainft tljc commomaeale, tobereas ®oo con&cnmrtf} tbem
(percbaunee)fojbebauing tbemfclucs loofdp in trcfcimng tlje
commonuiealc* Clje 3!unge bnnertfolour of offence gtnen te tbe
Cbutcb.ann ®on fo? not rebu^tnej tbe Cbutc bmen frcclp inougb*
iFoj J fpeake as tocU concerning iipeatbenfolke 3 as Cb?tHtanc in
tljts bebalfe, 3no tol;at a nombcr Doetaec fee, tofcieb wifeffe of
tbcmfiittes,ann ttituefTe of tbeit familiar ftcenns, tbat bp tbp pu*
infying of tfcem,tebcrctott& tljou being c|je Junge mtnteff to bane
put tbem in feare ant) too btwrctfraineo tbem, tbepbaue taken
foaming to ameno,ann bin t!jc mojequickenenfcpann incojagcof
9no toljat els is tbts, but tbat as in one fcifi fame neene , ©on liao
one intent am* tbou anotljer 3 fo alfo be guinea tt to tbe t no tbat be
Ijimft ife amen at,pea ann to a contrarie enn to tljat teljicb tljou tin*
Deftpurpofe ': T3ut tobatatbinglaere it if tbonfatoeff tlje fruite
tbat <S©D ojatuctboutof fe* Z\)t Cbilne tbat bcbolns bis 4Fa*
tber treating of gooMp drapes, eonlu finn in bis; beart tooblame
bimfojfoooiugjojbetbinketb tbattbep fyouio bee kept (Hll,an&
cannot eonceiueto Vnbsttfc tbe treating of tbcm fljouio fetue:bitf
tbe jfatber knotting tbe goonncs of tlje jfruite better tben tbe
Cbrtn,(Toi [yt planten tbem 3 tennen tbnn^ann pjopneo tbem) con*
finer etb alfo tbat txtitljin ttoo moonetbes 0) little moje 3 tbep tooulo
limber ana mpatoap,anntberefojeto pjeferue tljcbertueof tbem,
Ije maketb no account of tbe eating of tbcm 3 but trcaoctb tbem in a
if atte to make Sfttpne of tbem* 9nn ttben tbe CCjtlD comes; after*
tunrD to nifcreticn , be mufetb at bis oftnc follp , ann acknottilen*
QUI) tbat at tbat tpme be plapen tbe berp £bi!n, notTDitbftanttng
tbat as tben be tbougbt bimfelfetopfer tfjan bts ,f arbcr*9nn after
tljz fame maner nctb be tofrcn be fees l)im make confer ue of Kofea,
of &roIets 5 o? ofotljcr flowers X)z is fo?ptofcctbemmaro(as bee
tbinkctb)ann is reanp to meepe fo j it ,ann be cannot be quieten, be*
caufe be itiottln make jl5ofegapcs of tbem,ttbicb anon after toouto
toitber, ann be bunfelf tooufr calT tljnn attap bp tbe nc]ct mo?roto*
jf5oU) confiner 31 P?ap tbee, tobitber tcit(;out anp furtber innuce*
mentjtbou finn not tbpfelfe too refemble tbis Cbiln. 6©D ttbo
wane t^e goon men tl;at ttl;ici; t^ep be^aty no leffe confincration
am
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. I£5
*nn louc cotoaro cbcnu&an tbofe toljicb be&aple tbcnU&ee Imoto*
*tb co ttfct cnoc t^cir Ipfe fcructlj in tbts too^Dcalfoijce kno^etl)
tobca it is time to gatber tbem,ano to put to bis Cpaoke oj Dickie,
tocuttljem oottjne,tbattbcp rottc notfcppon tbe tree ojbppcn the
ground, a'in bote long tijep map be ^cferucu in tbeir fttnse* Sun
tljiiikc ft tbou.it ftraunge tbat !jcc fijouln take fame toben cljcp bee
frcfy ann gr:ene 5 too pjefrrue tfrem all tbe peer? long, o? t&at bee
ftoulo makeCouferues of tbdrficfters to bee kept a long: time,
o? cbK beeOjDulo of tbeir grapes make dpae ^bmkrll tbcu it
Ihuimgefa? 3! , tbit bclbmft after a fojt make rtjeir fauotir , tbcfc
f uieecr feat,ano tbeir uremftfj , clji t tc to fap tbeir goniiacs , tbrit
fcpHgbtaels, anmljeirwrute too line after tbenNiobicbotbcrtoife
fboulo free immo uncb tfotftn - Sifu tijac tb?p tpfucfe fuj tljemftlues:
roulo nor baue Iiucu pad tb?ee o? fo&er pere0,Cboulo lute to t!jc be*
nefiteoftbe Cburi1)anotbeccmmomaeale,not peregbuttoo;tU>s
of peeres *; 2f tbou bee a Chilian take fo? mee example ti)t &pc»
ffles anna great nomber of tbe Spsrtpjs tobicb baue fuffeicn per*
fetation : ooeiJ tbou not euen pet ttill Djtnfc cf tbat It^uo? oftfjrtrs^
totij not tljcir conftant confefllou make tbee alfo to confefle Cl))itt 9
ann tbeir neatbbrtpc tbee tootbecnnlefTc Ipfcl: CouId Ignatius
ann Policarpus baue hueo abouefiue oj Grepcres mojc tljan tljep
Bio*j 3m pet U)bat part of all tbeir ages batb laden fo long: cj tens
fo mud) goon , as tbe lad balfe bob^c \rl;ercin tbep npeo *: ©j if
tbou be npeatbm man , confioer mee tbe tieatb of Socrates o? of
Papinian ? 3Jf Socrates ban not tyoonke tbe iewe of Epemlocke
toitbout gilt ? banoeff tbou ban tbofe geonlp eifcourfes of bis con*
tcrningtbe immortalize of tlje Motile *: flbj toottioeft tljouljaue
beleeueo it fo eafelp <: ann tbrrebpon baue bene contenteD to fc?ga
tl)^ Ipfe fo frcelp fo? tlje nefence of tbp Countries foj tlje mapnte*
nance of tbe txtxnl) *: 8no if Papmian ban not (betorn bote bono*
table a tljing tt is to npe fo? ncing rigbt , ann botu farre tbe foue*
reine magiftrate U to be obepen , (baulo w not bet brrc ft of a lin-
gular gooulp example uf HoutnelTe ann rigbtfull ncaling *t ££ibat
tbing nio tbep in all tbeir tobole Ipfe , eitber fo mucb to c02ir otone
honour, o? fobene&ciaUto tbem tbat Wte to come after tbcm, asf
.fbeir nptng in fuel; fo?t': Sola tberfo?e,let us fap Wbc but babe?*
9nn fo?afmucbasUiepcrreiuerbeU)tfDome of our jfstberteo bee
fo great , tobnreas t^ee connemne bim of irant of ( kill, ann fc?ak
macb as our otane ignorance is fo groOfe , \x$Wt$\$?t bcaden of
towfenome, lettosratycr conftffeotir ^eakeneffeiu all cafes, tban
J3 2 pjefume
flicJ,a«»emft
the Goddes
didftand.
l$6 OF THE TREWNES
pjcfitmc to tooubt of W fagc pioutoenre in anp tljing*
Tiic Goddes 55wt Cato of VticatooulD nceued tljat (Son fyoulDpeetoljtma
allowed that tcafon^lubp Csfar ouercamc Pompey :a« tuljo tooulo fap 5 tljat ti>e
had the vpner ^ enea rafta](l fa tbc l&ealme 3 fIjouto commawfc tlje Ijtglj Court of
hand. parliament to p# Id Ijtm account,lDljp bis cafe toatf oiicrtljiotoen*
But cato with jfoj all our great ©ttarete ana Complaints arc lelfe before 60D,
the vanqui fi m t jj C ^(j ca f C f a ^ m}Z aillaine (g afo?e tlje grcateft Sponarft
of tbe too>ro* jftap, fjee fljmilo ratljer fjaue conftnercD tijat pnuate
Stated arc pumOjcn bp o^bcr of La&c, ana Commonlucalcjs ana
pubttft States bp ctufll toarres : 3na tljat tlje Commontoeale of
Rome toa$(cucn bp W otoe c$tfe(Tton) fo cojrupcea in manete^
in gouernment 3 ana ui tlje Uerp Catoes tljemfehtcs; * r tljat be migbt
jaue ftan mttcb iufter caufe to bauc aoubtea of <£5osjs p?otuacnce 5 if
after Ijcr pumftin j of others fo? tbc Ipfte things , fl)e Ijcr felfe ban
fcapca bnpunifljca : djat tlje (Create men, toljat part fo eutr tljcp
maintepnea , toere tlje members molt mfectea, m fo mud) tljat tbe
totfeff men of tljat age faia^We fee what part we ought to fhun,.
but not what part wee ought to take : 3na tljat as Caefar maae
toarrc openlp againfl: Ijis Countrie , fo Pompey rotiertlp ana fctu
ncr Ijana mane lji$ partakers; to? figljt £bj tlje mapntenaiutre of hi&
otone ambition , toljtcl) tuags paraauentureaifcountenancea t© tlje
common people , but couln not be cotmterfettea before <5oa ; Uiljo
fcetlj tlje berp bottom of our hearts* jftofo tljcn fljali toce tljinFe it
ftraunge,tf)at to tlje intent to fljetoe tbe comom people Ijato great*
!p rtjepbeefubiectto beaecepuea unaer pretence of gaa faptb ; ana
to teaclje great men Ijoto fojelje mifliketlj tljat tbep ujoula flj^otuu
fteitiea^tielullesibnuer tlje Clofeeof Juffice; <&oa fljoulafuflxi:
Pompey to fall into tljeljanas of (jis enemieg H 9nu t^at t0 pimtffi
tfoz p?pue of tire Senate anu tbe Utfjole Hate ; Ijoe Hjoulo cattfe tljeir
Srmp to beebanquilbeD , anti let tbem fall into tlje bantig of tftctr
clone Cotmtrpman tbeir naturail feubtcct *i Jl^ap Ijoto couln (Don ;
%mt f&euicn Ijig p?ouioence mo?e manifeUlp , tban bp oucrtljicto*
ing tljat Sbtate bp ber otone fo?re 5 lol)ictj tJjoitgbt t^ere tua«{ not a-
tip potoer in tlje tojtltie able tro puniuj Ijrr 'x ano bf mahing ber at
&ott)flaue to ber otonc fecruant,loljiclj Ijno biougljt fo manp €it*
ties, CommomDcalec; 9 Hing^ in bondage bnto fjtr "tl5nt it map
hz tljat Carfar bimfelft feaped; iinputtiujet!* Bap : Co fyctoc unto
Cp?anne« tljat tljeljtgbcft ftep of tljcfr greatndTe isi tpet; to a ijak
ter,ann tljat tijep be but (Bote fcc;trgC5 UJljtct) be toill cad into tfjc
tyje toljen ^e ^atl; \wne foitlj tfjem -, Uut^u atomic after, !j* ujag;
flapnc
II
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. J$7
flapne miferablp m ft t Senate tu&sn it toas full* 9ttD &p to&ome* Seneca in nis
Citfn bp ft ofe m tofjome bee truto , tobtft baa fought bnuer bus third bookc of
fttamrata againft fte Commontocalcann toljtcb p^cfuming tljcm Anger.
ftlucs to baue oeferuea moie at !n$ fjann tlian tl>cp ban in neeue, ^«fir 6we
meant to nefctue alfo of fte Commcatocale in mutt&ering&pm* ^^™
2£iere toee nam ag Diligent in marking fte i^Gtofogd cf ftmgs a lidcaforcbin
Done in flpitfo^ie^ag &e be m noting fte maner of fp#fte£,fte o^ very whote in
net of nropcKUkoj fte antiquities Wijtdj fte t^ptcr reposed): affile his defence, sc
ftaulDSnu fteipke pjcufrence of ®os in fteftattnge of aUSta- °^£ nf £
tes j| 25at 31 content mp felfe tcitlj tljfe one afoje mentioncr? 5 as tbe daatcsinAr-
totydi is bed knoinen too all men > creep: 3! &ere mpnwm to take me s, ftad now
fome example of our parentage to mligbten fte matter ftiftall with their
jftoto ften, tuIjereasCatotletecbtmfeife tI#otigt> impattencte, Svvords draw£
tfyirikz pe not tbat if be ijao liueii fttiyje toouto baue ceaOeo to con* chalL oTe-
teno toift ($ov. ? ano baue commenuefc W 3!nftice , ano batte &?& (tate^nd ta-
ten bakes of b^ lingular pjouinence \ I>eg : ^ut fte rmfcbtcf is, king part with
tljat fcftereas ire moiilu not iuuge of a Song bp one note,noj cf a tl £ Pompeics
Cometue bp one Scene, no* cf an ©jatura bp one full Sentence, j^k*****
luctDtU ^cfttme to iusgeoffte£)armonp ant? o?&erlp bireaionof ThcGmfc
ftcftboletoojlo., affljofaflftatisifterein, b^ fome one action a-^hyme^fmd
lone^ainejin ^ttKk toe bear eforiftftanges aaofyeafte^toift fault with
paufca ami fctfcpjltfjj ; gn € omenta, toift ftctotmeafarable 1m> GodsProui-
barous cruelties of an Atreus, fte toickcti preemptions of an aenc€ *
Ixion, ktip tbe lamentable outcrpes of a Philo&etes : ana all ftiS
fe(if toe toil! fap fte trueft)becaufe toe baue fo gcoa opinion of fte
Sg)u(ician,tbat toe ftmk be toill make al to fall into a gort conco^u:
aim of tbe Comememaket , tbat an bis Difagrtimcnts (ball eno in
fame mariage : ant? of tbe ^ragctuctojpter , tbat ere ^ee leaue fte
Stage, be l^rll t^z tlje s xi&& Ixi'on to t\jz <[£lij£le , o? make tbe
fentJS of l^ell to tojment tlje A treus,o? contrarimife caufe ©£)D
to beare tbeta)ofttH bopce ami pitiful! crp of tljep©je Philo&etcs*
Sno if 0o& feeme erdvjl)pl€5 to boln l)i$ yutc, ans to fuffer men
to plap tbeir partem • ottgbt toee not t© hmt & g©3 opinion of b&
totfoome, a$ to tbtnke tbat be can tell myzri it U tpme to pap tbent
tljeir bp?e *: 3n^ t^ae altbottgb be let tlje tcickeD toalk at large bp-
pon tbe (tage,anu tbe goalp to Ipe itt p^ifon i be can alfo p?ouu>e ta
cnu tbe biaueries of tbe one fo# Drift iufl pur.t(bment,anD tbe too*
fall complaint es of x\)z ofter fo^t toift iopfuH triumpb H Z&ljzri a
Crage^ie i^ plaptj afo:t §& , ftoti art not offender* at anp tbing
D)^ic5 ftou Jeavett* dil;p Grt ^ecaufe ftat in tm ijotojes fpace:
^ 3 ftou
Xp8 OF THE TREVVNES
tbou (raft fljetoeD knto tljec tlje Dooings of a ten 0? ttoelue pe res, as
tljc rauifljing cf Heletymt) tlje punifljimnt of Parish tlje mifera*
tie ens of Herod upon biz muromng of lohn BapufUjnforauefr
tfyat altljouglj tI)ou bee not acquainted toitlj tlje fto?ie ,pet tlje arte
Xuljtc^ tljou percciueff,anD tlje c no iuljtclj tbou ctpcett ft,make tljce
botlj to bcarc toitlj tlje matter, ai>o to comment) tlje tljing tuljicb 0*
tljcrtotfe tljouiuoulDctT tljinke to beboiljinuuft, annaifc cruel! in
t\)z gouerncr of tbe ^>tage* Upoto mucb moje outrljtcft tljou to re«
frcme tljp mtflpking, if cljau condoereU tljat tlje UjojId is a kt*D of
£>tag'cplap 5 conueieo to a certein^etjD bp a moll excellent nukcr 4 ;
3n& )u(jat an excellent ojDcr toQtftyftttfeou fee tljerctf tljou mtglj-
tcft bcljolD all tlje ages anD altcfati'ottf thereof as in a Comcsie,
all tit one Dap*: pea ojbuttfjeftrrtfflfeof fome oneonelp Mmon
£0) an IjunDjeD peres? , tuljtclj tocre lelTe tljan tfje fatcrttietoe of ttoa-
6>crtnunts in a Comeuie *: Cljou bad feene Pompey ouercome*
JLoe Ijere a DifcojD tfoat offenDctlj tljine eares, ^Cljou baft feene Car-
Tar to tying Ijome Ijis fetoojD batfaD m tlje blouD of tlje Senate.3lf
tbou be a CljilD , t(jou n>eepeff at it ; but if tljou beeft a mr.n , tbou
pacifpeft tbe CljilD anoattcnDeft foj t!je knitting tip oftlje matter,
ana foj tlje magement of tlje PoetiUpe rebpon tlje Chorus Bngctlj*
anD tljen maketlj a patt)fe.9H tin's toljple tlje Poet feemetlj to fcaue
forgotten anftice , anD if tljou Depart out of tlje c ompanp at tljae
popnt,tljou canft not tell tofcat to make of it. TBut tarrp a tobple
anD Ijcarken to tlje note tljat follotoetlj* Csefarigputtoceatbbp
\}is ottme mem&ee Ijere Ijoto tlje Difco?D is turntD into a gooD con*
co?D. €4jp Cljiloe feetlj tljat tljis pjotoD peacocke toljieb Dauntco
Ijtmfelfe aboue all tlje tuo^is in one pap (fatten in tm'tlj infinite
toounDs^ljcrcbp, Ijoto little a one foeuer tbp CljilD be, Ijc Ijatfc
fome prrceiucrance of tlje fojecaft of tlje Poet. Doclt tljou not fee
tbmagatne, tljat fcueebee like €ljilD?cn,tobitlj tooulDcomroIltfje
j§>oug of all ages by one j#ote , oj a long ©nation by one Lett r t y
luljcraja! noturitljftanDingjOur life as in refpeet of tlje tobolc Ijoo^Id,
is leffe tljen a (Ijo^t ^inim in companion of a Uiljole fons*: 3jf tbou
De a Cb?iftian,tbou reaDeft tbe i!;iao?p of Iofcph.^ljen tfeou reas
Deftljotoljetoac fouiDintOiEgipt, tbou canftnotbe angrpinougt
Intel) Ijis tyotljcrs^o^fufficientlpbetopleljispoo^eolDcjfdt^er*
Slgainp,ty!jen ^ : is call into tlje Deepe Dungeon in recompenee of
Ijis cbaftttie^tljou coulDeft finD in tljp Ijeart to Wame,not onlp Pha-
rao,but tnen C5oD Ijimfelf. ^5ut luljen tbou feeft Ijiin taken out of
$}ibn to rcaD e tlje JSings Djeame^anD (^itljtn a fclxic Dapes af^
ter>
•OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. IPP
ter)as a Etng in ^gipt ; a farceur to bis fat&tt m W dto a P; *' a *
tlje rap fee up agapne of bfs toljolc Ijctife at tbcrc &$#£ : rijeu gj6*tt
pnfyaa&efttbp felfe" that betoijirb mac biw to reigrie tn^gipt,
ate faffer J)jm to be foln to tbe iEgiptians^atfje tpftfcl) marc bint
tbe Beltuter of bis bottfe,&to alfo intite Ijtm to bee false into bon-
dage afo?c by bts bt&tym : aim to bzz fbo c tf,tbat tbe tuTco?& tobicfr
offenseo tb& 'ants tije barmanie tobicb i>eligbtetb cbec agapne, p?o*
•teeae botb from one fclfefame £pu(ition /J[)otob2ft,fifc?e to'ee con*
time tins matter, fee once agapne l;oto inucb mo?e bpiigbt tbou
•art totoaros tbp U3?mce, $an digfffls 6ou ♦ Cfjoa fee2 a great
number of ijts &vmte come : iww£ juounnen : if tbou bee a man, ft
mult items greette d;ce* ^^W tyings tljee borne tljpne otone
feonne ueasaf tljou bee a .f «%pw^uu:antl not fc?beare tcares*3
neighbour of tbpne affumb t\)ze tbatbetoasflapnein aoingbte
tiuet»c,mgct:inguWo2ie to bis Cotmtrie* 'Cbougb tbou take not
comfort fa it at tfje fiuit b?ant , pet at leafttotfc tljou toilt not bee fa
nut? as to lap tbe blame tn tbp p?ince* SEfttbin a iwbtle afcer,tobeu
tljou falletf to countering tbe fruite of tbe bicto?ie • then as it batf;
greeues tbee to fo?goe tbp fonne, fo toilt tbou tbanke <Sot> tbat be
apes in defence of bis Countrie,amj tbat be uio bis part in fo noble
a feruice ♦ <§>ball not (Bon tbtn ijattc as great p?ebemmcnce in Wu
ting foutb bis glo?ie,as Kings fo? tbe obteiningof tbeir to'd:o?ies?
(Bon ouer bis Creatures,as Kings ouer tljeir <l>ubietfS ? £>? (ball
not toe baue as mudj pattece in tbe aeatb of tbofe tobom toe tying
&p,toljen tbep ape fo? bis feruice, as tobftt tbzv ape fo? tlje bonout
xif out prince*: ©? (ball toee baue lefle truft in Ijim as toucbing bis;
imploping of tbem to genu purpofe,tban toeebatte in Kings )$)ini
ces au& Captaines,tobicbknotoe not tbeilfue of tbeir otone enters
p?ifes,o? atleadtoife fo? tbe moil parte knotoe it not, nebaue any
care of tbe life o? ueatb of tbem tbat ferue tljennlet tbis fuffi^e fo j
^nfiwer to fucb as uejee tljemfelues eitber fo? tbeir otone aHictions,
pj fo? tbefonapneneatb of tbofe tobom tbep loueann etteeme.anu
let us noto confequentlp fee,if toe can fatiffie tbofe tobicb are gm^
tteu,at tl;e p?ofperitie ann flotoe pumflbmeitt of tbe toicketu The nowepa-
djou fapfttbat tbe toickeubaue toelfare attoill* King Cyrus niflimcntof
toasnot of tbat opinion, Mytn fo? a punilbment to tbe people of tUe wlckd *
tbe Citie of Sardis^b^ commaunticn tbem to fpenn tl>cir tpmeitt
gaming ^ fearing. Jftap,tbou (bottlueft ratber fap,tbat tbep batte
miferte; fo? all tiyz g©D tbings toljicb tljou termed gcon,anu tobicl)
toee count ;ieitljerga3D no? euill, uoein tbeljanns oftl;etoickeu
JS 4 turnc
200 OF THE T R E VV N E S
turnetnto ctufl, £CteT((fapft tboti) botofoeuer tbep be rerrticu, fttp
Ijaue great tommorrite* in tbfe too? ItuCQfoat milt tfjou fap rf)ca 3 if
tbcir otune toicftct) i>i(psQtt ou.ant) tijcir otae fim.e 5 ao tooik tijent
moic mtfrijicfe tijaa aU dye Ijanttejai ana etttUeg Uulncf? tfjoufcetowifc
left in tfjc a;catj men ? g>tt*j tljcrc is not a ^rearer mi&ftef? tfrati to
Ii£*a)if^ctJ ; auD t\)M afl #ec3mmcmittesi tofjiefo tiicu Zimptft t!/cm 5
Ijaue as Ittrie foia againtf tfys eatl bfttcfc tl;ep barter irsirlji-i tbcnx,
as QduetJJantapfes Ijaue agiU'nfE tfcc 0otDte,qg Dpa&cmes &=
gainft tlje Jfjeaaacb, 0,2 purple Btyto agahtft tbe CoHfcfct \ ©elTe
(if tijott canft)tori;at feare>amj o>hat 9getoftt^ tfjep (itftepiie m fat
io\ufng tbcir latches lufffyagi ncM^^ns ma in bmtntrn jof Oat*
lots, tbat man m rpnutf to coimmrSppMerie ; one in popfonincj
fjfe ottme &!ct!;?r 5 tl;at !je :stajrtinrc8tk few tlje KingDomeiano*
tber in rising; 5©u Commohtbealcmenontoft^e taap , tljatbe
map mamtepneljtmfclfe mil rn W twiwie. Conuf ertoljat mite*
ric tl;ep rtttwre 5 afore tfjep ran came to tlje performance of fteir s^
afloat 8to abpse in tlje uctp ta'ng rtjeto^aim b$at a tormople
tfjrir otime Confidence makeeb of (t 3 after t^ep bauepetfbpiteD "it:
antJ rfjmi foalt fee tijat it fe a rontftmall jf euer,a ffraunge unquiet*
nefle^aim a fljarpe fojrotoe; fa murij alunp tlje maje&aunjjcr0tt$,
ftecaufe tbe flbamdefifeft of tfjem all 5 Dared) not to?ap bis aifeafe
to tbe pijifitiott Alexander p Epiant of Pherey, teas teoilt cncir
m tlje cbiefc of (jfe pjofptrttte , to get Ijimfelfe tottfnn a Bj&fe ami
to ^atftevptie^foge after fnm, tofcenljetDentto !pe ti3:t!) t»^
Concubine* Dennis of Sicilie being afrapn to put am> Barber itt
trulttoitb tlje trimming of l)i$ X*ear& 5 matiebis clone -bausbiev:*
to fttpplpetljat officeiamrgratamg; aftettoam in telo?tc of tbem,ljc
fiusgeo it off Ijimfelfe \uitb a fi^rn^fireb?am»*3fttdtjer^ oft as
ije toratf to bet* tutt| bier tuife , fcarrljeti l;cr tofjefter Ojc ^D noc a
luufe bitJDcn in hex bofomc 0? about I?cr * 'C!riui<c pn: nattljat tlje
Ijappictt of an tljefe Cp^ant^laasmoje mtfe^able d;a;i tftc pcrfon
tbat^a^molt oppjetTco tott^r^iss tp^aniiic ? rOmjlaTj.vMa^ce
ftfr&e pou otu Dennis rate W t^jmtto? 5 5o|ni fje imagi ten l;:nt^
felfeto Ijattc a nakctj ©luo'-o Oangtng bnfmnalfp bv ajeaa
tbe popnt ouer W beau, a^j tie Hife at &fe Cable ': 3tmget Wbat a
number ttrcre djcre at tbat tjnite, to^fc^ envyzt tl)t purple r
tbe Dpaocmcs aim tlje rjcpntte fare of rijofe jK^ant^ , aiits t
fbmm fault \!)ttb©oi> fo? tfieeafe anu pjofperitte iubicl; !jc
ttcm': ©abcis tbat lac be/cOe tooulD djaunge ottr ItateUit'tfj aim
tife > t&at in plap ingtlje King in a SCrage&ie f u^eepct!; tfjc fcaffolo
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 201
bn'rf) atonggotone of cloatb of <Solo 3 tobtcb toitbin afemebotocra .
after,beemu(tbeefapneto ncliucr home againcto-tljeUpboifice
tot'tb payment foi tlje bp?e of it: ana m tbe mean* tpme lae confer
not fc$at ragged cloister , &!;at frafc&eSj tofjat dermm, ar.d tafeat
it Ii a in flurrffe Ipcs bin dnderneatfj it ? ho? hoiu tijat oftentpnifli
iii count crfetc ing tljc Spaiefl ie of tfje ISmg , beuaas &pn e to fcrub,
and in manacmg ot!;ei : s 3 to grinde (jwi teetb in (jig bead* 9f$ut lucre
toe flatbed but one tjotoer toirl) p tofcttfj be bearetb about fetm, and
tobereofbe camtot rid bmifelfe,- fte toouft ratijee go naked tfjan be
fo ciotftflkSbfttoljereag it iMWty tbeeco fee , Cp}ant£veigne 5 and wickecfaesis
to flout it out 5 airu to criiniuffifpea and tfat fbme of tljem come to a puniihmcni
tbeic Cntones bp dointfw (amertjutg* fo? folricfc ct ^ l ^ oir ^f c ^ r | nhis
cjmcto tt)t ©aliases : dotfjfiribt ipratlp fktii (tijinftepbiOUrije? ThcbaYs?
tfjer a man be tormented in a coate of Sleluet 0} tita coate of Can- Feare not : for
tta^tobecber be be manacled and fettered in gpnes of geld oj ofp? he Hiaibc p«-
ton*: 01 tsbctber m fo (bo ( u a fbmue 3 be $\ty dje great Lrjd o) tbe , : if | ie ^ & ^ al
paje^egger *t ©ato often lafctfrotr feene fte Ctttpjrrfe banged S^Lner
fcoitbtbepiirfeab3Utb& nermann tbe tbeefefjanged ni toe fame Thatisapu-
apparelltbatb-e Ijaaffofttc^e rijou ofljigb o? Iotodegree 5 betbou nitiiment.
ricb o? pcs-ie,be tboupjinceoj peasant; agcmie a£ tbou baft gitten And if , thou r
cuer tbp felfe to bpee and fcUflfcediiefikj bp aim bp tbou act become ^"^Vhisft-
fteir p.ufoner and flaue*atod if it & fo,to&at fSiUc^r it teljo tbou be, ^^d his "
if tbou bee not tbvnt uGUt man *; £>? thereto femes fit? afl tbat grandfather,
tbou art 3 butto betbemo?eli)ickeD.U)btcb is indeed to te$emoje
to?etcbetr:15ut altfjougb tyce bee a payment to it felfe a and tbat
(as faptb Hefiodus)it <p*ing dp fticb tl)t \?ctp mifocetie it ftifi pet
natlutti) ^Duigjinaup men cannot content tbemfelucs U)itl).(3.oii0
2uHice 5 bnlefTe t!jep fee tt>e offenna* !cd bv ana bp to tlje 6iubett
tfjat & to fap > vjnIclTe tbeptmt'Hjment befpeem'e , an open example
anti bifible, a^ tt*ba l^auto Cip 5 p tlje ©ibtiet; twete but p Oegutnmg
of pumflrment anuirotratfter tht enDeof it ; cnbat tbep xuW) ^te
raft in fttiftn fo> dealing , ban not tlje baiter about tl>eir nexkes al*
reantCj from tbe Derp ini!ant tbat tbep bee .t akcii 3 nottutt JftanDing '
tbat fomerpmes fo.zgetting tfym oume miferiej tljep plap togetber
at Caruesi annDpce*
jflapcownrptoifc, i»ljereas5 Epicurus natfj grotnin bis grea*
teft argument tljereupon 5 let dis learne tijerebp to ^aue (Sotia; p^o^
friTOcrftt tbe greater annutation ♦ 3| te.naunn tberefoje&fat i$
tbe enne of all 3!unge$ in punifljing, bjbcibej; it bee not tbe anient*
milt of tljecranfgreirer 3 ifl;ee becnovput to neat?;, 0} els tbat !>ce
fijOUlD.
202
OF THE T R I VV N ! S
fboufo be m tfaniple ann teaming to otOcr^ Id bis ncatiEtf? 3|f ft b*
tbcamennmentof tbrpattte, toljp 8nnea tbou .fault toitlj it , fo?
tbat ()c & not put to neatlj * (Don is a jp&ifcicnmui not an €tetu*
tioner Jpeknob)Ci1) better tfjan tbou, ftbat bepe of recotterie t!;ere
is in tije nifrafe* r Cbe partte(fapff tbott)tt as unrulp m fcfe potttb*
Cbe SOine tijat is nolu milne anc gotr, teas a tm * monttijS agoe
botb barti ann (barpe.,ann it null gtolxsr riper pet in tvmc. flSJojcoi
tier 3 !et tbe offender flee as farre ad be lift 3 per is be in fafe p^ifb.it
ann tinner fee game ♦ t£on tfanns in no fudj Doubt as tbou coclT:
^be offenner tan neuer frape bis banns ♦ j$g: but tbou &ou!ncff
tbat0onfl)oulnatleatoife bjonn l)un lnitfj e&s&joanearrotb&
Z&fytii *t in tbe fo^eljean* ££%* art tbou afrapn rbat (Don couto
itotknotoebim agapne , tf be ban once ujiften bis appareU in fome
otber p?iuie place *: 9nn nottbteff tbou tbat bis Conning pjon ran
not pearce euen to t\)z beatt 3 tubicb tbou feetl nott jftap ratber, tbe
feifefame lann toljicb foj toant of tillage ann Ijuf banning tyougbt
foojtl) lepers ann ©biffle* , tbat is to fap, bpces ann enormities,
map bp gcon buf banning beare goon KEKnir ann gmn Co?ne,tbat i£
to fap 5 d3onlineire ann £iertue*aton banned tbou oncelbamen Ijim
bp p pillojie 0} bp Cartingjmigbt it not greeue tbee to batte mane
\)im pall graced 3if tbe Athenians (faptb Plutarke) ban kiflen o?
uiifamen Themiftocles fo? t!je outrage of bis poutb; 0} Miltiades
fo? bis rebelling in Cherfonefus ; tnbete ban tbe gamp Eticto;te£
become,tx)bicb tbep obtepnen in tbe^Iapnes of Marathon, on tfje
Coaft of Artemi(ia,ann at tbe Kiuer Eurymedon? ©j Ijan Con-
ftantinc alfo bene rigo?ottflp punifljen, fo? tbecrueltietoberetoirf)
bis fojmerpoeres toereoiftepnen, ann tbat tboubannefttbeniuto*
taen afojebano , tobat tbings be tnas to noe aftertoarn foj t\yt an-
ttatmceutentofCb^iltianitie-, tbouteouloritbaue betoaplen Ijtnu
Snn tobp faueft tbou fome from punifljment fo? great crpmes , in
tefpect rtjat one is a gcon buplner , anotber an excellent spttGtiotr,
ann a tfjirn a man of learmng;tuberas tbou¬ocft notiobat tbep
Inifl pjoue aftertoam; gf pet tbinfceff not tbat in fo noing tijou noeft
anp b«rt , but ratber gcon feruice to tbp Contmonlneale t TBut as
fo? <Bon,be knotuetb tobt'eb grounn is eufll of it felfe, ann mbicb it
U tbat bearetb gambles ann ^biftlesfo^loant of buf banning^
l£e knotoetblubat is in euerp of our mpnns afeeiuee ourfelueiS
knotuc it^be tbings inbirb tte are to noe in tpme to come, bee asf
pjefent in bis ftgbt 3 as tl;e tbings tbat toe batte none alreanie* j!3ei*
tl;er Nero »jftt f;:s fine p*ere£ jj«n bc^auiour , noj Conftentine,
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 20$
tontlj tlje toickeo m'fomer of W pconger fyme^ cottlo begttple <&otj y
tbougb tftou \i)!)tc!) iccft but tt>c outtoaroeman, callcfttljeonctftc
jfatber of bis Cottntrte^ano tlje otljer anDnkinolp $£urtljerer*{f)e
fcnotoetlj toljett tlje tameo (Ktcolfe toill turne agapne to bis fcpno,
ano toben tlje cfeitrltflj Dogge toil put off bis cburliOntes^e fo?e*
¬oetl>mens nature in tlje berp feeoe,toljereas toefcarceftnoto
ftem m tlje flotoer ♦ SLtljereas toee plap tlje blinoe barbers oftbe
Coutttrie 5 tn Ijauing recourfe at euerp inftant to fearing, ctttttn^
Iatmcing 5 anti facing foj euerp fo?e ; be batlj a tljoufano recepts to
beale bpces tiiitljall, ano a tboufano kpnos of fcurges to cojrect ok
fenoers tmtljalUccojoing taeucrp M tbeir completions* 3m> tljuu
feeft tljou tljen tljat Ije negle$ktlj ljis cure^becaufetljou feed not tlje
fearing pjon m ljis Ijmm?©? tlj$ b.te potentfals(as tbe gmrgtons
termetbem) are not Wronger tbantbpne actuals ^^nnijobetttljou
feeff tbe finfull perfon cureo after tbat matter ttHtljoutlattncmg/
pea ano toitljout fcarre -, ougljteft tljou not to comment tlje curing
thereof fo muclj tlje mo^e^
l&nt tbere are tobicb antentr not a toljit tfce tno?e foz tlje oelap of
tljet'r puntflmtent*$!tmtit it be forget toljat a number alfo are djere
ktljiclj ooe amenta jftap,conKtier pet furtljer 3 toljetber tljep bee not
fuffereo to liue to pumlb tb& j tbee 3! ftp toljicb Ijaft bene fcurm
bp tljem alreame,ano pet art neuer a toljit amenoeo* ^Ijou toou!*
net! batte tbp fatljer totb?otoe bfe tonne into tlje firepans tljou ftaH .
ff ill a curlt tym tbat cannot poelo ami af ke fcngiuenefle ♦ *BIame
ttjpne otone ftubfrojmtelfetbat Ijeburnetlj not tbe ronoe* ConSoer
alfo tobetf;er it bee not a greater puniffjment to tljenita line after
tl;ep \>mc oone amifle,tljan to baueopeoin tljeoeeoe ooing, ftufa*
mttcb as tbep fee tljat tbeir flaugbters baue not fuccetfe acceding
to tbeir turtles, but tljat all tlje mtfcbtefe laljiclj tbep baue \x: ougbt
ts intjapne, fo as tbep ^auebiit pjouo&eu <£5oo $ tlje toljole tttojlo
agatnft tljemfelucs to no purpofe 5 ano baue gotten notbtng t!;erbp
but (frame ann rep^oacl; ano torment of mpnn - 7 aim tobetlKt ®o&
uoenotbp tbatmeanecompelltbemto crpeottt, Wee haue wea-
ryed our felues in the vray of wickednefTe , vntill wee can no
more?31f (Boo(fap 3I)bpbis feeming to beflotoe 3 tjoebotl) amenD
tljee ano puni(b tl/e otber botb at once ; nocft tljott not perceptte a
incontjetfuH too^e of p^ouioence *t $po?eouer 5 mbat fe tlje toljole
continuance of all a mans life in refpect of <£>o& , but one momenta
(boater tljan tbe tpme bettoeene tlje ^tnkiitg of tbe ([pemlodke, ami
tlje oeatlj of ^im tljat ojtnk^ it \ am» mnclj lfro?ta' tljan bet\ua:ne
tlje
tbe killing of a mau in tbe moaning:, ann tbe brinj bangen foj ft fit
tbe aftcrnamet if thou batte an cpe to the cljicf: enn of punfl&mft*,
namelp the example of the t^at Iiueftiil, to tbettiteflte cf vgc <xm<
montocale,3! afk of tljoe tohetber tbou tijurtetf no^tbat f bep uiere
better teamen bp Neros killing of bptttfclfe a gets i obple after but
committing of fomanpflaugbtcrs $ bis ftttthg rf Rome on fp;e 5
feaumg: neither jf ramn that coxilD fau? htm,no) fee t!;ac tocttlu flea
Irim; than tfijeftan bene bumen in the foje&pn fire tobicj Ijee can*
fen to befcmnlen t Jftap, confiner together it ought notto fed? pet a
fetter teaming to tb# 5 tuben tbou feeil that the feucfeen man & e*
tien tben bito fafteft bp the neefce, twben be tbutfytb btmfclf to batte
cfcapen tbc baito of ©on ; feing:t'bere cannot bee a plainer pjmfe,
3Dbat no man can pzefcribe time foj W toicfc DaeflTc agefatt O3cD0
3!uftice ': 3geiu, toben Maximian after the committing of fo ma*
tip cnieItte<Manpt(betb ann ppimb ateap bp p&cepeaie in infinite
mfferfca ; 31 referre it to thine oUme iungemcnt.tobetber l)t do not
moje apparantlp pjeaclje ©ons Suffice ageinft 'Cpjans? ann fcne*
ken Courtiers 3 tban if be ban bene fl^nz ttften bee teas; pcong 5 a$
Domitian ann Commodus toere ? 3no to^etijer be feme not ta>
tlj^to battebin as a ciper bp?en fo? tbe nonce , to make tbte ^0^
ciamation publiklp tnitb lamentable ann Iangutfttng bopce all hi*
life Iaug 3 Takc warning by mce to doe IufKce,and not too dc-
fpizeGod ? £)j tob ether, toben Dennis the Cp^an of Sicilie be-
came a ^cbartcmapfter at Corinth , anrr fell too beating of Cbfl*
n>ens Buttocks ; it teas not a bztm beating too him , than if tbe
people ban cattfen bis (boulners to fauz bin rent from bint bpon a
<g>caffolo \ ann tobetber all the potttb in tbe Citte lucre nat better
taught tobat tbe enne of Dannie is 5 by bebolning bim toirb b&
Konnes in bis bann in tbe *bcbco!e ; than tbep (boulo bane bene bp
feeing bim put to neatb incontinentlp in tbe placet
&nn if tbou think it not pnougb that Lycifcus noe rctte abctte
tlje gr ounn,pea ann tbat be crpe out that be rottet b fo? bis treason;
tonlcflfe tbe fame Orchomenians b)bom be brtrapen 3 noe come to
t\)Z bebolotng of it: oj if tbou tljtnk it not enough tb«t Nero make
a numerable enn; except Agrippina vubom bee minacurallp mur»
tbrren,no fcene be r epes toitb t& figbt of it:ojt tbat Herod become
a fojlojne creature,i;nlcfre tbe 3«nocents inborn be fleui,bc callcn
to lookenpon %i\\\: beSnec cbat tbou require!! a tl;ing ageinft rea«
foil, tbou mud alfo mmertfann , tbat 6onpunifbub not after t\)t
mancr of moilolp 3iungcs,namelp to content t!;em £ &aue fuffcren
tujong,
OF CHRISTIAN RHIGION. 20?
toiong^? to fattffie tlyv mpnn ocfirous of rcuengco? too purcljnce
btmfilf tbcrcpo?tauo elttmattpn of a gooo Jut>ge at tbpban&ibut
bycaufe be batetb tbe r will tobicb be intended) to co?retf, ano null
a'fotyabJegooDouttbereof* ^naipkeasarrifcreetefatber, toben
Ifis Cbplo complapnerb to bim of fome to?oag noone unto bim bp
one of bis ^eruants, ftotljnot by ann bv romte upon bis S>cruant
Uittb a cusgelUfo? fo (boulo l>e make bis Cbpto rocktfl), aim caufe
btm not onelp to noo cbc Ipke fo? euerp trpffe , but alfo to take tbe
ttaffc in bis otone ban* $ to lap about btm,tobereas be tuouia baue
btm to buule bfspaflton& ano to rcfrrre tbcretJ?eO> of bts tojongs?
to ijim betng Ijts father j ) but ratljcr cahcclj bts fnruantaftee,ani>
rbattp^etl; biro eptber before bis fellotues , o? before otbers of bis
c bfltycn U)ljtcl> beare lyim not fo mucb grunge o? ill mpno : euen fa
it is not to be tbougbt ftraunge, tf ©oo do oftentimes cbaftp?e tlje
lpickco farre from tbe bieto of tl>e tooo?lo,pca ano fometpmes alfo
ruen after tbe oecealfe of tbem tbat maoe eomplapnt ageinff tbem*
J£is intent is t&pumfl) tbeir pa(ttons,but not to gratt&e tbtne. H?e
null teaebe me bis 3iu(ltee, but be imll not baue tbee too tbink tljar
tbott C&alt baue bim at t^ commaunDement, to Urike tobenfoeuc t
tbou tocultreft baue btm* 3If be fboulD ttrpke at tljp appopntment,
Iben fboulD be bee but tiyp Cjcecutioncr, ano tbou fljoulocft bee tbe
3lK0ge» ^utlmoujetboutltatbcaecucethljtsoujne 3!ufttce anu
nottbpne*
$ea(fapett tbou)but tobat 3fuHice fe t't,tbat CbilD?en $oub be
gmnifteo fo? tbeir fatljers *i 3no (dp 31) tobat uniuftice is tt, iftbe
C(ito;cn be not conOoereo fo? tbe gooo feruice of tbeir fatbers «r 3
\dmzz giurtb pjiuileoges too fome Citic,fo? tb* faptbfull feruice
tobicb it fcatb Done bnto bim : ano tobo toill not blame bis feuccc G
fo? &bicb flnll take tbem atoap agcinc a bunD?e& pcercs after *i 3*
«otberU9?incebcreuetb a Citie of tbeir libertfesanb frauncbi?c&
fc? rebelling ageinft btrnttobotoifl tbmkit anp rigo?,tbat tbeir
Cbttojai tobicb come after tbem fljtmlo be in tbe fame bate*; Cbe
p r t«cebootbitfo?fearelcaatbe Cbiltyenbatring tbe fame terri*
to?p,a>outo rebell as tbeir fatbers fcto <£ot> ft anoetb not in feare of
mcn : but be feerb tobat tbep bee % anu bis knotting of tbem is not
as toe fmotee tbe 3fpU)0?mVb)) bis dinging of ds,o? tbe 8iper bp
Ijis bprmg of bs *, but be fctroioctb tbemafo?e tbcp bee eptber 9fp«
lijoo^it? o? cltper ; anu map be not tbtn bp tbat reafon fometpmetf
punifb tbe Cbiltr.cn, in tbe ferns refpect tbat bee pumfbeb tbf ir fa»
tbcrs^^s foj ejtampU,bp takiag atoap cbeir attt{jc?itp if tbep com*
mttte*
*06 OF THE TRBWNES
ruttcD f prannp , lead tljep mpgljt abufc tljcit autljojif f e flfll *♦ fflf
l v cMkmgatoap tljeir gooos tobtclj tfrey fpent i» rpoc auD ejccetfe,
It-all tljcp BjaulD ftt rtjeir mpnDs tjpoh tljtfe wees ftill *i auDfofo)i{j
oi o:i>cr tbings ^ li5«t toljp doo J terme it pumQjtng *: 3i ftoulD rat
tiicc tcrmcic curing, jfoj tobat mojc t3 all tbi3,tijan toce Ice Daplp
ron e Op Pjifitions , toljo m caccs tobcrc tlje facljr rs tor re uifeafeo
tuitij tlje &tonc,tlje (Dout^cj tie Dimpfic^oc fojbiD tlje €IjiId?cb
10? fame tljings toljtrij tljcp fojbaDe tljeir facljcrs , altfeougO tlje
CfjilDjen be not pet trubbleD toitb tlje fame Difeafcsf 9no toljat cte
are fumes anDbices,tutDifcafesanD fiknefles of iljefeouIrt3n&
to^at ttraungeneffe is tljere in ©ods Dooinr^Gtlj tljat tljcu tljp felf
Dooeililje ucrp fame \ %\m Difmbcritcft tlje Cl)tlr»?rnof tftem
lljat IjaueattcmptcD treafon ageinft tlje i3?ince : ano if tlje l&tnce
map no it foj tbe Defence of bis ttatc~ y lioto mud) mojecoinenDable
is tlje Doing tljerof ,foj tlje pjeferuation of tljcpmiestjjcmfeluc^
15ut petin tljisappearecb tlje mercifulncs of @oD,tljat if tlje Cbiltt
of tlje toickeDDeft man in tlje toojlD,rcfufc to be Ijeireof Ijis frcljera
finne,ano toickcDnes, ano follow goDlpncs anD wrtue 5 (Sod Dot(j
not onlp releafe btm tlje Debte Due to fuel) face eflton,tbat io to toir,
iljepepne anD pcnaltie toljiclj is antmfeparabie appurtenance of
finne ; bat alfo asopc bim into tlje nomber of bis otone CbtlDjen,to
inakeljim partaker of (jisiljeaacnlpljeritagejQototben^ljatcaufc
fjaue w to complapne ,eptljcr of clje pjofpentte of tbe toickeD,oj of
tlje aDuertitte of tljofe toljom toee account to be gooD mcn s feeing
tljat all tjjefe tljtngs tenD , not onelp to (Sods glojie anD tbe bene*
fite of tlje Comontoeale , but alfo to tlje welfare anD fouleljealtlj of
tljofe toljom toebctoaple % 9nD if toe did conGocr vtt furtljcr, Ijaiu
manptberc be toljofe mtferies toe bonai Ie,tBbtclj foffer a fefterco
fojein tljeir bofoni; Ijoto manp tljere be toljofe piofperitie toe enup,
taljicb fane wuclj cleaner Ijearts tljant!jectber,anD Doefptt out all
tljeir genome outtoarDlp-,boto manp tljere bee toljicb baue tljeir
simples tobole , anD pet doo but little Ijarme toitlj fcratcljing ; botoi
tnaup tljere be to'jt'cb toolD teare al tbings in peeces,if tbeir napletf
lueti: not piuD Derpe Cjojit ; tobo fo? toant of potoje ( 3I meane ) 0$
fo^ toant of cojagc to z%:cuml)Ci\; naugljtpnes , feeme fo^ tlje p?e*
fent time g©D mi n.anD a tbottfanD other fttclj circumftr.nces tobic Ij
arc to be market in cuerp particular perfone:furclp tbcp U^biclj do
fo lig^tlp crjar^c C3cds picuiDcnce, tooulD cbaim^c tljeir opinion;
nnD inhere ft fecmrtb to tbem melt toojtljp of bUme 3 tljere tooulo
fytvty mo?e toooaDcrtljcreat anD comment; it*
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 207
*Bi\t this is pet t(>e greateff popnt af all : Cbat altljou^lj Q3oo
pum(beuiUncuerfomucb-,petitcannotbeeoenpeo, buttfjacljec H , rf
1 auctl) emll fitl! in tbe COojltJ , fcwg inec agree all m tljis 3 tljat fer ™ eui! j h "
finite o?bpce is euilU i^oiu if bee be altogitber gooo, bote can be the world.
fojbearetobateit^anoif beebeeaimigbtie, botiicanbeefuffet
it*: 9noifbeeojoer ano fcifpofe all cbings, bote oootb bee permit
it^Cbis ©uettionfbsllbee tbe clearelpcroifcufleOjiLiberetoee
pjooue bote euill came firli into tbe $Uojlo •, namelp bp tbe fall cf
nun* ant) tben (ball toee baue toberefoje coo tooonoerat ©ods
p/ouioenee 3 tobobautngpunilbco &8bp our olunenaugljtpnes,
couloe f kill too tunte tbe GrttfcWb to Ijis otone gloue,ano too tbe
welfare of manftpnoc ♦ Co glaunce at it in featoe tooojos; bp
tbe toap, 3t teas requtfite(ano otljertopfe it coulo not bee) tbac
tbere Ibouloe bee fome oiffcrence beettoeene tlje Creatour an&
tbe Cceaturcto tbe intent tbat tbe Creature Cboulo aclmotoleoge
it felfe to be a Creature , ano peelo bonoj to bis Creato? tobo bao
maoebtm of notbing . jftoto tfa Creators tl>e gcoo tljat is infinite
ano bncbaungeable : ano tberefoje tbe gooonefle tbat is in an?
Creature^oulonot but be finite ano cbaungca'ole, fauing fo farre
foojtb as it confenteo to oepeno fcppon bim alone* (Sou tfeerefo?e
rreateomangooo,botobcit ebaungeabip gooo,ftee from euill,,
fcotobeit fo as be mpgbt cbofe tbe etttU -,- antj be Created \)im rigb t*
Ip mpnoeo, botubeit in fitclj fo?t as be mpgbt alfo go a ftrap* 9nfr
tbis man bp turning atoap from tbe £2Mfpjpngof gooonefle,t&
tberebpfallatoap from bis otone goomtes ; ano bp following \)i&
etone toillinfteo of ©00s BBill, be left bis freetiome ano became
abonofcruant bnto euilU 911 tbep tbat are bojne of ctjts eo?ruptco
feeoe,rctepne tbe faultpnes of tbat firS fault, anu cannot topt it x>&
pon anp otber tljan tbe firll mau.3DI)frfoje if it be oemaunoeo &bp
<3od creates manfree , ano not bnfree , feeing bis freeooroc maoe
bim bono , it is all one as if it tocre oematmocD , tobp bee created
fpje to be lujbt ano futtle, tbat is to fap jf pje , oj tab? bee create*
toater mopit ano colo?,tbat is to Tap, £23ater, oj f be ftLlojlo full of
fo manp bariettes , tbat is to fap,a &Uojlo,anD to bee Poojt , cuerp
funs of cbing^to be of tl;is 0? tljat natures oj to \ym free mouhrg
anu capable of Keafotr, is to be a man 5 ano iftoe bao not bao it fo,
toe toottlo friue complapneo t 9gain,tobaue frcemootung ano fticft
as cannot be but reafonable,is to be reafon it felfe , tbat is to lap,.
to be (Boo. j^o\D (Soo mr nt not to create a ©at^buta man to feme
fcim, Iffte ass to^en ^e inteu&eo timm ^vaflcg foj t^e feruice o£
iuan 5
30& OF THE TREWNE5
mm$t treaten tljcm legato ann not \Mti.TButM)c:nn twit tfjott
mo?e toconncr at tbe piouiucncc of ifct euerlafting <8©D , tfjan m
tb-^t be not onlp ojneretb $r nifpofeft' tbe tfjing* tbat be barb rrca*
ten, but alfo tbe tbtng tabtcb be createo net ; infomucb tbat be nja*
tnetb geon out of tbe etu!! 3 pea ann compelled) tbeeuifl(contrarp to
tfte nature thereof) to ferae Ditto ©con *i Jf a <£aptapne toere of
fact) ffttfl as to ojner al tljinga m fur!) txriO? in biz 3rmie 5 tfjat eue*
tp tbing fbouln ferue to tbe attepnement of bis buto?te;tfjou tocul*
Heft commenn btm bfgblp,^ tt ire re in D&ne one at tije rate ft fratcg
of (fttatre ♦ 3ut tfije couln mo?eouer gapi^e tome part of ijte ene-
tttied ilpofte 3 ann make tbetn to take l;t* claae parte; tbou coulneit
not toconncr (hffin'entlp at bis poftirie. EOJat toft tbou fap tfoen of
6fm,tDl;tcl; couln maketljem to Softt on bis ftnennftitfingto tbem
felucs , ann tbat euen W enemies E;>arc;toebuflcs ftjottln belpe to
giue tbemfelues tbe fople *t fecotblp euen after tbat fort is tt tbat
©on can f toll to make botfj Onners ann tbeir Gmtes to ferue bim*
Cyrus(as appearetb bp tbe lipidoses ) l»as an ambitious l&incr;
ann ambition (as pe futotoe) cannot be tttelliften ofd5oti 4 jfloto, t&
fatiffle bis ambitton^Cyrus leupes a great tpofte againft tlje A fly*
rians.if a man fttouln ijaue toto bun it ban bin to neliuet tbe Jfra-
clites, ann to bupln bp ©oos temple agapne, asi Efay ban foje*
tolfr,tabae tbinft pou be toouln bane fapn bnto irt^et notuutbftan*
Ht'ng tbe enn of bis Carres ann cf bis toarfare, fell out to be fo in
fceene^bus pe fee boto an ambitious perfon ann b& ambition fer*
tten ©on 5 toidjout meaning anp fucb tbing*Cbe €mperour Titus
ment to tying Iewry to nue obeniencetann it ban bin fc ?etolne 3 tbat
of Hierufalem one ftone (bouln not be left ftannmg bpon anotber*
Jftonoubt but tbat Titufsisotone paflumcarten bint; but pet fee
Ijoto ©on ouerruletb iu %bt fame man tobtebperfecuten f Ctyu
ftiam at Rome , goetb to reuenge Cbjifteief neatb at Hicrufalem,
ann(ad faptl)lofephus)intbatfactbetcokenotbtmfelfea5 €mpe^
rour of t(je £®o?ln,but as tbe ejeecuter of ©ons 3!«fticc againft tbc
lewes. Iudastbjougb CouctoufnelTebetrapentbeblunof^ rigb^
tuoufe to neatb/But ©on bp tljc leaning of tbat blun(if tbou be a
Cb?iftian)renimen t^ann ytt tbc bolp Scripture fattf^tbat tl;e
Deutii being in Indas 5 nin put tbat purpofe into bfe beart ♦ ge fee
tijen tbat not tl;e Couctoufnefie of rudas onIp 5 btit alfo tt)C DeuiH
^imfdfe fertten ©©D^efines tbat,d)e fetojicg of tlje Wyblc be
fuH of fur!) matter , w? \i\igl)t marfce tbc like crampiece o^ninanlp
fa t&e vrnW of tl;e ^ea((jeu, if tee toere au ntJigent in cbferuiuj
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. *0£
tm^tSw bee tnjofcferuing tbe arte of Bbetojicfte o? logiefce m
e autbojs tubicfe i»e ceane*#o;i bp reafon of tbe great corruption
bid* reignefc at f&ofe oates m Kome,aH men crpeo out tbat diere
as not anp Commontoeale rfjere , appealing to ©oa foj defence
pintttbetmiullice of tbe "Senate, at tbe fame tpme tbat©£)D
ecutco tut! fcengeance fepon tbem fo? it , bp tlje toniuft couetouf-
rflfe of Ca?far . Lifcetoife to&en Attila entercn euen into tl;e bo* Saluian in hfe
efles of Europe,all tbepjeacbers of Chriftendomc&fo notbing «» bookcof
ei but betoaple tbe tujetdjeonefTe of djat tpme ♦ S>e mull tbinfce Proul<lcncc
attobentbiS great HLobber caftlots inbiS CountrieofScythia,
betbec be (bouto toe tljedj trtj part of tbat lanti^e (an another
eaning tban to refojme tbe toojto* g>et notferitbftanmng,alI men
ftnotoleogeti bint to be a neceflarie feurge of ©£> D, ana to bauc
me m Hue feafon » 2>ea> ami Ije btm Mfe confioering tfjat Ije baa
nqucrcti mud; mo? e of tij e Countrie , tbau euer be bopcu at rtjc
rft to baue fdene 5 tnfomud) d; at b e ban ouercome euen tbofe tobtclj
ere counten tbe ftrengtb of tbe ©Uojfotas barbarous as! be toas,
: fen to tfjtnke of btmfclfe, tgat be toas tbe &curge toljerbp ©on .
athfra tbe c£to jltu jftot tbat (Sou is not able to cbaftife bs btm*
Ife rabenfoeuer be lilted; ; ( fo? btS £t>to?eboufe is; neuer b nfurm*
ea of roa&es to fcurge bs toitball , as of pagues,3Dtfcafe!5,5Fas
:ine 3 ana furf> otber tbings, ) but tbat as a fl&ailter of a botofb oltt
jftretb ffcojne tolabippebis §>!aues bimfelfe 3 caullng eptber bfe
itefe g>er uant 02 fome otber of th tit fellotues to ooe it : pea and
ben bis otmte Cbtltyen offent) btm grieuouflp,b£ feoutfafetb not
1 beate tbem tmtb bis otone banned , ( fo? fo lb uto be ooe tbem ten
reat anbonour)but caufetb(peratwenture) rtje gromteof bis ffa*
[e to noe it,to tbe intent to Ibetoe tbem tbe iuffneflfe of #$ mfplea*
ire: €«en fo ootb ©00 puniib tbeiuickeu one bp anotber,toIjom
z coulo confume aH at once in one botner^ea ami bis Cbflajen al^
1 bp tbe uricken , tuben not counting of t jjem H of W Cbfltyen,
utt being ream'e asi it tuere to oilberite t{jem y be nifoepnetb to pu=
i(b tbem untb W otone banus* Cbusi tberefo^e pe fee,boto ©on
xuerfj bii ofcme tunte tp tbe tBtdken attn tbeir totckeunelTe, to ty$
lune glojte ami to tbe welfare of tl;ofe tbat are btsi*
3nn as touching tbe offences tobereinto be fufferetb gcou folfes The v«y
oto ami tljen to Ml t tuljat greater popnt of p^outtiettcc can tljere sinncs of s°°<*
ee , tban to tume tbem into inftrumentsi ami furtberances of tier= ^JjyJ ^ •
tt ? *; 3lf ©on (Joulo boln ug altoap bp tbe ijano, it is certepne tljat boicfitcT "
jc coutt neuer ttippe<9ttt it ^ not to be fcoubtea alfo^but tbat toe
© ftouto
EuilTesarcin
the world as
thing? fez one
ageinft ano-
ther,aftcr the
mancraskis
in the elo-
quence of
wordes.
The actions
and mouings
are of God:
fcutthedifbr-
dersofthem
and the hal-
tings are of
our/clues.
»TO OF THE TREVYNE*
tuoulu tfn'nk at tbe Icit^tlj^tbat it toag of out oume ffeatipneffr,antr
not of (Soss^pbolDlngoftts^tot only tbat toe trtppeD not 3 butak
f j drat luc: tumWcn not &otoue» f oj tobat maar fcs fall but pjfte^
a;rt tuljat mtatet of p?uie 3 but tfrat toe tl)augl)t toe toouto be 6on*
toicbout (3o3,pea men of our feiues*: j/2oto 5 to moke bs to knotoe
one (n8nttttie 5 t»btrin it i# \)i$ pleafuve to fijeto bts ftrengtbt&me*
tpmes be Icttctbbsgoe alone bpouc fclues fojatobile, anatben
ftumble toe at tbe nejet tab tfae toe mecte teitk j9eumbcwre,tf>i*
tripping ami ftumblmg fatted) bs from a greater falltfoj it nta&etft
t»3 to call fat b& bann to bcto bs bp, «lfter tlje fame manse sealed)
t be jstirce tottfe ber Jfturreebtto *Ijat imketbbafte to goe alone tea
font: febe fufFeretb bint to ftagcrcr mtb to roele till be erpe ; but pet
fatettngWm g:e toicirtbeGnebami, (be!;olDert)btm bp toirtj tlje
ot!;ci^nD fometpmea be tbiitkes bt gae$ alaIone,toben as fyc gut*
tjetbbmxtotbtoirjbb^epe an* toitb bee banu ♦ ^ometpmetf aifo
tobea toee bee oaerMKe^ Cot; fufferetb bs to fall into fome finne,
botb tofctmglp tm to ;I!ing!p , $ afcertoartj maketb bs to feele fuel;
grppes ant*, bacebpeings fo? tt 5 d)at euen t!;e bpec it felfe ferucdj b$
foj a ^cbrolemmae^to mine bs to efdjetoe iu&o tbe fatber fuffe*
ml) i)i$ Cbt'lD to burne bts finder m a Caanle^neip of purpofe tcr
make bmt aftapn of ftre , tbat tbeitttldmnging of bis fingei, map
fc&pe b*m from dje burmngof bfeface^jereare examples bereof
in <S>.Peter, m Dauid an& in od;ers y tobtcl; recepueb gort bp tbeir
tripper anb fallen 3nn 31 banc no troubt but dja t a great fojtc eueit
of die !£>eatta, baue feitm dtffelues bototjreatlp djetrerpertenre
efbpce in tbemfelue^ b^p^ofiten rijem to tbe mo^eeamcftloue
of bertue* @>o tben Jet bs not grunge at tbe pjnfperttre of tbe toiu
feeB^fo? toito djem itfe a bane:nettber let bs complainc of dje mtfe
tfejES of tbe got»Ip;foj tbep be to tbeirtoelfare* letb^ not retterence
tbe btp? of bercttem tbe to:cfceb,fo;i tt ts but an inftrument ofbiee ;
nettber let b$ mfoepne d;e fallen of djebertuouei , fax tb:p bee but
quickmng^ bp bnto bertue* X>itt ratber let b^ trlonte (Son, tobtdi
makedj d;e entfl gcob toijetber tt toili o? no , toW) mittfo >jpce to
uoefetutcebutobertue, ann tobtd; gupoetb euen tbemoftdnfufl
tj&nesi,to bis gtone •, tl)t mott bmuu%to tbe eteruting of bis tufttcf;
ann tbemoSbncertcpne,to fljcfeictmg of bis markers nottottb-
aanning tbat be noe all djfe,pct can benot be blames to baue toi e*
flen anp tbing m tbe naiojto 5 not to bane mamrepn cd ettili m anp
martet a toffe^no mo?c furelp tban dje bottle 02 abiiitte of mourn j
d;att^matdjentoid;aiamelegge > i$ t©biajnefoj^atil;cIamc
man
OF CHRISTIAN RUICION, 1 M
wan Ijtftttl^tfom^ it p#iti fojtfj mfcting into tbe lego;? ,an& g«fo€
thtlettaztehttlwc ibctici: ic JaaMUfa all tfclame&eiTeof tbelegge*
e^ljatfijaua If^B^^'^np boe pet ftiil Doubt of tbetbings a*
fojerebearfeD* 35 iSill ptitfjim i>nc to onepMe; foj&teanfaere
tobereco boon Icpruce 5 ^ toil! belceuc bim bpon bis ot^Jffje b& a
aefpifer of <8too let \)i\xi call to mpnb if be can, \)oxo r.tucb ewll be
fcatfj MepneD m tb* bautng of bis gooses , anD bote mad) ettiH be
barb ensures to doc emU . Let butt r^ttember fcotp greatfp be batjj
tpjeD fnmfeBefcririj bis ofometot!bes 5 to>menteo IjtmfeSe teitb Ijtas
gccD fitcceflfcs , ftt fctrnfelfe on fire triben be djougbt bat to toarme
Jim, atm fciam^reD piteajpap, tefpn be merit to baue tycugbt o-
tbecsto tijebentof bisolaiieboUiC* .ffijtf ijebeonetfjatfearcti
(Soviet btm causer bota mucb euffl be Jjatb left bnt>one 5 w foibca^
rtarr to bane fo great d^e of tbofe falfc s©Des : boto manp tbingtf
Ijebatb toifbeD fefetcfe be teoula baueefcbetocD 3 if be bafc ffydma?
tocn tijc nTeiwe of tljem toljicb be fa>ae aftertoarD : ba& greatlp be
baDbeneD?eaDeDaaDrm(I&eDofotl)ers 5 tbougb be coulDuctDe*
uife to baue Done bettenljoto often bis falles anD fiiDings baue fer*
ucd to make Ijim to take fine fating againft finne:!joto oft bis toa-
actings out of tbe toap fcaue niaDe ijim to efcape tbe Ipiitgs in leapt
anD tije tbaeuertes of tlje too?I&:boft oft bis otune topics baue fee*
ucd to curat bnn from tbe rt'gbt: * bote often bis oftme oucrfigbtg
ijaue ferucD to tying ijim to bis mtenseD enDe:anD 3| Doubt not but
tbe beeDfuil marking of tbefetfnng^bortj in otljers anD in btmfelf,
toil! make bim to percepue tljata certepneeucrIaiTingp?ouiDence
iaatrbctbouecourliues anD ail our Doings* 9tlealtU)ifebnIelTe
toe tain Denpe,tbat to leaDe tbefojecaffes of otljers to anotber etm
tban tbep pitrpofcD; to tying tbetmaDuifeD ouerOgbtS of otljers to
tetter pafic tban rt&v tljcmfelues coulo toi'lfr, anD to make tbe toik
name of tlje toifeft to Doe fcruicc, not snip to bis otone Diuinc totf*
Dome, ( if a man map fo terme it ) but alfo oftentpmes etten to tlje
fcuDifcroetnefle oft^e meaue^is tfje toojke of pjouiDence*
O z The
212
The xiij. Chapter.
That mans wifedome hath acknowledged Gods Proui.
dence,and how the fame wadeth betwene Deftinie and
Fortune.
■rtcMcnof B 5jS2 S51E^ '^4 ©££M*ea$men of cfoetpmrbaueac*
oW ty 11 *- Ar35^^/ J . kA ftnotirfeugco p maker of ebe toojlD, fonte
m er#e(Te terme^ann otberfome bp f o*
fequence: fo baue tijrp alfo eafelp pertei*
ueo rbe ^outnetic e,tol)icb tbei ^auc ace*
meDtouepeno fcpon tijefameasanap*
purtenance tfcreunto* Jnfomucfr tfcst
turn $ep to^tdjf>aue flatlp nenpea tire
Creation , Ijaueneuerdjclater graumen
tlje pjouioence, bp reafon that tljep founn it fa cleere am> manifett
a matter ; frotobett tfjat to uenpe tlje pjouinence ann to nenpe tfje
Creation fa all one ♦ Hermes eft)pe$ it out euerptoljere,a# toeH nr
fte Creation of tije tirijole ana of t|e parts? thereof, ag in %Mt ojtier
aim maintenance of ai tljingg,3ntJ if it be uemaunneo of fnm,tobat
pjouioece it &,to Ijaue bjougljt fcojri) fo manp things tofnrfj feemr
nauleflTe ano unprofitable; fjt?s anftuer i$ ttmt ffjapen>Cf?at ©ot*
creates an things to ins otone glo?te:am> tfcat it i* a gto?ie 5 botf) to
fjim to Ijaue creates all tt»ng^,ann fcnto an tijings to Ijauebm crea*
Hcrmw m Kb te& bp fife bantu an^ifitbeeaffeeoagame 3 tDl)encert)eeuflIconv
c fc i?us in Ws mt % rt}ac ** to#N&fc ©* anttomt&, €fcat <MDD creates tbent
icc^d bookc. g®fc>f)oU*eit tljat(to fpea!>eproperlp)tf)ere i* notbing purelp gam
' but onlp ©on ♦ 3a foj tbe euill, it is; come in bpon fte g©n,like a*
all generation t$ accompanpen twtb corruption, 'Sbe pron ruffedj;
tljou tout not topte it tipon tbe femirij ♦ tlLbe 2Bine fofcrttfo $o*
toilt not topte it bpon tbe Omtener ♦ <£fje tbings tbat are created
noe corrupt; as little alfo ougbtelt tl;ou to tapte k upon t^e Crear-
tor* Why *:15cc aufe tljat onlp l;e is undjaungeable,an& it i$ meetr
tijat tfeete u>oulrr aluiap bee fome Difference bettoame tfje Creator,
ana t!)e rljings createti; bettoeene all 5 ann nothing, Plata in tfrat ^r
teacljetf) tfje Creation, uotlj alfo fuffiaentlp teaclj tbeipjotuoence*
fai ii (8(W potoerpitoome 5 ami goimefle bee equafl, 0} rather
all
OF CHRISTIAM RELIGION, »*}
«H one tbtngjfake tifym bt* potoet t*,tbere i* bfa tmfcnome, ami
tbttljer alfo ejtteiutttb bt* ganneffe^nt bt* potoer £jttenne:b euew
to tde leaft tfjittg* ,fo; el* tbep eoulo baue no being at all: therefore
bi* toritenome alfo etfennetb unto tbem to gupne ann gouerne tije,
ann lifcetotfe ljt* gannctte uritbout tbe toljtcb notbtng cottlti be p*e*
ferueo*3nn fo, (Sons p?outo*nt goDnneflfe ann gractott* totfenome
Hoe toatcb oucr all tbtng* » 3gatne,toben a* Plato fettetlj notone
©05 to bee tbe enn of man, ann man to bee tbe enu of all tiring* m
tbe toojlo ann of dje toojlo tt felfe : bee fyetoetb fufftctentlp tbat as
man tennetb to ©on, fo notb Jbfctoojlo alfo ; but nnto tljat enne tt
ftoulo not tenn,nnle{retttoerentretfen tbetljer, ann toljo ntrectetft
tt tljetbet , but be tljat ffril mane tt <t ®o bee (Jon , tbepem'ctflac
fojme* of all tbmg* p^efent ann to came in refpect of b* , but eter*
ttallp pjefent tettb ©©D , can b*tte no abpntng tmtljout a perfect
fatouilenge ann a Ifean te n tretf ton of all tbtng**
3But tf anp nottt bereof temame pet 001 ; let a* faaw W&at tfjt
Platoniftw fap to tbat matter ♦ gmrelp Plotin batb mane ttoo o$
tb?£ bcoke* tbereof , toberetn be teacbetb pjoutnence ty all tljingss
from tlje grcatett to tbe fmaHeft,commtng ootone zixtn to tbe Ifttfe
flotoer* tobtcb toee fee bnbloteen to tbe moaning ann tottljereo at
ntgbt,a* tbougb be ban mentto fap tbe fame tbtng tbat toee reane
in tbe ©ofpell:uame!p,Confider mc the Lillics of the field ; ann
fo fcnjtb • fllnto tbe ojntnarte complapnt concerning tlje pjofperttte
of tbe tetcken,ann tbe anuerGtte of tbe nertuou*;be anfuieretb tbat
tbe pjofperttte of tbe toteken is but as a ^>tageplap 5 ann tbe amter*
fitte of tbe gonlp t* a* a gaming of ererctfe , toljerctu tljep bee tpen
to a ftretgbt npet , tljat titty map torn tlje pn?e fo? toljtcb tljep con*
tenn* Ento tbe ©uettton concerning eufll^be anfuierctfy tbat tt t* if^ emm
notbtng el* but a fapfing of gosnneflfe, toljidj goetb on Hill umum* t hat fuffcrcth
(btng tt from negrrie to negrrie eue to tbe fcttermoff; ann tbat tt pjo; be good ■, aco.
ceenecb not from ©©D, but from tlje tmper fectton of tbe matter, plotin ]**»
lubtcb be termetb notbtng: ann tbat tlje cuflf,(tob W conltftctb al^ Ennwd ^
togetber m negr^* ann tn fapltng of g©n , ) t* fo farre of from nt-
mmtQtng ©on* piouinence , tbattt t* rntbertbetbingtobereitt
©on*lp?ouinence fljetoetb it felfe tbe mo?e, a* tuttbout tlje ftbtrfj
tfjere toere no p^outnence at all to be feractann pet tbat tberetuttb^
all,©on i* tbeatttljoi of allabtlitte* , ann tljentipofer oj ouerrnler
of all tuillesf ♦ JBJbtcJ) tbtng^ (to attopne long ntfcourfe; are mo;c
conuenientlp to be feene m W otone too^e**
^)ijS Difriple Porphyrius nepartCJ not from tbe fame opinion,
Q 3 ijotobot
114 OF THE TK^WNES
fcotobetttfjatfje toag comberen tottb tW&tpzrvlttitit&jW tfjcp
be toi)irf) ntfputc ageittfl tt*Seeing that God (fayth he j doth by
bis f kill ouerrule all things,and order them by incomparable
proprietie ofvertue ;and that on the contrary part , mannes
Reafon being very fmall,is ignorant of mod things how f kil-
ful and curioufe fo euer it feeme to be of the trueth :Surely we
may then call it wy fc , when it is not curioufe in ferching fuch
doutfull and hard matters, as are matched with daunger of
blafpheming ; but rather graunteth that the things which are
done , are very well as they bee . For what can our fmall Rea-
fon finde fault with or reprooue in the doings of that greate
Reafon, to efteemethem eyther lawfull or vnlawfull, feeing
Porphyria to wee vnderfiande them not ? 3n& in another place, If wee fuffer
Ncmertius. a King (fatetf) foe) to difpofe of his owne affayres as he lifteth;
mail wee deny vnto G O D the ordering and difpofing of the
Cyrillusinhis things hecre beneath , which hee himfelfe created ? 3nna*
fccond and gamtt fuel) as foun&e fault toritl) tlje gouerment of tt;e toenfti toWb
Fifth bookes tfoep tnttierttamj noc^tfjefe are &fe berp tocuas* Soothly (faptl) Ije)
agciiift lulian. tnerc ls not a more vniuft fpeech , than that which prefumeth
to teache God Iuftice,nor a more holy fpeech than that which
yeeldeth to the trueth ; and to think otherwife is a difeafe of
mynd & a great cryme.For God not only direð all things
at all tymes , too the behoofe and full harmony of the whole
vniuerfally;butalfois the cheriflier preferuer and repayrerof
euery feuerall thing in particular. I pray you hathc hee not
(hewed too Phificians,(who hauc fo much prouidence as hee
hathc giuen them fkil,) the things that are too befall too the
whole body of man,how that fome members are to be cut of,
fome to be feared,and otherfome to be eaten away with Cor-
rafiues, for the health of the whole body ? And yet when the
Nurces or Mothers fee the Surgio about to do it, do they not
weepeand cry out ryght ftrangely, notwith ftanding that they
knoweit to be for the welfare of the childes body? But what
doth the Father then who is wifer than they,but comfort the
patient,and hold the playfter ready to lay to the wound?God
lykewy fe for the curing of the whole,hath ordeyned that men
(hould dye, (EJ;at fe tlje tljfngrijat Epicurus finnetij fault tottlj)
& that they fliould be feparated afunder,as a Toe is fumtime
cut of for the fauing of the whole body. And could we enter
into the mynd of God,we fliould vndoutedly knowe why and
to
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OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 215
to what good end hce hath from the beginning barred fome
things from being becaufe he forefaw they (hould be to hurt-
£uil,andvnto other fome hath giuen death in recompence of
their godlynes.dje fumme of all is, tbat noting fe none but bp
tbe pjouioence of (fcot^bolubeit t!»at manp tbmgs feme repugnat
to b& lmfoome ana g©tme0,ag tlje cuttmg off of a Leg,oj tbe fea*
ring of a member feme repugnant botlj to t&e pealing of tlje toljole
bon^anu to tbe putpoft of ttje g>urgtom
aifo ag touching tbe antterfitte^ of goon men 5 %>k lymt toljat g 11 ^™**
Synefius f Platonift anfa)eretl)*The aduerfities(faptlj be)which iatonuu
wee thinke wee indure without our deferts, doe helpe vs too
weedeiout our affections out of our ground;which is to much
inclyned too them ; and by that meanes the inconueniences
which make fooles to doubt of Gods Prouidence , doe con-
firme wik folke the more therein. For what man would bee
contented to part hence,if he found no aduerfitie here ? And
therefore it is to be thought,that the Rulers of the lower Re- ,
gions (bemeanetb tlje tfmW) were the firft founders of thefe
profperities which the comon fort maketh fo great account
of,of purpofe to bewitch men with them , and to lull them a
(leepe here. Hierocles aifo batting mane a long tufcourfe,conclu- Hicrodes*
nerb tbat if toe fall into anp atmerftte thereof toe* cannot corner
ture tyz catife , it bebouerb to conSner tiiat me bee ignorant m all
tbmg^antr ptt toe mult not pjocaae;fo farre 3 ag to fap tbat ©on tg
tbe autfto? of ettiH,ojt tbat be batb not a care of tog -, fo? tijoft ( faptfc
&e)tnereoucrgreateblafpbemte$*
Ariftotle fpeafcetb not anp otbertopfe tjrttm in W ffreate 5^o= ^oSs to
raflg 0} in bts little Spojalte, botobrit tbat bee be moje graueietj m Nkomachus
bis Metaphyfiks. 5)otofoetter tlje cafe (!ano 3 in bfe boofte concern and Eudemu*.
ning tbe toojto be grauntetb unto (Son tbe care of al gteate tbingef*
9m> tbmfce pott it befemetb man too fet boun&g too t|e ferifoome of
©on tobo batb Itmtten tbe natures of alltbtngg ; ana to appopnt
tobat ©on (ball eftoeme gteate o? fmall, before tobom notbmg can
be gteate o? fmaift jfteuertbelefTe tobereaa be faptfr tbat tlje too?to
Hepenuetb bpon (Bon as tbe enu thereof; tlje bed of W Defcipietf
no bp infallible conference gatijer tljereof tbe p joutoence of <Eoa*
#0} feeing tbat tlje S£to?to tjepennt t& bpon fcpm ann ten&etl) bnto
bimjtbebegtnnmg^tfjatDtrection cannot pjoceene of anp otljer,
tban of trim to to&om it tenner!)* 3gein, feeing ttjat(a«ef be faptb to
otytt places) aUftputj of rtjmgg ienntco fome one pmicular entie
® 4 euerp
lit
OP THE TKIWKI!
Alexander of
Aphrodifcin
his booke of
fftouidence.
Seneca concer-
ning Benefits,.
fcb.2.Cap.4.5,
&2I.31,
cuerp one peculiar to it felfe, ana an mice togitljer in one tmfaeti
f i ' i enfant) pec all of tbem Ijaue not reafon o) fcn&erftamung to ap«
popnt tljat cnue too tbemfeiucs 5 o? to (roin tfcemfelues toitbtn tbat
boimo* 3|t foUotoetlj tftcn tljat ft ere is a certeme pjoutoence tobicfc
liatij tfiat reafon foj allano eua*p of tbem^no tfjat tbe famereafon
rettetlj in ©co bpon tobo al of tljem oepenv$ Ariftotks beft ler^
neti interpreters ate conftrameo to confelfe^o be fljo^ tfcc quick
fentence luljtc!) te attributed bnto frim> tobicb te, ^Lbat fuclj a^ re*
quire a pjmfe of (Sow pjoufoence are to be anfoereo laift tlje la&
fl;es of a <KHl)ippe : ootb giue feg fufficient create ofljt^ opinion*
flDf tfje opinion of Theophraftus toefannot Doubt* jfo? Ije tljat
grauntetl} tbe creation of a tbing 5 cannottioubt of pjoutoence 3 eon*
fbering tljat potoer ano goatmeg are alike equal! in botb of ftenu
%\xt bebolo fj#re $ ejepjefle toojog of Alexander of Aphrodife in
Ijfe bofce of pjom&encc*That God fhould haue no wil(faptl) Ije)
to care for the things heere beneath , k too farre disagreeing
with his nature ; for it is thepropertie of an enuious perfon.
And that he (hould be vnable , were to vnfeemely for him,for
he is able to doe more than he hath yet done . Therfore let vs
not dout of him, either the one or the other,but let vs rather
conclude , that heeboth can and will haue care of all things
that are done heere belowe. 9no in another place b& gatberetfc
tbfe ticrp conduSon 3 €bat allota Welfare Ipetlj itttbt ferumgrf
©oo,ano tilw t&e feare of bimit a gift of #*> in tljat fce fcoutfafetfr
toertem> Iji&pjouioence bnto fefc.
flDf tlje opinions of Plutarke ami Seneca,tf)eir otone bwkt$ &c*
Cjrp^cflp teft iSeutamelp Plutarks treatife concerning tljeffo toe ptt*
moment of euill oocrs, fcn ijim; ana Senecaes bojkejS concerning
beneSte^anoatrxahfeofbfeconcenimgpouioence;fo^tm
Ipketoife ootlj tbe toife pijilofopljer Epi&etus bpon toljome Sim-
plicuis Ijatl) tojittem jfoj afcer manp ftnefpriecljetf concerning fte
greatness ano maieftie of ©on, affile toeakeneg of man, tbep af*
fapeo to p&toe a reafon of all things tbat ofFenaeo tfje toeaket fojt
intfyz cafe 3 pea mtn to tlje fcerp accioenttf ano to ri;eri)tmotrclap$ ♦
Sun 3!i>cfirem^reaoer!9( to take tbe pepnejsf to reaoetljemtobole,
tfjat tl;ep map fe boto conformable tbe tbingis toljidje Cb?tlrian^
teadje, aretotbetoifeoomeof rije bti fo?t among tbe ©eatljen*
CBbere^nto tbep map foj an income > aooe tlji^ ©?acle of Apollo
fciittfelfc repo^teo b^ Porphyrius*
m
OP CHRISTIAN RELIGION. Z1J
9{o man too hyde himfilffrom God by cunning can demxj^
2{o man byjlyghts or (uttlejhtfts can blind or dim his eyes. , . .
*A 11 places h*fklfilleth 9 He is frefent everywhere, his Colkaios
ts4ndgineth lyfi to every thing that moones andljfi doth beare. f philofophy*
9itoa3mncemtug all orter people of tbe€artb, tntobofebe^ Oppianus
ilfe tbe poets ( toljtcfi are full of fud) fapingg etterp toijere) map $ lo i T aM'-
[ffcuere,ag Orpheus,Homerc, Hefiodus, Aratus, Sophocles, q iv $y V g fc
locylicks ami fuel) otberg : furelp m as mnclj ass too* fie tbat all T£§>
nation* Ijaue fome l&eltgton 3 ft & a btfible pjefiaent 3 $at (Cons
oufaencefe belaueo ami recetueo of all ttritl) one accojfr* tfo} in
rpne Doe men feme <Sotr,tf l;e fo ft not ; in bapne t>© men p?ap to
m tf beregaro ft em not, in txapne complame tbep to trim , tfbee
age tfjem not ,* aim to bt fbojt , m bapne ooe toee call bppon !jtm
itb on <g>ea ano i ana, ( brfjere council aim cafualt t* feeme moff
i take place ) fo? tlje mamtepnmg of our welfare , ano tfjc prefer*
ttg of te from |arme •, bnlelfe toa bk tb?ougblp perftoaoeo tljat
i Ijearetf) b$,ano tljat fee ruled) Ipeauen ami €artb ana aB tying*
:rtjemftomaboue 5 peaano tuzntfyt btrpeftajaru of tuarreag
aefar termctfj it, to^erem fortune fometb to beare greateft finap*
►wc afoje toee giue our Determinate 3|uogment,toee Ijaue pet ttocr
ouocatea to beare,namelp ti>e a&uocate of jFojttune,aito tbe 9o*
jcateof Deffmie*JFo? Cfa^tfrrfje one)ifaH things palfe bnaerrtje:
ttpoiny of#touiBence,i9abat becommetfj of jFojtmtttolnd) toe fo
fo manpedbingg *t 3no (fapeft tbe ofter) toljat freeoome t&etf
itf) man *t mull ft not neeuess be confeffet^ tbat a certetne oefiinie
impelled euerp man to ooeu^atfoeuer be&otbV
Slfpemeanefojtuneas ftet^pepntetibpftepoetjisbrpttu^an* AgcinftFo*.
ngonabobrtr, emo turning toftb euerp topno rftfeag eafieto tunc
ippe ber atoap as to papttf ber* jFo? brfjo feetl) not tbat tbere i$ m
nifo^me o?oer, botb in fte to^u**; too^lo, auo in all tlje part^ tbtt^
f, ano ^ob) tben can one tljat fe blpno be tbrgupuer tberof ": aifo
ibo rnnwrHattoetb not,tbat to moue^bmgg belongetb to ftenfaft*
e(Te amwot tnttcr tmfteDfaflnelTe't&jt bob) can tbat tbmg rule ano
leelo otbers^obtcb fa carpeo atoap ft felf <;©) beta can ije bolti tbe
ernetobo flotetft ^imiafbpon tljetoater*: &&m#tf)cutbat ftere
s fo certein o?uer in aHftnig^ x ft follotoetb tbat fortune beared
o ftiap m anp tbmg, ann tberefo^e tbat tbere fa no fojtuneatafl* V{Cc i hsvvxion
5ut tf bp tbrtooja/ojtunetltfp meaneasJ Proclus ootb, a rertera Timeus/
iumepotnertbatgatberetf) caufeg farretJiltantoneftomanotber,
II to one enn ;furelp in ftat cafetoe be moje fr»n5^ to fortune tban
Il8 OF THE T R E W N E S
tl)cp be* fa} toe aumtt imtot only tu tljmgs biicerfetnt toantiermg
ano toauering , but alfo euen in ti;e tljings rijat are mode cettem,
pea ana m ail tijtngs toljatfoeuer-, as ti;e tobtcb is but (Son Ijimfeif
mfgupfen bnm another name*
jftototfjen to fpeake p2opcrlp,tobat id if ojtutte *: J& it a &ub*
fame *: Cnzn bp tbeir otone confeffion, it batb no being but in tbe
tufo^Dcr of otljer djing^ ♦ ^baUtoeetentieitan3ccitsent? ^oto
iuuenaii. ftoulo anacciuenttoojke fo sitters accitients?33bat is ittfjenyf it
rho-e wants be anp tbing at alft&urelp it is a toojo tbat Ogniftetb nothing but
no God at nil, refpediuelp,tbat is to fa^as Raiting tefpect of fome tbings oj per*
dothadu ^^ ftUiS ti;at ilre ^°^ Cn ° f > antl ft & at & n0 S^Uim W bti\X$ &U* °f an &
Jc fooi« y C * u our °^ nc ignojance/Ojat tol;icb is fortune to tbe Cbilne,is no
hauc fortune fortune to tljz fatljcr: tljat tobtcb is fortune to tbe feetuant 3 is none
dcifide.and to tl}C Startler: tbat toljicb is fortune to d;e fcoIe,is none to tfje toife
S a Mc* b ° uc man:t ^ at ^^^ ^ fortune to tbe toife matt>is nonebnto ©on^c^
C ciSo. coding to tbe meafure of out knotoleoge &} igno*ance,fo notb foj*
Error, & Blind tune increafe 02 abate* 'Cake atoap ignorance fro men,ano fonune
nes and the is banifljeo from all tbeir ncalings ♦ Cbe farijer lettetb a tfjing fall
not knowing i U ty# <6amen,to fee tobedjer In* cbiln toil tying it to bim oj fteale
auftsTauc il a ^apXbe rtflte tbinkes it to be falne b? djaunce^ano bis fadjer
brought vp fe$o knotoes to tobat enoe be mo let it fall, fmplcs at bim* 9no &
the names of dje tbing djat toas cbaunce 0} fortune to tbe djiloe,toas of fet pur*
Nature and p fe in tbe fadjer ♦ 9 S^apfter fenoetb fond) niuers feeruants uu
Fortune. uerg; foates 3 all t o one place 5 to tbe intent tbat of man? ,fome one at
tbe leaft map efcape ann come borne againe • Cljep mate tbere aH
togedjer*9t tbe ftrff figbt tbe tljtng tobidj toas foecaU bp genu o^
&et,feemetb to djem to bappen bp aottenture* 9 Captapne batting
ueuifen to take tije ©ate of fome Citit , cattfetb a Cart o? a <£ba*
rpot to bee broken bpon t^t D?ali3b?inge as it toere bp fome mif=
rijaunce^tbat bis ambufl) map in tbe meane lubile b^eake fcoitb ann
enter tbe ^ofcme, Cbe CBamers fall to beating of tbe Wagoner
foj it^nn otberfome e^cufe bint as ouertaken bp miOfo^tune ♦ 3nti
fo tbe tbing tobicb toas a pollicie of COarre in tbe Captapne tbat
aeuifea it, is a cbaunce o? fortune to tijc Cotone tbat lntit not tbe
tpnunn of it .3 toife man to giue a glpke to anotber toife man 5 o; a
Captapne to bzc;\xj)\z a Captapne, oj an enemie to uelune bis ate^
tttie, eppberetb a letter grortelp fo^t tbe nonce, ann fennetb it fucb a
toap as be imaginetb tbat it Ojalbc furp2i>en* i)t tbat ligbtetb bpS
t c is glnn of fo gan anuentuce 5 ann tbtnkiiig tljat \)t reanetb tbe fe*
cretesi of !;i^ anuerfartw i^t, bui&ety an \fr zSwtt in g©n ear^
nctt
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION, 2Ip
neff tipon tbtngs contriuen to necepue bim*3nn fo tbe djing tobidj
l»as a rare neuife in tije one,ts a tare anuenture to dje otber* jftoto
if among mcn,tobtc& are all of one kpnne 3 ann baue toelneere like
ponton of reafon 3 tbere bee fad; oases bettoeene age ann age, be*
ttoaene qualttte ann qual itte , ann bcttnane mi tt ann lu it jtb a ttbe
fame tobid) in one is p?outnence 5 is fortune m another : (ball toce
rijinke tt ftraunge, tbat tbe tbing tabid) feemetlj fortune to ns tijat
are but bltnnnefle ann ignorance, ibouln beitngular p?ouinence as
in refpect of 6on*t ©? tbat be Im^icI) is tbe onlp caufe of an caufes,
ftouln baue djef kill to aflfemble tbem together to fome onecer*
tepne effed^boto farre orffant foeuer tbep be^ 3s fo? e]tample,tf be
make tbee to finne a 'Creafo? m nigging of a pit, o? to fcape a fall
from a plandjer m gomg to toalke bppon tt ; toouloeft tbou fteale
tbat benefice from tbe gconnelTe of ©©D,tobo b?ottgbt tfyk to tbe
ane place,o? fatten tb& from tbe otber?3i fap from ©on ttrfjo is tbp
maker , to fatber it npon blpnn jFo?tune tabid; knobbed; tbee nott
9nn tubp (bouln it be barner fo? btm to matd? ttuo caufes togetber
tbat are farre afttnner, tban to baue manedjemfoferreatonneg
one from anotber*:!)? tban tt is fo? tbp felfe to put tucon to fire,an&
fire to mater, 9 tbp meate into tbe umter,tDbid) ate caufes fo farre
t>iffant,ann petnottmtbft anning tbou iopneft tbem togetber to one
certepne enne, tabid; ts tbe nouriibment of tbp bonte *t 3nn tobat
tbtngs are furtber nfftant in tbp mpnn, tban a Cbarpot, a D?ata*
6?tnge, ann an^ofte of men; tobtcb tbtngs nottoitbffanoing rfjott
coulneft fkfli to b?ing fitlp togetber fo? £ taking of a Cities %\)u$
Icoke toljeretn tbou noeft rineflp place fo?tune, tbere notb tbe rareft
ann mofi toonnerfttflpopnt of l^?outnence moft eutoentlp fljetoe it
felfe*
T&\xt notn comes me tbe otber 3nuocate ; tab* to b?tng bs bnto Agdnfl
Defttnie 3 ano to a certepne neteflttie of afl d>ings ann of al nofngs, Deftmk;
maketb bis bann of all tbe tbtngs tabid; tae baue aHengeo agatnft
tfo?tune* *&berefo?e let ns fee bota toe map taalke bedaoene iTo?-
tune ann Deftinte , fo as toee map ^mnz djaunre t«tbout falling
into neceflitie 5 ann percetuetobetber tbe fame be p?ouineneeo? no^
3|f all tljtngs (fap tbep)be gupnen bp ©OD to fome one mwnc
enn,pea cuen tbofe aifo tobtcb feeme cafuall - y tben can tbep not bee
rumen anp otber toap ♦ 31 toillmglp gratmt tbem tbat > 9nn tf tbep
cannot bee tumen^tljen are not mens noutgs free,but of necelTitie*
3f5ap,tbis cofequent is btterlp falfe;becau"fe dje tbings tobicb baue
fceetutK toenneuer tbemfelues contrary to (Sons torill, battenot
foe
2 Iff O F T H « TlttWNlS
ftee potoet to reftrepne bt* tofll from ouerrultng djettn Outlet W
lap fa^tb tbis matter moje at large , ttjat tt map bee tlje better bn*
uerttcoD* 2£U fee tit rije g>ftpe a great number of <§>tatres tbat are
ftceo , ano manp alfa (as tbe planets ) tmjicb tjaue euerp of tbem
tbetr peculiar moumgs ttintesf $ courfes feuerallp to tbemfelues*
Mo%tbt btgbeft l£eauen,bp bis bmuerfall mourns cartel all t$e
5§>tarrcs about , as toell tbe mouable as djc bnmouable., toitbout
attpllopptngo^tntmtnrttngofrbetrpertscalarmatuug^tDbcrebp
bee maoe innumerable figures afpetfs ant! refpect^ta^tcij 31 leaue
to tbe 3ffcologcrs to Declare* &be S>tmne makedj tbe oap ano tbe
pirejtbe 8-tone maketb tbe mon#b$$tge quartern tbe plepao*
ano i&panjaf make tbe g>eafons • t%rfbpparremaketb tbe beate
of tbe g>ommer,ano fo fojtb* let M£ttt tbe cafe tbat tbe bigbett
Ipeauen fltoo (till , ano tbat rije lotoer ^eauens kept on tbetr pern*
liar mouingsto? let bs put tfyz cafe tbat be toent on 3 ano tbat all tbe
reft (too fttll^ attn tben (boulo tbere bee none of tbe fapo figuring*
aao afpects to bee fcene* Kut let tbem an alone as tbep bee: let tfje
fjtgbett fatten bp bfa moutng carte all tbe @>tarres about, ano let
euerp of d;em contmuetbe batting ano executing of bfeofemepe*
eultar nature,tbe mouable as mouable, ano tbe bnmottable as \*\u
mouable, ano euerp of tbem tnoeuer aecojotnglp agatnft tbe dm*
uerfall; ano tben (ball toee fee d;e toamoerfainelft of tbe ©eatten,
tubtcb by an bmfojme fcpno of moutng £ leauetb to euerp <§>tarre
bt'S proper ano peculiar moutng,peeloetb euerp oap oiuers fojmeil
in tbe g>ftpe,tobtcb caufe alterations tn tbe ap?e ; tobicb tbing nep*
tber bts oione fole moutng coulo 5 oc if tbe refioue of tbe fetarre*
ftoaoe (fill , neptber coulo tbe courfes ano moutngs of tbe §>tarre*
tying tt to paflTe, if tbep toere not carrreo about by tbe moutng of
trim ♦ JSoto let b$ fee boto tbts example agreed) tottb our matter,.
(Sob by W teifl ano poller batb createo all potters , ano oifpofen
aflteiaes^batbfepotaer ouerruletb anpotoers,almen confefle*
if oj tobo fe be tbat mafeetb a Cloche ano cannot rule it *t 15ut tbat
bis torn (boulo oirect all tutHes to fucb enoe as be ltftetb 5 tmtbout
finctng tbem fr5 tbetr nature tobtcb ts to be free;tbere is tbe ootort,
©00 fo^bio tbat be tobtcb createo nature to ooe bint ferture, fboulu
be bnable to bfe tbe ferttice tbereof toitljout marring it ♦ (Sod tben
(fap 3I)gupoetb all tbtngs to tbe performance of bis totll, tije mo*
uablc bp tbetr mouings , ano tbe bnmouablebp tbeir fteofafineflfef
tbe tbings inoetueo tottlj fence,bp tbeir appetites,ano xbz reafona*
*fe i#n$$fig t^etr toflle^e natttrall t^tngs^bj tfjetr t^aloom^
(89
OF CHRISTIAN KEIIGIOK, 221
ana tbe ti)m$& t^at &aue tuffl,bp tf;etr fe«nomr:9n5 tfje freer tbat
rbep be,tlje greater iu f)tss glojie, as m aaae it fa a mo?e commen*
liable <1)ing to eaufe libertie to pfctoueelptoobeoiencebpgehtle
&an3ling,ttian to WIe it o? font mn compultion as it toere tpeo in
a cb&puc* 3|f tbe tutlless of all men toerc carieo bp (Sottf toill toitl>
mitfomtag tljeir otonepeculiar naming*: tfcepotoerof (So&couU*
not fctne fccjtb in tbem fo mucb a* it ootb noto,tofjen all Ujfllesi in*
fojeetbcmfelueg feuerailpagainftbfe toill, ana petneuertbeleflfe
cum in follotoing tljeir otone fooap^ooe 8m>e tljemfelueg leu (tbep
toots not boto)tobetber foeuer it pleafetb burn jfteitber fljoufo toae
fee tbe faiD m'uertitteg of figure* in tbe S?eauen,tobicb tyku fo or*
uersaeffectM^arce^JI^
uerfitte, ann fuclj otber;U)()ifb,feruealltotl)ep?ouiiienceoft&ee*
tierlaff ing (Sou - 7 but toee fboulo fee euerptofrere one fcnifojme toill
ijotomg all otber toilless faff fetterea , anu carrying tljem toljetljer
foeuer it lifteo-, ana t^c mo?e ftreigbtlp tftat tfrep toere tpen bp, tfje
fcffc fl)oulo toe efteeme of!) is potu cr^s toljo moult! fap be (tone in
feare to let tbem tofe ♦ 3gapne,if toee imagine all tbofe toilleg to
Ijaue free fcope 3 to follotoe tbeir otott Ipfcingg toitbout anp gouern*
ment of bigber potoer to ouerrule tljem , ano reftrepne tbem tobett
tbep inteno to tyeafeeout: toee fyoulo bnooubte&lp fee sitters en&g
in tfn'ngg 3 tobereag noto tbep tztto all to one : 9m> libertie tooufo
turne into Itofeneffe 3 fofenefle into trifbjoer, antr uifoper into &e*
foutfion;tobereas tbe toojlo t>otb neceflarilp require o?oer,ano oj*
*er requiretfi all tfringg to bee referred to fame one catepne ense,
<©ou tljcr cfojc to fbcto bis potoer ut our ft&oome ant) libertie,batlj
left our toiHeg to &S;ano to reftrepne tbem from tofcnefle, be batfr
fo ojoereo tljem bp bis toifeaome , tbat be toojltetlj U$ otone toill
no lefle bp tbem , tban if toee baa no toill at all * let u enforce out
felttes aiEi mud; ag toee lift againft Ijis to ill 9 anD ^tt mm our o ifo *
fceoiencelball turne to tbe fulfilling of bte infll ♦ let bg goe €aff*
toaru toben W toil! goes SCtefttoartijano pet rwtfyW mouing co*
uuct bg ftilU'Buc albeit tbat 600 tro leauefo^ft ano gupue tfre one
toillais toella!Stl)eotber;petnottoitbftantiing rigbt bapptete tbat
ittilltubiclj inuetteretb to follo\ae 5 ani> Unljappir ig tfjat tobicb muff
bee baleu ann u?aggen ♦ i&etmfe in a feenell of 5pounu^ euerp of
tftem rmtnetb acco^rtng to bfe naturaH inclination 5 ano pet aH of
tljem feruecbepurpofe of fyt ^>unter*9lfo in an ^ofte of mcu,one
figbcetl) fo? %onour 5 anotber fo? fpigljr,a tbiru fb? gapne,anc al fc?
hictojie to i\)t punce tfjat ft«t tI;eminto e^e fieli* %&t from tbe
tit
OF THE TKfWT?t1
Godes fore-
fight or For-
knowJcdgc.
/
Ifitbeprc-
Upounns cT>cfr nacutall intimations, anu front tbe S>0RTt?fft^ tljeft
pertrruiav m tlle<es aim utrpofit tons j and pe nac afcuap punting, anil
tbe acmie muft nanes utfpcrfe* m> ar
$ea(fap tbep)but <2fou fatoe al flSfng* *ao an tljc cotirftss of rtje
toojto from euerlafting al at oneinftant,anu tinners cannot fal out
ctbetlinle than beftatb fo^fane tbem* 3ft femetb djerfoje tbat no*
tljmjj 10 cafualnotbmgat tbe cljopce of our fri^no?. asip tbingtljat
ts not of n£ce!rttie*$es: fin as ©on beboloetb alt tilings tmti; one
nietn, fo trotft bealfo bebolo euerp of tljem toorfcmg acceding too
dcaincd(Gieth tijetr (eucrall p^opcrtted^ 0? f&tbtbejnouingof tije Kpceuen, anu
Jj™ ou tljepawtculav mouings of tbe Sonne mm tbe q&rone to bung fo?t$
thy fick °«jt 1 & C ® f Kpfti* of necriKtie: Ije feetfc nihr cofultiug of toarre,of peace,
ism vayn for of alpance anu otber tbings , Initlmglp ; anu bee &dj tbe plant*
thectofend fpiungnp anugtotoenaturallp, E>ebimfcifbatbfet uotonetbeft*
for the phio. conu^biru, vea 3 ann fourtlj caufes,anu badj Knkeu tljem one to an
dwitow 6 «4^to no tnbat be mill baue uonetbut tije tbing tbat ueceiuetb m
(anfweretk ro tbis cafe, ts tbat &e confinet not tbat out toills are among tbefe
anothei)to caufes anu tbat accruing to tbetr fwenefle fucb as it is, tbep tnojft
iiaue chndre; f r ^ fo t\)t uoings of tbis ftojlu , Ipke a^ all otljer caufes tooojft
thee tocFan » * uei ? f tl # m *tf 0?&mjj to tfytit peculiar moouings, inclinations,
%\ith thywyfb! abiiities,natures oj fcpnus* after tbe fame maner tbe man tbat i$
acquapmeu feaitb bte fjotofebolumatter^ 3 toil! oeeme afojebami
tobicb of tb?ee parts W elueft fonne tnill c^©fe, anu tubicb W fe-
conu toill cb©fe 3 tbougb be be farre of fro tljem, bicaufe be ftnotoerfj
tbetr natures aim inclinations ; ano pet fo? all tfeat , Ijee inelpnertj
tbemnot to tbe uooing of tbe one oj of tbe otber* 3getne, anotbet
fojefetb tbat a$>jince mfllfuaqic peace o? make toarre, bpcaufe be
futotuetb Wni too be eptber of a quiet 0} of an tmquiet nifpofitioiu
Cuen fo is it tottb ©on $ fauing tbat Ije being n^re anu mnermo?c
to al tbings tban tlje rtjings tbemfelties are,notb knolue tbem moft
perfealp 3 Kxfytsia toe l;aue nothing but bp coniectures , anu tbofe
Ijerpe toeafee. Co be fljojt , as in refpert of ©on tbe tbings are of
tieceiTitie 5 tubicb as in refpett of tbemfelues are tbings of cafualtie;
tl)t caufe toljerof is,tljat tte matter tobicb in tt e tljings tbemfelue^
is to come^is p?efent to bis figbt euerladmglp ; ann bis fo^efeing
rftljings to come , is not in tbe caufes of tbeiu as it is tmto topfe
tt:en 5 but in Ijimfeff \n\jo is tbe caufe of all caufes ; ano tljerfo?e l;e
feetb not tbat tbou fbalt no tbis 0} (bait not no tbat [ as of a tbing
to corae]but tobatfoeuer tbou art to uco, be fetb t\)k notng itfrom
tmtettinsi naturally if itbe to be none naturall&anu toillinglpif
it
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 22}
ft be to be none toillinglp : am* pet tbp twill it no lefle fubtect to b&
tofl!,tban tbp nature fe fubtect ta tbepotoer tbat crcateti ttmeitbes
ig tbefteefcom of tbp^^fucb a$ it is nato after tbp fail)anp mojs
compeCet* in taking neJrberation ., tijan tbp nature is compeHeo iti
growing 02 ftumtng* anfjeu 31 fpcakc beere of fcauifil, 31 meanc
not to neale toritlj tijis ©ttettton tobetfjer ft !pe in fc# to cboofe ft*
leap of Valuation oj wxjf 0? as it 10 a tfoing tfcat formountetb tl;e
tnbole nature of mankinn,anti ejecetoetb $ pjopajtion of our toeafc*
fmaetftatrtmiga : fomuftit of neceffttie enfue tbat toee muft bee
tyattcnbpfmnebpgbercaufefromabmte,a$ in a cafe tfjat con*
mnetbtbe forking of ottr f#uesamjofour oi»ne tiefices 3 atin
not t\)t following of tbeim Sgeine, 31 intemi not to take atoap tbt
ortraojmnarie m^ttong tobtcb ®or> laojketb in b$ 3 toben be tofetfj
M fometpmes beponu tbe inclination of our nature ,bp boning
tbat in bs bp a fecrete operation,tol)tcb teas not in fcs of our feltie?,
!But 31 fpeake peculiarip of tbefemferimtr ooings , tnbieb are pjo*
pojeionabieto outfit an& to tbe capaciticofourreafon-, inUibicb
things our tfratonll (agmapmca as it is) Ijatb abilitie to eyeupfe
it felf, not uutbft cinuinac tl;at it be u ttcrip lame ami suable to mou nt
Up anp bigber*3fter tljat maner t bcrefoje map toe toase bettoanc
tbe jFojtune of Epicurus ami tl>e DcHinie of Chryfippus , by Pjg*
utoence •, and bettueenc eaftraltte ano mccWitiz bp tbe toill of <0ot;
and bettoaene loocencift anti l&omnge bp leauing cbcis motimgs
free; tnbicb pet neuertbeleffe ft all come to tbe cm» tabic!} <£od bat $
litteo to appoint unto tbem^batfocuer tumninpf ami tojeatbing*
Ibcp fame to tbemfdues to make in tbe meane tpme,3m> as tou»
cbing tbe ueff iiue of tlje ^ftroIogersjUubo make aU tbtngs fufcie*
to tbe tobtelinp about of tbe &>k?t y ami make at! tbings to be aa
itmcb of neceflfitiras tbz mouings thereof: toe toil! ieaue tbem t*
jrteatre tbeir cafe agetnft tbat greate itearneD man tbe Comtiz of
Miranduia , piping them to confiDcr ac leafttopfe , tobetber tbe
peatellutipcamipepntstobwb tbofegreate Clerks bawttak n
to nifp^ooue t&is ucllinie , can bp anp meanes beefatlierenuppon
Ucdinie^
film ri>en,fti) a fman conclutton of tM* tobote nffcoutfete M
fap tbat <£oi3 in a fctiereine Bceing,anti a foucrein mpnb,an^ tljac
Beeing and Mynding are all one in btm ; ami tbcrefo^e tbat as ta
treating tbitrgs rtje might ant» po^cr of bis Beeing ettenBc n cmn
to tljc leaa tbint^s tn els tbep ban not bin at alhfo tbep?otn'ticnce^
fc^ecatt am btrcaion ttW ^b tjctemi to alUbing^ o? eife tljcp
COiilD
2*4
OF THE TREWNES
eoulo not continue* Let not tbe ronfufion of t bmgs tobicb toe fee
beerc bclotoe trubUle bs; fyrljc greater tbe fame is , tbe greater
&otb ©aDspjouioence fljetoeit relf cbctc^'n, ao c!;e f ktU of a npfofr
tton ootb m tbeintricateneffe of a tufeafc;n5wc toljo is be cbat can
limit tbe figljt of tbe €uerlatttng ©od ': &urdp not tbe pjofperi*
ties of tbe tmefteo ; foj tlj ep be but titfo^s: no? tbe at ucr Cries of t be
goDlp,fy tl;ep be but * jerctfes ; np? tbe Deatbes of t(je giltleffe,
(o) it is but a pouo:ring of tijeic brrce&cs to pjefcrue tbem to tbe
life of poaeritie, J3ap,lct not euen fiane it felfe,tobtcb is tlje Derp
cuill in neeae , tmk anp gruoge of m pnn in us ; fojt ©ou Createo
JQaturegoea, but euill is fpjoongt&ercof* $e Creates freaome,
«nn it is Degenerateointo Looceneffc* 3But let ds pjapfe <£ou fo$
fritting us potoers^ansletbs con&emnc our feluesfoj abufing
cbemJLet us glojifie bim fo? cbaHiGng tos bp our otoneltoccneffe,
foj evecu ting bis 3lu0tce bp our umua Dealings , ana foj perfoj*
ntingtbe o?umaunceof bts rigbtfull toill bp ourinojoinate paf*
Cons* Jitocfceatbing tobereoftoefcnovue nottbecaufe;let te
acknotoleuge our ignojance, ano not name it fojtuneXbc caufea
sbat are furtbeff afunuer, are neere at bans tin to bim, to pcrftymc
toba tfo cuer be lift etb* 3If toe do anp tmreafonable tljing ; let tos not
alleoge necefft tic* Cpe can f kill to fcfe all tbings tottbout marring
fym i tbe moouable, accojoingto tljeir moouingsj tbe tbings in*
octoeo toitb toill, decoding to tljeir paflions ; ano the tbings in*
Detoeo toitb reafon, accojoing to tbeir reafoning** Jn tbinking to
Do our o tone toill,toc tying bis to paffc&Be be free to folio toe out
ctonc Mature ;annoui Mature is becommeeuillttyouglj finnr,
© tojetcbeo franomctobtcb tyingetljtostmDer fucb bondage/ ano
afftye tbis nature of ours , toe can neither fljun it no? Djfoe it from
as : fo? toe be bontflaues toit,anb it to finne^no tl;cre bebouetb a
Oronget tban our felues to rio us tljereof, ^bereftye let bs pjap
(Sou to tying tbe fr&Dome of our toills in bondage to bis toill, and
to free our foules from tbis baro ano Damnable kino of frceuomc,
ano to graunt us bp bis grace,not as to tbe toickeo,to ooe bis toill
in bain g an toiliin g to do it ; but as to bis e&itojcn,a t leatttoife ta
fei toiliin g to ooeit tutn in not Ming iu
Thi
*2f
.r^Tbex'rii] Chaffer.
That the Souk of Man is immortall,or dycth not.
3!tljcrtco 31 ijaae treates of tljc toojlD tbat » to
jbc conceiuca in im&crffanfc ing, ana of tfcc fen*
jfiblc ftOotfo ( as ilje Platonilts tearmc tljcm)
j tbat iff to faj),of (Souanuof cljtsi^o^Djj5cU)
foltotoctb tljz examining oft&c little m*}\*
{ (as tljcp tctme it) tbat is to fap,of man* Con*
awing C3ot>, "toe bane ariutotolJOgeo %im to
be a Spirit : ana as r oncbing t be (Xtojito, toe baue fotmo it to be a
fcoop, Jk man toce baue an atyiogntfnc of botb,namelp of ^00 in M? " " b f t! *
cefpect of Spirit , an* of tlje ftEUuic in compofition of boap , ad Souk & ° ya
tboigbtbcCreatojofpurpofetofet fo?tbamirrojof bis fettQk**
intenoeo to bjinginto one little compafle botij tfce infinitencfle of
$3 otime natttrcann alfo tijt bougenefle of tbc Uil;ole toojlo toge«
ifoiu £Hce fain mans bonp a ftLto^crfuIl miftnxc of tbefotocr
Clements, tlje bepnes fp^eatiingfo?tb like Kiticratotlje wtermolf
members ; asmanp intfrtunentsof fenee 3 as iljeere be fenfible na«
cures in tlje toojlD; a grcate nomber of fine\ues 3 jfleGjffrings,nn&
knitter*-, a l[KaDljp fpcciall pjiuileoge Dirccteo top too i^eaucn*
tonrD; f Ipanbs fertung to all manor of feruicrs, £ubatfocucr Ije is
tW (!) ill conGocr no moje>bat onelp t!;is inflrument , toitljont life,
luitljout fence , a nutoitbout moiling-, cannot but tbink toerilp tijac
itismaoetoiKtic greatepurpofe; anobemuflneeaes fcricout as
Hermes 0? as tlje Sarzin Abdala Dotb.tfjat man is a miracle tuljicfc
farre furmonntet!) , not onlp tfrefe Low* Clements, but alfo tbe
Ueric j^eauen ana alltlje ornaments thereof* OSut if ke coulo ( as it
tuere out ofbimfclf)bcbobtbtsboopreccttting life, ano entering
into tbcufc of allbismotions toitlj fneb fojtetoattmeffe gating be*
■ birring cbemfclues fo nimblp ano after fo funujie faOn'ons^no tfce
feenfes totterrngtfjeir fo?cc fo farre o^toitbout ff irring on t of tljtft
flare rtljinft po« nottbatljeinoulo be toamtKrfullp raui^cn , anu
fo muebmoje toomtjcc at tbe fapo life mouing ano fence, tljan at
tbeboDp, as be to>oonDcreoafojeattbebot>p, tobebolo tbc wel-
leucieoftiiepjopojxioBt^creofabonetl;rmaircoflbmeflonel:iro|
$ ttljac
tl6 OF TH! T R E W N f S
tobat companion i3tbcrcbetkicenc a lute ano a tufcplapcr,^
bftUKcncabumb tnftruinrnt anb turn tbat uuketb it to fbunD <i
t&batU)oulDbefaptbenifbe couId aftcrtowt) fee Ijonxfc fame
tinn being note) ouirknrb attepnetb mon^noment from tbe one
Sue of t\): card; to tbe otber uutbout Qnfaag ot place ; ocfee nbintj
&oumc to tbe centre of tbe ttjojlb, ana mounting \>p abcue tbe cut-
let molt circle of it botb at once ; pjefent in a tboufonb places at one
inftant, imtyat mg tbe tofcofc umbotit teu cbing it ; krecping bpoa
Cue rartb , ano pet contevning it ; bebclmng tbe tycaHcns from be*
neatb > anb lacing aboue tbe i?r aucns of {t)caucns botb at once <:
fe^oulo bee not be compillcn to t fajf, ! t Jat in tbis ftllie bobp tfce?e
fctoelletba greater tying tban tb%bff*p,grcater tban tbe canape*
greater tl;an tbe toboic ujo?Id togitljcrtEben let be fap tuitb Plato,
tbat man is nubble j outfcuarb , airt tntoarb, ^e outtoarb man is
tbat tetycb W fee ftitb our epes^frcb fojgoctb not bts (bnpe tolje
it is ocacno map tban a Lute fojgoetb Ijis Oj^pe tuben tbe lute*
pi iier renffeci) from making it to fotmb,bottbeit tbat botb Hfe, mo«
iung,fencc,anb reafon be out of it^bt invars man is tbe feotile 5
anotbatts pjopcrlp tbcticrp manjtobtclj bfetb tbe bonp as an in*
ftrument - y lobcrcunto tbongb it be unites bp tbe potoer of (Debtee
tootb it notremouc ruben tbe bo&pronnetb»$tfeetb tubrn tbe cped
be (but,anb fomctpmes fee tij not toben tbe cpes be top&e ope» : Jt
traucletb tobiletbc boDprc8ctb,ano rcftetbtoben tbe bebp era tie*
Ietb;tb^tistofap,ttisableofttfelftop3rfo?mebiso'a3neacttoni0f,
luitbout tbe btip of tbe outtoarb man,toberas on tbe concrarie par;
tbe outuiarti toitljtmt tbebelp of tbe tntoar&.tbat is to but,tbe bo&p
loitbout tbe pjefenceof tbe feoule,batbneitbcr fcncc 3 mcuing,Iiftv
no no? coucinetoanceofbeeing* 3!ntbe outtoarb man tuebauea
Coanterfet of tbe tobole toojls > anb if pe rip ticrn botb bp bp per*
celmealc^e ftal finb a tocotiberfull agreement bettoijrt tbem*13ttt
wp purpofe i\\ tbis booke is not to create of tbe tljings tbat per*
tepne pecuiiarip to tbe bobp.
3!n tbe intoarb man toce baue a fummc of tobatfoeuer life fence
mtb mouing is in all creatures, ana mojeouer an 3mage 0* ratber
« (babotuc(fa tfre Image is Defaces bp our Knne)of tbe vSo&bcafr
It felfe • 3nb tbat ia tbe tbmg tubicl; toee &mtc to eramir^ in tbt^
Chapter* Jjnpianw, teepercepuetbatbefttieiS tbeir bonrcs tubicfr
luee fee 3 t!jere is alfo an intoarb berturlubic^tDte fee not. joljcrcbp
tbep liue, grotue, bub 5 ann beare fruite : tobicb bertt^toeecall tbe
^uiciening feou!e,anb it maktb tbctn to bifer from fetonts an*
SpcttaOc*,
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. M7
$9ettal!e$,ttbtcb fcaue it not* 3!« fenfitiue liutng tbt'ngs, toe finne
tbe fetfefame berttte, tobicb too?fcetb Ui!>tie tbep Hope $ are after a
fojt ag tbe piantg;ann tbnctottbafl toe finne another certeme net<
tue o? potoa- tobicb (ml) , bearetb , fmelletb,taftetb , ann feclet^
tobicb alfo in manp of tfjem not!) b©jn bp tlje t^ing^ bjottgbt in bp
tbc fence^tobtcb matter of potter tbepianta are fcopo ot'ftbte no
toe tentie tbe fenfititte &o ule,becaufc t^e effects thereof are nifcer*
iten anD ejrecuten bp $e <g>ence$* 3In man tue baue botb tbe quick T £ M * n ,?*
urns ann tbe fenfititte, tbe former bttermg it felfe i\x tbe noutifb - ^^ -
*tg ann increafing of btm,ano tbe later m tbe fttbtilitte of fence ami
tmaginatton,tobetetb?ougl}t)e fa botb plant ann 15eatt togetber*
3$ut pet mo?eouer toee fee aTTo t sppnn tobicb confioeretb ann be*
Ijolnetb,tobtcb reapetb pjofite of tbe tbings tbat are bjougbt tn bp
tbe §>encea,tobicb bf W fetng eoncetuetb tbat tobicb it feetb not*
tobtcb of tbat tobicb te not,gatberetlj tbat tobicb fc;& fittaflp tuljic^
pulietb a man atoap botb from tbe eartb t from al fenfible tbincrg,
yea ann(afttr a fojte)ftom btmfctf to* %W noe toe call tbe rcafo*
liable &oule,ano tt ft tbe tbtng tbat mafcetb man to bee man, (ami
not a plant o? a bjttte 'Bead as tbe otljer ttoo noe,)ann alfo to bet
tbe 31tuage o? ratber a ftanotoe of tbe ©onbean,tn tbat(as tucftal
fap bereafter) tt t£ a feptrtt tbat map baue continuance of being a*
lone bp it felfe toitbout tbe booie ♦ 3nn bp tbe toap, tobeteas 3J fap
tbat tbe intoam man batb a quicftenmg potoer as a plant batb , a
fenfititte potter as a ^eaft batb, ann a potter of toniierftaittitog
ttberbp be fa a mammp meaning fa not tbattje batb tb?ee ftottle*
but onelp one &oulc ; tbat fa to ttit^tbat Itfce as in tbe bjute 33caft
tbe fenfitiue bottle compjebeunetb tbe quidkening<g)ott!e; font
man tbe reafonable@>oule eompjebennetb botb tbe fenfittue aim
tbeeitrffcenmg, ann ejrecutetb tbeoffices of tijem alienee, fa ag it
fcotb Itttctb, feeletb , ann reafonetb t\xm as toeli ano after ti)£ fame
matter, ag tbt mpnn of a man map intenn to bte ottne bottfebo'ftis
matters! , to t^t affapjeg of t\)t Commontttale , aim to beattenlp
tbmgsi ail at once ♦ i)j to fpeake mo^e Stlp 3 tbefe fyzz negreegs of
feouleei are tfyae ftegr^ of life , ttbereof tbe feconn ercanetlj a:tn
rontepnetbtbeftrl!, anDfbetbtrueycaiwtt ann contepnetb bot^
tbe ortjer mo, ^t one^ttttbout tbe toWy tbe bonie cannot Hue,
fe tbe dottle oj life of tbe plant, ann & fo tpen to tlje bonie^bat it
fbettetb not it felfe in anp ttife out of it. Cbe feconn,ttbicb cannot
liue ttitbottt tbe bonie,ig tbe @>oule o^ life of tbe Keaft 2 ttbic b &orb
ttell btter f»jtb W potter ann fojee abjoan, Jutyet not otljerttife
$ a tbati
2l8 OF THE TKEVVNES
tban bp t\)Z members artu fnftrumentj; of tlje bodte toJjeretmto ft
is tped ♦ 3>bt tbird, teljid) can of it felfc lute atro continue uurfjout
tlje booie,but not tbe boDtc tuidjout it, is tbe Motile of man,i2)!)tfb
giuctfr life sntoardlp to all bis parts, fye&# foitfj bis lift abroad
in tbe perceputng of all tbings fubiect to g>ence,ano rctepucti) Hill
bis fo?ce(as (]j albe fapn bereaf:er)pea and increafed; it, euen tobeu
tbe tfrengtb of dje borne ana tljeberp ImelincITc of tlje fenres faple*
3nd in berp ddedc,pe fljall fee a man fo?goe all bis feures one aftes
anodjerasdjemfttumentsof djemdecap, and pet baucftillbotfr
Ife and reafon bnappapjedXlje cau&ujb^ reof is,djat feme of dje
inllrumentsof life and fence doe$fcpf> but dje life itfeifetobtdj
quickened) djem fapletb nat*9mrrtjertfo;ie dje 'Bcaft fojgcedj not
life in lofeg fence , but be dtterlpfojgpedj fencein forgoing life*
And tbat is becaufe life is t!>c ground of tbe abilities offence , and
tbe fenOtiue life is a moje excellent life tfjatt tbe qaickznin$ life, as
toberein tbofe powers and abilities are as indjeirroote* ^obee
fbo;t,f)etbatbereauet^mauo?bea(toftbebfeofSence&, o? man
of dje rigljt bfe of reafon, dotb not tberebp bereaue t)im of life ; but
&e tbat bereaueri; tlje beaft 0} t\yt outtoaro man of djeir life, aotfj
tfjeretotdjan bereaue djem of fence and reafon ♦ ^berefoje it is a
molt furcargument , tbat tbefeouletofjid) caufed>a bcaftto liur,
and tbe bottle tbat caufetb ittoljauefcnce, are botb one, tbat is to
lait , one certepite fcpno of life mojc liuelp and mojc excellent djarc
tbe life tbat t* in plants ♦ #nd Itfcetoife tbat tbe-S>oule tabid) cau*
fetb man to liue, to Ijaue fence, and to reafon,is bxit one, tbat is ta
tntt , onecerteptreftpndeof life moje excellent, mojeliuelp r and of
furtber readj, tban tbe life of tbe 35eaft ♦ Vat Ifte as fence is as it
tuere tbe fojme o) <§>e!feoemg (if 31 map fo terme it) of tbe life of a
6eaff;fo is reafon oj imderftandingdje berp fo?me and ^elfebcing
uf tlje §>oule of man;and(to (peak property) it is tbe pottle oj life
of tlje <§>oulc,lifce as tlje apple of our epe is dye berp epe of our epe*
Snd in berp d&de^fjen tlje mpnd is earnettfp occupicd,djt fences
are at a flap ; and toben tbe itntt^ areouerbu(tcd,dje nourifljment
and oigeftion is bitidered-,and contrarptoife: tebirt* djing could not
come to pafle if tbe <§>oule urere anp mo tban one fukttance, tobicfj
bv reafon tljat it is but one,cannot titter bis fojee alike in all places
at once , but p&Idetb tlje lelfe care one \ubere ft long as it it ear*
nefflp otcw^tJ) anotljertoijere ♦ 3!« tljis S)ouIe of man(U)bid) prt
liottoitbftandingis but one) tbediuerfitie of tbepotoers and abili*
tiz$ i$ nerp apjarautt^e q.uicknmgpotuer dot^ nouri^mcreafr
OF C H-R I ST T AN' RE LICIO N. 22£
m> maroeepne &s ; ana IReafon anti 8>cnce me&trte not t^rtetoftf^
neptbcrbauedjep po&er to unptacij d)etuojkmg thereof ♦ Cbe
trued) thereof appeared; in tbis , tbat djofe tbings are bell Hone
toben our mjmn is as «&aift our fences are aflopejtnfomucb djat
ofcentpmes be fojgo tfce fence ana mouing of feme parts bp fame
Hbctome o) fome]8aIfcp, ana pet d^ famepartd reafie not to bee
nourilbeb ftfiLSlfi^tfie lenfittue Itfe feetb ana perctiuetb a forte of,
pea oftentimes toitbout fettmg of d;e inputs tberebpon,oj toid;oue
ronfoeringtobattbeftence conccpucdj* Some men tobirijbaue
but toeake ftences,baue beg> quicke bnucrftammtg ; ana itketoife
on tlje contrarp part*9gap$i,fomefaH into a coafttmption^bidj
toant not dje perfect bfe of $eir &tm &. ft ometpme tlje reafonn*
b*e part is fo eameftlp bent ami ocm^t* about tbe tbings tbat it
Itketb of,djat b^ tbe increaOng of it felf, it burtedj anD tmninifljerf)
tbe part djat quicfeenetb* 9Ifo it ftanaetfj in argument againft tljt
g>ences,anti repjouetb djem of falfljm&e , ana roncluaetb contrarp
to tfjetr information* 3na it map bee tbat tbe man 'ojijicb bad) W
trigeffion perfect ana bte fences founa,batb not fjis toit o? reafou
fauna in like cafe ♦ j!3oto, toere tbe feoule but onelp one abi!itte,it
roula not be fo^But noto is ttje fame aiuiaea mamfelHp into twit o j
bnaerftanaing,ana toili j tbe one feruing to aemfe.ana tbe odjer to
C]te;ute* #oj toe bnaerftana aiuers tbings toljtcb me toili not, ana
tt»ee U)i(I aiuers tbings tobtd; toec bnaertf ana not: tobtcb conrrarp
operations ramtot be attributes botb to one potoer* jfteuertbeleffe,
tbebniting of aUtbefe potoers togetber is totd) fucb ailtmcmeile,
ana tbe aiftinguiQnng of djem is lxittb fud) anion f tljat o>ainanIp
ftep mate aU together ixi one feifefame attion , tbe one of tljem as
reaatip (hip all Ukelpbcna) as dje otber,botobett tbat euerp of tijem
twd) bis otune toojke fcueiallp b]> ijtmfclfe , ana one afoje anotfjec
*3 b refpetf of djeir obfects >
Cbus baue toe fyw fo?ts of meit 5 acf o^mg to tbe tfe& poU3er5
m abilities of tbe mftaraeman , ^2ameip dje eardnp man, luijirf)
like diel^Iant mpnnetb nrt)in$ but fldeptng atni feeding , making
al bis fences ami al b S r:afon to feruc to tbat purpafr 3 as in^bom
tbe care of tbis patent life one!p,batb tseuourets ants fiuaHoUjeo bp
bis fences anonnoerftanomg* ^bcftenfuailman(asft + pau{e
Ijhnfdf termed) bim,)U)I)o is giuen tebollp to djefe fenfible tbings
tmbacing ann cafting ootone bis reafon fo farce, as to make it a
bon^flaue to bis fences ana the pleafures am> beiigbts djerof:3no
ftereafonabIeman,^oliued; p?oj)erIp in fptrtteanu mpnn, lalja
y 3 rn:crct&
2JG OP T H » TRIWNI3
rateretlj into bimfclfe to knotoc bimfelfe,ano geetfc out of Jnmfdft
to beboto <SaD;making tbis life to fcrue to tfec attepnment of a beN
tec, ana bfmgbiS deuces but a^s inftruments ana ferusuts of bis
reafon ♦ 3t:ter as anp of tl>efe t^ce p3toer**oe mgne aim bear*
fiw.ip ta man, tbat is to tott, after as; a man potoetb bimfelfc motf
to one tl)a to another of tbem;fo becommetb be like unto tbe &pi*
rites ,tbe tyute Beaftes, oj plants, pea ano tbe berp ^forties ano
fetones^ut it is out mfpoStion men bp kpno,to be carpeo atoap
bp our corrupt nature 5 ano bp tbe obietfs tobiclj bemme bs ta on alt
Goes •, but as foj ajatnll our nature pea oj bepono our nature, one
nature is not able to Doe anp tfjin^ft dtf;
Ji^aUJ^tt is not cnougb fo? &s to kuotoe t&at toee Ijaue a gjoule
Itfbercbp toee iiue,feele,ano Unnerfta^ ano tobtcb beeing but one
batb in it felfe alone fo manp funtyie potoers o^ abilities;: foj it toia
be oemaunoco of bs bp ano bp tobat tins Motile property b ♦ 3tm
fatblp if 3| (boulo fap, 3! cannot tell tobat it is , 31 ftoulo not belpe
mp felfe a tobftjfoj 31 (boulo but confeffe mpne stone ignojance^a*
tnntnp great learneo men baue oone afme me.3no 31 ftoulo ooe na
topng at all to tbe ^>ou!e it felfe ; foj fitb toee cannot oenpc tbe tU
feds t!jereaf,tbe lefle tbat toe be able to oeelare tbe nature ana bk^
tug tberjfjtbemojeootbdjeejcceHennetberof (bine fo^tb*2gdnif,
it is a plapne cafe , tbat no tbing can rompjebeno tbe t\)in$ tbat is
greater tljan it felfe ♦ jftoto, our feoule & after a fou Jefle tban it
felfe,;n;umucb as it is tojappea bp ta tbts boop,in like toife as tfo
man tbat batlj gpues aim fetters on bis feete , is after a fo?t toea*
feer tljan bimfelfe ♦ jfteuertbeleflfe , let bs afTap to fatiffpe fuel; oe-
maunos as toell as toee can* 8no fojafmucb as it is tbe 3image of
<Soo,not onlp in refpetf of tfc gouewment a:ia maintenance of tlje
to!jo!e toojfo 3 but alfo cazn in tbe berp nature thereof: as toe fap&
Ijeretofcne toben toe fpake of tbe nature of ®£)D 3 if toe cannot e^
p>e(Te 0} comepue toljat it is 3 let W at leafttoife be certiSen tobat it
ts mt ♦ tfittt of all , tbat tbe *ou!e anu tb? "Boop be not botb one
The Body and t jmg ? but ttoo berp farre Offfenitg tbin^s.ano alfo tbat tbe §>ouie
nm one fcif! ** u0 '9** °^ c boD ^^ *&***% of it felf tottI)out futdjer pjofe*
Sncthing" SFo) if tbe^ouletoere ^ boop oz a part of tbebonp,it fboula rjroto
toitb tbe boop as tbe atber parts of tbe biupoae, anntbe greater
tbat tbe boop toerc,tbe greater alfo Iboulo tbe feoule be,.aap,con^
trarptoife 5 tbebotip increaltcb to a cettepne age ano tben ftapetb;
after tobicb age is commonlp tbe tpme tbat tbe feouleootbmoft
groto, ano t^ofe t^at are flrongett of mpno m commorJp toeafo ft
of
OF CHRISTIAN KttlfclOK. »}I
rf bofc &ann tbe §>ou!e is ftene to be fun of KntitnctTt fa a ftngmT*
ftuig bo&p 3 ann to grotoe tbemojc m fc^cc, bp tije &ecap oftijc bo*
trie* Cbe Motile tljen grotoetb not to it!) tbe boty, ann t1)trefo?£ it
is not tbe bonp 3 tto? anp part of tljc boup ♦ 9nrs tobcreas 3! fpcafce
of gtotoing in tbe &ouIc,bp gtotoing 31 meane tftc profiting Hjfct*
of m potoer affl> berttte , as d;c bonp grotoetb m greatnefife bp fut^
tber inlargmg ♦ 8gm'ne, if tbe £>oute toere t(je botsp^it fyouto lofe
ijer ffrengtb anu fomumefle toitb tie bonp,fo as tfre mainieo m bo-
Die Ojoulotberetottbfeelealfo a mapme m btebnneiftantiingas
toeU as in bis membersttobofoeuer toere tick of anp nifeafe^ffjouto
alfo bee (icfce in Ijtss reafombe tbat limpctb aj fcaltetl), ff;outo rijert*
&mb bait ut bottle aifo: tbe blpho mans <g>oule fyoulo bee blpnn,
ami tbe lame mans; <g>ou!c (ftoulD be lame^ut toe fee c otravitoife,
tbat tbe mapmeo ano tbe ficfee y tbe Cripples ami tbe blpno , bane
tbeir bottle tobolc ano founts ann tbeirtortjerflan&ingpetfett aim
doerefigbten in it felfe* Co be 0;ojt,manp a man npetb toljofe bonp
is fountp>ant> otfff retb not a tobit in anp part from tbat it toas tobS
tt toas aliue,ano pet nottoitbftanoing,botb life 5 mouing,fence 3 anti
imnerffanoing ate out of it ♦ Let as fap tben tbat in tbe boup tbere
toas a tbing tolndj toag not of tl;e boop , but toas a farre otbct
tbmgtbantbeboop*
Sometoilfuliperfon toifl obtectbere 3 tbat dje fore ann ffrengrtj
of tbe §>ou!e grotoetb toitb t^t bonp , ag appeal) M tbis tbat a
man grotoen toil remoue tbat tobicb a tbtto cannot,anti tbat a rijito
of ttoo peered oto toifl goe,tobicb tbing a babe of ttoo monetbS ol&
cannot fcoe^ut be (bouto confioer alfo,tftat if tbe felfrfame man o?
tbe felfefame cbtto fyoulu baue a mifebatmee m bfe ttM* o? in W
avme^ beftoulo tbeiebp fozgoe tbeOfrengtb anu moutng tbereof,
toberea^petnottoitbttanoingbi^ S>oule (boulo baue tyt fo^mec
fo^ce anti potoer Ml to moue tbe otber a^ fbe aft afoje* Cbetefo?e
tt iei to be fapa,not tbat f djilosi feoule t«i grotoen o? ftrengtbeneu
l)ptpme; but ratber tbat bte Qneiuesare^ieo anub^tuencD tobicb
tbcfoulenfetb as firing* ant) inftrument* too moue toit ball ann
tberefo?e toben age batl) loofenen anti toeaheneu tbem,a man batlj
neeoe of a itaffe to belp tbeiti tottb 3 aItbougb bebaue ag goon a toil
to runne as be ban toben be toas poong^'&e foulc tben toljicb mo*
wetb tbe all at one becfce,batij tbe felffame potoer in infant ie tobicb
it batb in age , ann tbe fame in age tobicb it batb in t\)t pjime of
goutb : ann tbe fault is onlp in tb? (nSrnment, tobicb is bnabfc to
tyccnte t&e operations t6ereof;lifte a^tl;e cunning of a JUtepiaiet
i^ 4 to
^7
*3*
O.F , T HE T R B TV N E S
Tli .it the
Soulcisafub-
is npt oinunifbcnbp £ mopftneffc ojflaclmeffe of bis lute firing
no? incrcafen bp tfce otter bigb ftrcpmng ant) rptgljt Wanting of
tbcm j but innccne in tbe one bee cannot fljclDe #3 cunning ar aH,
ann in tlje ocber Ije map (Ijetoe it moje oj IcffcXtkeUufc tlje fyeecb
of £bi!u?m commeft toitlj tbeir tectb>bo'o&cit t!;at tfce fpecci) noe
tftanifefUp Utter it felffitft,m*battb*£ prattle manptljingstuljifb
tbep cannot pronounce : ann in olo men it goal) atoap agcin Untfj
tbcirtcctb, ar.U pet tl;cir eloquence ts not abatcD tl;crcUp* 9ffb?
DerrioftheneSjaltbougb bee furmounten alltbe ffijatojsofljts
tpme , petUKrctljcrc fomc letters luljiclj be coulo not pronounce*
©tueimto oinageoj imto infonyejbe fame fmelues ann tectb,
ano as able an* luffpe iimmes arin ?n€ttibers as potub b«tb } atiti
tbe actions tobiclj tlje foule noctb tirfftrtOe bonp ann bp tbc bonp,3l
meawefo ftirre foojttljas conccrne tbc abilities of fence ana I? tie*
Ipnes,Cbalbe perfojmen as tuell in one age as in auot!>er3ut ijao*
Del! tbou as greate tnnifferenrie in tungtng of cbc fojee ann poluer
of tljpne oume foulc,as of tbe naming of a lutcplaper, (% ftp not
bp tbe nimblenes of bis fingars tobtcb are pcrcbatuue knotteo
b)ttb tbe gout,but bp tlje plapne ana fiueete harmonic of bis &a«
Imlatojte as tlj*p terme it,\ubieb makctlj tijoe to noeme bim to ijaue
runnins taW* bean , altljouglj bee can no moje vttcr it tmtlj W
Ijanog , ) fo as tbou trroulucft conGoer bob) tbou bail in tbp felfe a
Defirc to go , tbougb tbp fete be net able to beare tbe ; a oifcrction
to tun^c of tbings tbat are fpohen; tbougb tbpne cpes cannot con*
uev it into tbee ♦, a founn eloquence , tljouglj fo? loam of tbp tcctfc
tbou cannot \aell e jrpjefie it ; ann toljtcb is abeue all tlje reft>a fub*
tfantiall qutcfce ann Ijwuenlp reafon , euen tuljen ftp bonp fa mofc
eartblp aim pooping ♦ ^m tuouloeft f©ne conelutie tbat tbe fojee
ann potoer of quickening, mooning, ann perccpttutg,ts toljole ann
founn in tbp g>oule,ann tljat tbe nefault te altcgetber in tbp bonp*
31nfomucb tbat if fi;e ban a netoe bonp ann netn inffruments gtucn
bnto ljer 3 (be tooulo bee as luftie ann cljattlp asf euer ftetoas, m\x
tbat tlje moje flje pereepuetb tbe bonp to neeap, tbe mo?e (be labo-
retb to retpjeinto %n felf,tobicb is a plapnep^cofe of tljat (be csef not
tbe bonp no? anp part of tlje bonp 3 but tlje nerp life ann intoojker of
tlje bonp*
annfitljtt fefo, tfjere ninetljnorougnxanmnglMbcnjertbe
feoulc be a fubftanre o^ a quaiuie* foh feeing tljat quafttirt baut
no being but in anotljei tljing tljan tbeinfeiuc^ -, tbe life tobtoft catt^
fct^ another t^ing to be^cannot be a qualitic ♦ jf ojafmticb tl>en ta
tlje
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 233
$e g>ouTe maftetb a man to be a man,t»ljo otbcctotfe $ouln be but
a CarftelTe oj €avpon:tioubt(eire(bnleifrfte Ml faptbattl>conip
Difference tebicb is bettwt a mau ana a aeati CarkelTe , fe but m
acriDent0)U3emuft netffcg gratmt tljat tlje Lottie is a fojmtng fufe
tfance ana a fubftantw! forme , p^a arm a mod excellent fubff ante
inStmdp paffmg tl;eoutu»aro manias tobiclj bp tlje poluer ana few*
jue tbereof caufetb anotljcr tljing to baue being, ano perfected tlje
bomlp fubft ance toljicb f&metb outtoaralp to Ijauc fo many perf ec*
ticin*
Q£ut fjerebpon tnfetnetfj anotljcr controuccGe^ljetfjer tljig fub*
flancebeea bamlpojanunboatlp fubftancc; toljicb cafe required)
ftmctobat longer examination ♦jjfe(otbip,tf tne eoaiber tbe nature
ufa botipjtt Ijatlj certeine meafimngg,amj compjebeuaetb not anp
tljing tobtebfe not pjopojtionea acceding to tlje greatnelTe anr>
capacitie thereof* jf oj,!tfce as it felfe mud bee fapne tabaue a place
in anotljer tljtngjfo mvflt otber tljings occuppe feme certepnc place
in it ; b)> reafon thereof it commetlj to paffe, t!;at thing* can Ijaue
no place tljerem if tljep be greater tftan it,\utt^ont anoping tlje one
tlje otijer^o be fijojt,tf tbetbtng beeleffe tl>an tbe baty tbat ron*
tepnetb tt,tbe toljole boap ibali not contepne it, but onlp fomepart
tbereof:3n& ifitbz greater,tljen muff fomepart tbereof noeseg be
out of it:foj tbere is no meafurtng of bootee but b^ quatitie* jftoto
toe fee Ijoto our S>ou!e comp^ebemietb beatteu ana eattb, fc>itl;out BodiidTc;
anoping eptber otber ; ann l&etotfe tpme pall p?efent ann to come,
fcntbout troubling oneanotber-, ann ftnallp innumerable. places*
perfons, ami &otones, toitljout combering of our ta&erftantmtg*
^Dbe great things are tbere in tbeir full grcatnefle , auu tlje fma*l
tbings in tbeirt>ttei:maftfmalneirc;botb oftljcm toijoleanti fount*,
in tbe&0uletob«rtean&foun&,anti notbp parcelmealeo? onlpbuc *
in part of it*9©^eouer,tlje fuller it is,tlje mo>e it is able to vecetue;
tbe moe tbings tbat are coucbea in it, tbe moe it Hill couetetb ytinxi
tbe greater tlje tljings bee, tbe fitter is (bee tsreccpuetbemeuen
toben tbep be at tbe greatest folioteetij tbcrfo^e tbat tbe <g>oulc
(tobid>afterafo?tisinfinite)cannotbeabotip.Snriio mttcb fMc
ran it fa bee, fo? tbat tobereas it barbojetij fo manp ana fo great
tbings! in it,tt felfe is longer in fo (mall a bonp* ggapne,a£ a tl>ou*
faun timers places areitttbe&auleo^^pinsebntbout occupptng
anp placebo t? tbe ^pnr» in a tboufann places toitbout cbaunging.
of place-, (t tbat eretnljiles not bp fuccellbn of tpme 5 no? bnixvnt^
but oftentpmeg altogether at one uifiant3 to t|jp &oule o? ^puD
goe
t}4 ° * TkE T R * W N E *
gocto Conftaritinoplc ,anbfoo;itbiiritbtoturnebacfteapfm*ta
Rome,anfc ftvaigbt toap to be at Paris oj Lyons : IBiti tt paife rift*
rouic America^ to go about AfTricke^mn it Difpatcbetb all tbefe
tourncpa at a trtce:tafte totjedjer foeutr djou oirccteft it,djcre it fc;
ano oj euer djou calleft tt bacfce,tt is at borne agapn, jf2ato,t0 djere
a boop tbat can bee in m'uetti places at once, t% tbat can pafTc toidj-
out remouing D oj tbat can moue otberluife tljan in tpme,pea ann in
fttcb tymt ag(tottbin a little tmoer 02 ouec)i$ pjopoittoneo bodj ta
bis pace,ano to tbe lengdj of djetaap tuijicb it badj to goe *t Cbeit
is it certeiue tbat our bottle & not aboDilp fubftance ; tobirf) djing
appeared fo mud) dje mo?e r plaiu$ ^ djat being fcogeo in djt£
bonp tubicb i# fo mouable,tt rtmauctpot toridj dje botip ♦ 8Kb it
fe a furc grotmvbat ttoo boaies cSthot mutuaHp enter eptber in*
to otber, nojcontcpne epdjer otber: but dje greater mutt altoap
n&oes contepne, ann tbe lelfermutt neeoea bee contepnet>3utbp
cur &oules,toc enter, not onlp epdjer into otljcra booie$,but alfo
tptber into otberg mpnos , fo ag toee compjebeno eptber odjer bp
mutualbnoerftanoing,ano tmfyace eidjer otber bp mutual louing*
3!t followed) tben tbat tbiia! fubffance toftcdb fc able to recctue a bo-
Dilefle djing , can bee no boop-, ano djat fo mud) tbe ratber,foj djat
dje boop tobtcb feemetb to boto tt, contepnetb it not ♦ J3ap berelp,
tf)i$ <§>oule of ours fa fo farre of from being a bofctlp fnb(lanre,an&
in fo manifefrlp a Spirit ; djat to louge all djing* m it felfe,it ma*
fcetb t|)em all after a ftyt fpirituall, and bereuetb djem of tbeir bo*
me^ano tf djere toere anp booplinetfe in it , tt luere bnable to enter
intotbeftnotoleogeof a booie ♦ &otna (BlaiTeadjoufanofljapcs
are feene : but if ^e ctere of tbe (Slalfe ban anp peculiar fljape of it
rtmte,$e ©laffe coulo perfo none of djofe ffjapea at aOlfo all &i*
0ble tbmgg are tmp?inteo in tbe epe ; but if tbe figljt of tbe epe ban
anp peculiar colour of it otone,tt tooulo be a blemiffj to tbe figbt,fo
a* it fljouto eptber not fee at alt,o? els all tbiugs Iboulfc feeme like
to tbat blemilb* Lifeetoife,l»b^ea^ dje tongue i« tbe nifcer ner of
all taffegjif it be not ctere but combereo mitb bttmoursJ, all d)ing$
are of tall like to tbe bumour,fo as( if it be bitter, tbcp alfo be bitter;
ano ifitbt toatrifb 3 djep be toatriflj tcojpea anu if it bee bitter, it can
not iuoge of bitterncfle tt tittMW a djing map recepue al fbapeg,
all colour$,ano M taftejai; it bebcuetli dje fame tt> be timt from all
fbapes,from all colour, ano from all fauour of it mmte* 3no tbat a
thing tttap in bnoerftanoing fenotne ano conceiue all bot»ir2f,atf out
S)0ule Dorij a tt bebouetb dje fame to b& altogedjer bouplefic it felf;
69
OF CHRISTIAN RllIGJGK. *3J
fpj T>an it anp bo&plint tTe at all , it couto not rescue anp bofcp into
it* 3|f tt>& fake pet moje uderclp into tbe nature of a bonp,to& fyafl
finfce tbat no bo&p tecciuetb into ft tbe fubtfantiat fojme of anotbec
^opp^tuttbout lofmg a$ altering bis otone,ne yaOetft fro one fo?me
into anotber, lutt^out tbe marring oftbe firff > as is to bee feene m
tooo& tehen it reeepuetb ftre 5 in fceaes tobe n tbep fpjing fm?tb mta
ii u&,airt To in otljer tljmg&sa&at is to be fain tbett of mans foule,
toblcb receiuctb amironcepuctbtbefojmes ano fbapes; of al tbingS
tyitbout corrupting bis atone* ana mo?eouerbecommetb tbe per*
fecter bp tbe raoje recepuing'; jfoj tfje mo?e it recepuetfj , tbe mo?e
it umaetftanuetb ; ano tlje ma?e it tonnerftan&etb > tbe moje petfetf
tSit*
3if it bee a botiilp fubtl ante, from tobence fa it ana of tobat mfe*
tnre^Jf it be of tbe fotoer Ciement^boln can tbei giue1ife,baumg
no life of tbemfelues**?^ bote can tbei giue tmwr&an&m&toutng
jio fence*; Jf it bee of tbe nurture of tbem,boto map it bee fapa tbat
of muers tbings tobicb baue no beeing of tbetufelues , Qeuiti be?
mane a tbing tbat batb being 3 SDj tbat of muers outdoes (bonis
bee maae one boop *; oj of outers booies, one §>oule ': oj of sitter*
fceatbs, one life \ oj of timers osrfcnefTes, one figbt \ .iQap wrtljer,
l»bp fap \»ee not tbat be tobtcb bepono nature batb ma&e tbe mix-
ture of tbefe bodies , batb fo? tbe perfecting of our bo&p 5 bjeatbe& a
ftouleaUb into tbeb^p^o be fl;0 t u ? tbepjopertieof abonp is to
(utfer,aa& tbep?opertre of our <§>aule is to ooe<3no if tbebofcp bee
tiat put f©#& bp fame after thing tban it feife, it is akerp blocke;
toberas tlje tupim tbat is in our &ouie ceaifctb not to ftirre bp ana
ititote in it feifea tbougb it baue notbing to matte it from tontbout*
^berefo^e it is to bee conclu&eu b)> tbefe reafons ana bp tbe like,
fat our &9ule is a boopleiTe fubftanee>nottoitb(iani)mg tbat it i$
brnteotoquvbesp*
Sun berebpon S foHojKtb alft 5 tbat ou* ^*mle is not mv ma* Vnmatcnaa.;
tctial tfjingjfeafimicb <\s matter recepuetb not anp fo^me o? (bape
liut acco^ing to W otntw qitantitie , artU but onelp one fojme at
once,U)bereas our @>ou!e recepuetb all foimeg luitbout Qaanttrie,
tame tbere neuer f j manp at onre o? fa great ♦ 9gapne,no matter
anmttfctb ttoo cmrtrarp fojtmes at once ; buc our ftoule contn;rp=
totfe com^ebensct!) and recepuetb tbem togetljer, as Sre anB m*
ier,beate ano colD^Uibtte ano blacker anu not o:Kp togetber,b«t al-
fo tbe better b^ tbe matcbing ano taping of tbem together* &o biz
ft o& feeing tbat ty* moje toee pegart from matter, tbe mo?e t»«
un^crilanu;
%$9 •PTKE T R E TV N ! S
tnxocritant):ftireIp notbingfe n\o)t contrarp to tbe fubftanre of out
&ouIe,ti?an (5 tbe nature of matttt.jp urtbermoje.if ibto reafona*
ble feoule of ours to neitb<>r a bontlp no? a material! t!;mrr,noj iie^
pcnomarbpon matter hi tijc bed actions: tfcqpft^cn muflfit n£t>e$
be of ttfelfUttb uotp^or&De eptljer from boip oj from matter, jfoj
tosfjat Dotb a boop bimg fconb but a bo&p ; ans matter but matter;
mm material! but materiallcs % 3nn tljerefo^e it & an immaterial!
ThcSoulc fubltance,t3t)l)tcij bati; being of tt feife*
hath bean* of 35ut Jet bs fee tofjetfrer tbe fame bee corruptible anbmojtaHoj
itfdf. no ♦ Sxotblp , if Plutarke bee to beteueo,(t i<$ in bapne tc "oifpute
piutark in his tbereof* jf o? be teacbet!j,tbat tbc iadiuie of <$o$s pjoutfeer^anD
c^a f Vhy k f ^ e lmmo ? ta ^ c °f our ^ ou ^^ aaifrffokeo togctber,tbat ti;e one
the •HinifhT '* a,s an app^^t t0 #* ar ^* *« M berp Scioto tobat purpofe
mem of the totte tbe <D£io?Io ereatco,if tfjere loere no boop to bebo to it *: ©2 to
widced. tobat enne beijolo toee tlje Creator in tbe toojlf , but to ferue bint 4 :
Vncomiptibk. gn&tnbp fljoulo toce feme btm bppen noljope*:9ntrto to^atpur^
pofe batb be m&eujen b$ tottb tbefe rare giftes of bi^tobicb fo? tbe
molt part ooe bwtput bsto papnc ana trouble in tbis Itfetif toepe^
riib i&e tbe bmtz 25eatf 0? tbe l£)earbeg , tufjtel; fcnotoe bim not*:
botobetk fo^ tbe better fatiflpmg oftfje fi!(ie g>cu!e$ tobicb go on
lttilhkeU)itieae'Beaae5,\iiitboutt?tang fo mucb fepfurem all
toe;r life, aef once to enter ftito tbemfelues ; let btf mocuer bare b?
liuelp reafous to papat out bnto tbe agatne tbeir true fi)ape 3 tt)btri)
tbcp labour to acfaee tottlj fo mud) fttti)tnc(Te. ^Lb'e <§>ou!e of man
(ad 31 baue fap& afo?e)ig not a babp,neptber uotb ir fctcreafe 0? trc*
nxafe luitb tbe bo&p:but contrarptotfe tlje moje tbe bot»p ur ratetfi,"
tbemoje ootb tbebnoerftatttimgincreafe;anti tbe narertbattbe
boop tyataetb bnto oeatb,tbe mo?e frrielp botb f mpnn bnscrtfanr;
enti tbe mo?e tbat ^z boop abatctb in f!e(b , tbe mo?e tooojhfull i*
tbe mpno^no mbp tben (boulb toe tbmk,tbat tlje tfjtog Wftftt be^
1 c mmeib »bc firongcr bp tbetoeatotetn: of tbeboup 3 ann inlt'rb i«
amtaumtn hp tbe uccap of tbe boDp 5 fb&ttfo returne to Duff to(:b tbe
boup *: 3 mans Genres fai>Ie beraufebid epeef faple , anb big epesf
faple bec^uk tbe ^ptritd of tbem faple:but tf;e blpnts manei buber*
(tantitng increafetb 5 becaufe bis epe$ are not btificn j ann fte cloe
mans reaftm becommetb tijz mqic perfect bp tbe (ofie of bi^ S$t*
©berfo?e s a)l«p fap toenot tljat tf^ebotip fapletb tbe <&oxile v anD not
tbe ( §>ouIe tbe boDp;ano tbat tbe <8!aflb are out of tbe ^pectacleas
b tttbecpftgbtiei IttilgcoD ^ snbpfijouloujerxrme tbe^ottleta
be fo; jaae toit& tfje &enccjtt3!f ejjeepc be rt;e tfjing t^at fetfcmttJ
t|C
OP CHRISTIAN RU'IGION. 2$7
tfce eate tbe tiling; tbat bearetfytofjp noe teee not fee rfjtngg nubble,
atto beare founntf nubble, feeing lac baue ram epes ana tm tares':
3|t t* tbe ^)ouIe tijeu tbat feetfrmtn be a*etb ; ann tljcfe tobicb tuee
rake to be our fences,are but tbe tnftruments of our fences* #no if
ttben ourepejsbecflnffojpicktout , laeed^nbebolneatboufattD
tbings in our mpnn ; pea aim tbat our knncrftanning is tben molt
quickftgbten , luben tl;e qutckeft of am epfigbt te atf g©n as queu*
cben 0? frarke nean : bote 10 it poOrble tljat tbe reasonable Motile
fbouln bee tpeti ann bounn to tbe fences «:OT()at a reafon is it to fap
ibat tbe S>ouIe npctb toitb tbe fenc^ 3 feing tbat tbe true fences no^
t ben grotoe ann mcreafe , ufeube inftruments offence Doe tipcV
Sto tobat a tl;ing toere it ,' t*6p tbat a TSzaft is nean , becaufc fee
jjatfo loft W epe^toben toe our&lue* fee tbat it liuetb after it batb
forgone tbe epeg *: 9lfo 31 faw pjoouen tbat tbe £>oulrnf nettber
tljt bonp,no? an appertnance of tbe bonp* <§>itb it tsr fo y tob? m** s
fure toe tbat tljing bp tlje bonp,tot)icfrmeafuretb ai bonier make
tbat to npetoicl>tbebonp, to^rebptbebonies tbatapen peamanp
Ijunu^erj pares agoe,ooe after a certeine maner liue ftiU'tffi? tobat
(an Ijurt tbat tbing, tobom noting frurtetfr 0? bntueretb m dje bo*
aie^bougb a man lofe an arme, petnotb -W &&ule abine tobole
ft illXet btm fo?ffoe tbe one balfe of lj& bonp, yzti& W S>mile a*
founu ass afo?e:fo?itfa tofale in it felfe anotoljoleineuerp part of
it felfe, toiiten in it frlfe ann in tfje otonefubftanceyan&bp tbe fojtre
annpotoer tbereof it (beanetb tt felfe into all parts of tfyebonp*
.^bougb tl)t bonp rotatoap b)> peecemeale, ftt abtnetlj tfje &oult
all one and Mnumn#etuiet tbe blun njepne out,tbe mouing toe*
toeake,tbe fences fapl?,an5 tbeftreng;^ periibranopet abroeti) tbe
mpnn neuertbelefTe (buna ann liuelp ami to tbe enne ♦ Ijwr boufe
mull bee pearcen ttyougfyon all Ktje0,ere(&e bee ciftotnapo ; Ijer
j»aUes muft be battereo troune ere (befall to fleeting;;affi> 0;e neuer
fb^faketbter longing, UU m rcmne be left ber to longe in> 'Crtte it
fet tbat -flje b?ute 'Beaftes? fo^go botb life ann a^iotr tuftb tt)cit blun„
But a^ fo^ our g>ou!e ( if tuee ronfeer tbe matter toell ) rf & tben
gatberen bomeinto it fel^ann tsbenour fenced are qtiendjenjtbenp
^otb tt rnaft of all labour to furmount it felfe : tooo^king a^ g©nlp
atfiong at tbetpme tbat tl)t bonp is at a popnt to faple it y pea ann-
eftentpmeis farre gccnlper alio , tljan euer it nin During tbe tobole
tifetpme tbtreot 3$ foj ejcample,it taketl) o?ner fo? it feife,fo? our
|ioulbolD,fo? t&e Commontoeale,amj fo? a tobofe Eingnome ; anir
tfcat witljmoie^jtglitneirej gonipneffe, tuifename^ annmonera^
tio%
*3& OF THE TUBYYNBf
tion&m ettet it urn afoje,pea ami perefcmce ht a bo&p fa fbjfyenf,'
fo bare,fo confumefc, fo iwtbcreo toutfcout ana fo putrieeo tmtfcut,
tfjat tobofoeuer Icok^ss bpcn ijtm fee* nothing but eartfc, ano pet to
ftearefcim fpeake uiouto rauili) a man top to be ' .i, pea ano aboue
fceauen, jf5oiu 5 U)beii a man fees; fo liuelp a feoule m fo toeake aim
tojetckeoabo&p,mapi)enotfap as to fain cf tbebatcbing of Cf)te«
kena,tbat tbe HjcII to bjoken,buttfjere comrnetlj fb?tlj a Cljicken*
3lfo letba fotofjat to tljeojm'narp caufe tfjattbinga periffntf tee
fcotb eptljer goe ont fo? toant of nourif&ment,oj to quendjefc bp bt*
conttarp tobicb to toater^S&ater to refolueo into aire bp fire>U>btffr
to tj to contrarp ♦ %\t caufc tofrp^BIant fcpetb, to ejtremttie of
roloe oj tyougbt, o? tonfeafottablteutttng, o? bpolent pluckiitg bp*
aifotbeliuingiuigltf apetbtfcougbcontcarietieof feumours, cj
fo? toant of fa^o? bp feening topon fome tbing tijat to againft tbe
nature of it,o? bp outtoato topolence*©f all tljefe caufes,tobicb can
toe cbofe to Ijaue anp poincr againft our feoule': 31 ftp againft tbe
<g>oule of man* tobidj (wittaitbftantjmg djat it be tomteo to matter
ana to a bobie)to it felfe a fubftance tonbooilp 5 to:nnateriall,an* ou«
Ip conceiuable in bnoerftanoing^^be contrarictie of rtjtngg^ jSap,
tofjat ran be contrarie to tftat testify louget^ tbe contraries alike u
quallp roljimfelfe *\ tobiclj bn&erftanaetl) tbe one of tbem bp tfje o*
rijert tobtcfc eourijetlj tljem all tnoet one f kill ? anu(to bee fbo?t)i*
toljom tije contrarieties tljemfelues abantion tfjeir contratiette , fa
*$ tljep noe not anp mo?e purfeioe but mfeto: one another*: jfire i*
&ote,ano toater colo { ©uc bonier miflike tbefe contraries anu are
grrieueti bp tfjent; but our ntpnu linked) tbem togetber toitbout ep*
tber burning o? c©lingttfelfe;ano itfettetb tbe one of tbem agaii.ff
tbe otber to knotoe tljem tfje better, Cbe tbtngg tobicb azftrop one
anotber tfyougb dje tobole to30?to,oo mainteine one anotber in rut
inpnM » 9gaine,notl)ing to mo?e rontrarp to peace Aen luarre to;
anti ptt mantf ntpno can fkill to make 0} matntepnc peace in p jepa*
ring fo^ toarre,ann to lap eanteftlp foi tuarre in feeking 0} iniopinj
of peace* €uen neatb it felfe (tobicb uifpatcbetb our ltfe)cannot boc
contrarp to tbe life of our &oulc : fo? it feeketb life bp Deatb , anji .
tieatb bv Itfe • 3no \$W can tbat tbing meete toitball in tfjc tobole
toojtlo, tijat map bee able to ouertfyotoe it, ta)bicb can iniopne obe=
uience to tbings mod contrarp? CQljat tben't^aant of fcone*: ©oln
tan tbat toant ftooein tbetoo^lD , tobiclrcan Witt to feene on tbe
iBboIetoD^lo*: ©^ boto (boulti tbat foifake f©oe^bic!) tbe fuller it
to^fo muc^ tip yungrper it tojann t^e moje it fyfy bigetteu,tl?e btu
tec
let able it is to m'getf *♦ %\t boufl^ fcrigljt feesetb appon fome rer*
tepne tbtngd 3 but our mpno feet>et& bpon all tying** ^afce from it
tbe fenftblc t(Stng$ 3 ann tl;c t#ngg of bn&erllam>ing abp&e Uutb it
fft!i:bmaue it o f ^rtyfp t!;tngs, rn^xfje ijer-uenlp remapne atom*
fcantlp.Ca be ffjbf, ^afyitige tt of all to j$tojp tfjmg$ 3 pea ana ofe&c
to^to tt fdfe,ft>t* euen tyen nocb tt feeae at greateft eafe.,$ maketfr
bcHf tycereagnsablc to ijts ournc nature, 9ifo tfje bo&ilp xoid-Jjc fii*
ktb tt felfe to a certepnemeafure , auti ueliglitetb m fome cntepne
iftfttgtf* ^uttofjatcattftflourmpnD? jfili it ag full ag pe can u>!tl>
ttyz fcnotolenge of things , ant> tt is IttTI eager ami fyarpe fet to re*
teptte mo ?e.©je mo?e ic ta!?;e$ tn^tfje moje tt fttH crauetlr.anD pet
fo? al t^at,tt neuer feeleri) anp tmne$t oj lack of aigeftion, £2%at
©all 31 fap mn?e *; btfrijarge our tinaerftanaing fromtlje mpnainj
cf tt fe!E>ana tljcn aorfr tt iiue m Iwmana of Jjtm m tofjom alltljmgs
fcoe ltue*9gatne,fifl tt tottfj tlje fcnotoleage of tt felfe,ana tfjen aotfr
it feele tt felf mod emptie^ana ffjarpeft fet fcpou aeGr e of tfte otljer*,
jftotu tfjen.,can tljat ape c$ aecap foj &rant of foaae^fjirf) cannot be
glttttetj tond) anp tfrtng > toljtdb fe nouriffca ana mamtepnea&itf*
atftfjinga > ana tolitc^ltuet^tttberpti^ebppotifjtmbp tofjot&att
t^e tljinga ferijicfo toe toonaer at Ijere beneath are bpfnia^
3na lu^at ete fe bpolence,but a tulHtng of ttuo baaresf togerijete
«no fata can tijere be anp fuel) betto&ne aboate ana a fpiritttal fob*
ftante^pea a? of turn fptrits one againft anotfjer/eeing t&at often*
tymt& i»l;en tfjep tooula aeftrope one anqtlje^tijep lipOoln one ait
atber^tarif tfje &ouIecarawt be puQjefratjtieit&er intoaralp nor
outtoaralp: i$ tfeere anp tying m nature tyat can naturallp ijurt tti
J2o : but it map pertyaunce bee toeafcenea bp tyeberp fozce of Dig
tncomtterja* toeefeeit uotl) befallto our fences* tfoj tlje mo^e zi*
t ellent mur t^e mo?e fenltbte tfje fttng w utfjte fcpmi tofyfyf fence
recetueri;,fa mucb tfre nto)t dfo wl t&e fence it felf offen&ea oj grt»5
ueo tfjertottb*9$ fo? e):ample,t!)e Selmg,bp fire;tlje tatte 3 l^ Jjar$*
tteift; dje fmelling, bp fatmurtf tffo Rearing, bp tlje btoeoufneffe of
»opfe,t»ljedjer it be of ©nmuerclappe 0? af the falling of aHtuerr
antr t^e fig^t^bp looking bpon t^e §>unne,\jpon 5Tp?e^ntr tjpon all
Irtjingsf that Ijaue a glittering tyigfaneflTe ♦ 3 omit^tfrat in tije mdlt
cf tljefe tfjittgg 5 it fe not p^opevlp dje fence it felfe 5 but tbe outtaar>
tn(trument offence onlp tWt feoffenueu 0? ljurt ♦ Btttlet W fee if
tljete be tlieltke in our reafonable&oule , 3&fy, contrarptaifetlje?
mojeofiMBerttamintganti ejccellenctetjattljetljtngisi, tlxmc^e
totfy ttreftef^ amx cornet our mpjui*3if it bee narfee & a^ toeeim*-
toxSUm
*49 OF TH« TR'BTVNBI
DevttoD it but bp Ijalued , fcfmrtetfj ba not; but pet Doflj it not ne^
Rgft 'os« J3ap,a3 toe mrreafe in twDerffauDing it,fb Dotb it like d*
tbe better^D tbe btgbtt it fa, tbe mojc t)OCl; it Iftrrebp tbe potoet
of our &:tt>?rt!affl>n?g , an* ( as pe tooulo fap) rcacbe t* tljc banuc
to taftrefefli to tbe attepnementtfrcreof 9gfo; mm tbat are Dim*
figbttD, tore faibiti tbem to bcbzlo tbe tljutgd tbat are ouecbu'gbt*
iSitai foz fbrmtl>itare ofra'ujetfcapacitie, toee offer tbem tbe
tljmg$ tbat arc moft SnDertfaimable* ££Jben tfje fence begtnnetb to
pcrcepw mod Hjarplp, tben fa ttfapne to giue ouer,as (fit felt tbe
fcerp Deatb of it felfe, Confraiptoifc,toben djempnu beginnetb ta
DnDertfattD.,tben fa it mod uefitott* t? bolD on fftll 3nD tobereof
c ommettj t&at,tmt tbat cur fenced foojftbp boDtlp inftritmenw,buc
aur rcpnD luo^etb bp a boDtiefle fubtfance tobicb nccDetb not tbe
ijelpe of rtje boop*3no feeing; tbat tbe nature,tbenouri(bntent 3 aini
^t action* of our bottle are fo farre Differing , botb from tbe na*
ture 3 nouri(bment,anD actions of tbe boop, anD from al tbat eur t fa
none oj tojougbt bp tlje boDie: can tijere be anp tljing mo?e cbilDtfl)
iban to Deeme our @>oule to be moital b^ tbe abating anD Decaping
of our fence^o: b)> tbe mojtalitte of our boniest jftap contrartaife
it map be mod founulp anD fubtfantiaflp concluoeD tberebpon,tbac
mans <g>ode fa of it otone nature immoral! > feeing tbat an Dead)
ag toefl fcpolent ag naturall commetb of tbe boDie ano b^> tbe boDie*
what is death let bg fee furtber loljat Deatb o? corruption tt*3Ht fa (fap tbep)
a feparating of tbe matter from bfa fo*me ♦ 3nD fo?afmucb as tti
man tbe g>ou!e fa conttoerea to be tbe fo?me,an& tbe bonie to be a*
tbe matter: tbe reparation of tbe gboule from tbe boDie fa comonlp
caUeD Dead* . jftoto tben^tobat Deatb can tbere bee of tbeSoule*
fitb H fa immaterial ag 3I batte fapD afo^anu a fojme tbat abiDetij
eftt fetfh jfo?(a$ one faptb)a man map tafte atoap tbe roummeflfe
ojfquarenelfefrom a table of Copper , becaufe tbep baue no abp^
fcing but in f matter : b\xt bat* tfyti futb a touno oj fquare fo?me,aj<
mtgbt baue an abpning toitbout matter o) (tyffe tuberein to be,out
of Doubt fucb fo^me o) Cbape fbouto continue fo^ twx.Sft*? (lubtci
mop fa)botu can tbat be tbe corrupter of a ri)ing,tobicb is« tbeper*
fettton tbereof \ Cbe leflfe co^fmelfe a man batb 3 tbe moje bat!) bt
of reafon anD biiDerftanDing^be lefTc our mpnDS be tpeD to tbefe
boDilp tbing^tbe mojeliuefp anD cbiirefuHbe tbep»9t aloo^D,tbe
full anDperfect Iifetbereof,fa tbe full aim utter toitbD?aU)ing tbere*
of from tlje boDte anD tobatfoeuer tbe boDie is maDe of* 311 tbefe
ibinp are fo cfere a^ tljep nmz no pjcfe* JBoU) 3 U)C knoloe ftat
cuerj
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 14!
t tterp tbtng toojftetf) acco?oing to tbe proper bring tberof,ano tbat
tbe fame tobirij pcrfiectctfj tbe operations of a tbing , perfected) tbe
being thereof alfo ♦ 3!t followed) tbetefo?e, ttjat fitl; tfje reparation
of tbe boop from tbe §>ouIe,ano of tbe unme from tije matter,per*
fertetb tbe operation o? tooling of tlje feoule ( ass 3 baue fapo a^
fo?e)it ootb alfo make perfect ano ftrengtben tbe berp being tbere-
u^ano tberefoje cannot in anp tmfe corrupt it.9no tobat els is op*
tng but to be cojrupteo?9no Uifjat els is cojrupting,but fuffering 4 *
Sinn t&bat els is fuffering^ut recepuing < :9no boto cantbattobidi
recepuetb all tbings tnitbout fuffermg , recepue corruption by anp
tbing*; ifp?e cojruptetb oj marretb our booies, ana toe fuffer in re*
repumg it^o ooti) alfo extreme coioe: but if toee fuffereo notljing
I)pit,itcoulonotfrafebS ♦ C»ur fences Iftetoifearemarreobptbe
OccefHue fojre of tbe tbtngs tobicb tbep ligbt bpon* 9no tbat is be*
c aufe tbep recepue ano percepue tbe tbing tbat greeuetb tbem. ana
fb? tbat tljemanerof tbeir bebauingof tbemfelues totoaros tbefc
riuects, is fubiect to fuffering ♦ 3£utas fo? tbe reafonablefeou!^
tobitb receiuetb al tbings after one mancr 3 tbat is to )i)it,by toap of
lmoerftaoing,toberetb?ougb itaJtoaptaojftetb f is neuer tojougbt
into;boto is it pofltble fo? it to corrupt 0} marre it fetfitt
Sto} tobat is tbe tbmg tobereat tmr £bcmle fufferetb augbt in tbe
fubftance tbereof, 3| meane toberebp tbe fubftance of our feoule ig
anp tubtt impapjeo o? b«rt by mpnomg o? concepuing tbe fame in
tnoerftanoing <t 3s little oot!) tbe fire burt it as tbe ap?e , ano tbt
ap?e as tbe fire.9s little burt receiuetb it by tbe frozen yet of Nor-
wey,as by tbe fco?cbing fanos of Affricke. 9s little alfo ootb bytz
moyt it as bertue.tf o? bytt ano bertue are fo farre of from income
bering tbt fubftance of tbe g>oule 3 tbat our mpno ootb neuer con*
reiue oj tmoerftano tbem better,tban by fetting tbem together one
againft anotber* Cbat tbing tberfoje vobicb ootb no tobit appapje
it felfe,but tafcetb tbe grouno of perfecting it frlf by an things , f au
not be marreo oj burt by any tbing*
9gein,iDbat is oeatb <: ^bebttermoft popnt of mottinfjaniitbe
Wtermoft botmo of tbfe life* if o? euen in liuingtoe ope, ano in op«
tng toeliue, anu tbere is not tbatdeptobicb toefet ootoneintbte
life, U)btcb oootb n ot continetoallp ft ep fo^etDam bnto oeatb, after
tbe mancr of a Dpall o? a Cloef^fobicb mounting b$ by ccrtcine
fcegtees fo^gortb Ws mouing in mouing from ^inute to £pinute»
3Lake atoap mouing from a boop, ano it oocb no mo?e line. Jf^otu
let w fe if tfoefoule alfo be carpeouwtl; tbe fame mouing. 3!f it be
£} carpeu
242 o* rut TRIVVNU
carpes tmtlj tlje fame moutng, tljen ootb it tm&outetrtp motie tfcerf*
tutball* jftap,contraribrife,fc>bctber tbe mpnu red, or tobetber it be
bu^peu about tbe proper ouerations thereof 3 it is not perceiueb
rptber bp anp panting of bart,oj bp anp beating of pulfes,oj bp anp
tyeatbnij of lungs* 3!t istbenasa^bippetbatcarictbbsatoap
tombie, tttjetbertoetoalkeoj fitffill;tbe atckingfaft taljerccf o?
tbe tping thereof to a pofte,binOeretb not our going bp ana oobme
tn it Bftuajtf ine,if tbe feoulebe fubied to tbe finall corruption of
tbe boop,tben is it fubiett to tlje alterations tbercof alfojanti if it
lie fubtect to tlje alterations, itisfubiccr to tpme alfo. jFor altera*
lions o? cbatmgcs,are fpices,or ratljcr c onfequents of mouing,anD
tnoottingsarenotmaDe but in tpme* jftotomanmrefpettof tbc
boop Ijatb ccrteine fiiH popnts or ttoppes,at tbe lofcieb be rcceiuetb
manifeft cbaunges,ano tbcreafter grotoctb or oecapctb/£ut com*
jnonlploberetbeoecapoftbeboDp beginnetb>tbere begmnetbtbe
rbeef flrcngtb of tbe mpnb/ flpoubeic tbat in fome men , not onfp
rbcir cbimies are cottcreb bmb ootone>buc alfo tbc ir beams become
grap,tobofe minbs for toant of e]cercife,(beiae no figne atall eitljer
jofrppenctfe or grotoing,$poreouer,timc(as inrefpeet of tbe bonp)
cannot be calico agepne^but inrefpeet of tbe mpnu it is alteapea
$tefenr t }Dea ahD tpmeperfectetl^accompliOjetb^nti increafetb our
tnpnMm> after a fort renetoetb ano refreffljetb it from bap to nap,
tobereas contrarpbrifeit fojtUiearctb , iDaffljetlj ataap ano quigbt
ronfumetb,botb it fellatio tbe boop uutlj tbe We tbereof* 3it folio*
fcxetb tben tbat tlje rcafonabie feoule is not fubtect to timenor con*
fequentlp to anp oftbecbaungesaub corruptions tbat accompa*
ripe tpme* jftap toe map fap tbus mttcb more; &fjat not&ing in tbe
toljole dOojlo is ttttrnf&en britb t&ings better tljan itfelf; neitber
bootb anp of t&em contepne greater tbiugs tban itfelf ; 15m tbe
tbings tbat are corruptible oo line of corruptible tbings^anb can*
.not lute tnitbottt corruptingrtbem r as for example , beafts Rue bp
berbes,men bp beafts , ano fof©rtb* 3nb tbereforc tbings tuljteb
lint bp bncorruptible tbtngs^ntrcanfo rceeitteanotiigcft tbem.aa
to turne tbem into tbe mirrifbmcnt of tbctr nacui tjro pet not cor*
mpt tbem -, are incorruptible tbem felues to, j&oto tbe feoule of
ttian^, meane tbe rcafonabft foule ojmpnvonceiuetb reafon anD
truecl),anb i^ feo ano ft rengtbetKD fcritb tbem, 9no reafon $ tructb
«e tbings bncbaungeable,not fubicct to tpme,plare or alteration,
tut fteope,bncbaungeaMe,ano enerlafting, ifor tbat t\riee tbmbe
&tocr, auo tbat tljcre is cfje fame reafon int^je pppojtion of eigfit
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. *4J
fotto fijttljatis of fotocrbnto tljjee,o? tljat in a jangle, tfoe tbjee
Winer angles arc ctittallim'tljtljc too rpgbt angles; ann fuclj like;
are truetfjcs toljicb ncitljer peeres noj tljoufanos of pecre* can
cbange; as true at tbisbap,astljep toe**, to&en Euclyde firft fpake
djem,3nb fo ftojtb of otljer tijings* 31 c follotoetb tljen £ tlje &ou!e
rompjeljen&ing r cafon ant* truetb.toljiclj are tbings free from cojc
tup t ion , cannot in anp uipfc be fubicct to corruption*
3geiu , tobo i0 be of ail men t&at aeKreclj not to be immojf all ^
Sntj boto coulo anp man beOre it,if Ije tot&erffoobe not tobat it is*
©jbotocouiDbebeabletobnoetftaubit, unleffeieiDcrc poflible
fbj Wm to attepuetmto it* ^urelp none of bs rouetetb to be begin*
aingleffe,foj none of us is fo; nettber can anp of bs be fo. 9no as toe
cannot fo be,fo aifo can toe not compjeljenn toljat it te* jr oj toljo &
lie tljat is not at Ijis? toitts r no , but onlp to t&mk bppon eternitie
toitfjout beginning S ©n ty e contrarie part cfcere is not fo bace a
mpno toljiclj cGttetctl; nottoliucfcjcucr^tnfomucb tljat toljera*
toe looke not fojt it by nature ,toe fecke co obtepne it by f kill ano
polltctc, fome bp booker, fome by 3imagcs, ano fome by otljer lies
mces ; anD tntn tlje groiTefi: fojtt can toell imagine in tfjcmfcUicsS
tobat tmme jtalttie 10 , anb are able bo tb to concepue it ana to be*
leeue it* Sftljence comes tbi0 , but tljat our foules beeing creates
cannot conceiuc an euerlaffingneiie toitljout beginning, ant pet
ncucrt(jcletTe,tbat fojafmuclj as tljepbc creates immojtaUbeptJoe
toel conceiue an immojttalitie 0} euerlattingnes toitljout cntf: ana
tobercto ferues tljis bniuerfall befire,if it be not natural! % 0) (join
is it natural! if it be in baine \ an& not onelp in bapnebut aifo too
tying bs to $)z\l ana to 'Comment *t ilet bs toabepet beeper* C&lja
can trifpute 0? once fo mud; agooubt toljet&cr tlje feoule bee im*
ttiojtall 0? no,but &e t&at is capable of immoralities 9nb toljo can
tm&erffanb toljat Difference is bettotrtmojtall an&immotfall, but
fcee tljat is immojtall* Rant's able to bifcernetbe&iffercncebe*
ttoeene tljat tobtcb is rcafon, anb tljat toljic& is not, ana tljcr ctjpoit
toee terme bim reafonable^OBljofoeuer tooulb Ijolb opinion tljat a
man is not reafonable , Hjottln neeoe none otljer oifpjoofe tljan l)i$
ctone btfputmg tljereof ; fo? foe tooulb go about to pjioue.it by rea*
fom $0ancan fkill tobtfeerne tlje mojtall natures from tlje im*
mojtall; 9no t&erefoje toe map toell fap be is immojtall, jTdj Ijee
tljat (bonis btfpute to tbe contrarie,(balbe u?iuen to b^ing fuel) rea«
fons , as (ball of tbemfelues make Ijim to pjooue Ijtmfelfe immo^
t&UVfyou fapett tlj c ^oule cau not be tmmojtall : anb tol;p \ "&t«
€1 z caufe
244 OF T " E TREVVNIS
caufe(fapeff tfjou(tbat to be fa , it toouto bcbotte it to to<mfte fctte*
rallp bp it felfe fro tbe bo&p* SBljen tbou tbinkeft tbat in tbp mpnty
confioer tobat tbp bo&p ooorf) at tbe fame tpmc* Mw pet furtber,
tobo batb taugbt tljee fa tuucb of tbe immortal! nature, if tbou tbp
felfe be not immojtall H ©? toljat tao^lulp Wgljt can fap tobat tbe
intoanfeing of a reafonable toigljt t^but ti)e toigbt to W in it felfe
Ijatb tbe bfe of reafon*;
2>et fapetf tbou (fill , if tlje @>oule be immojtaft, it fe fra from
fur!) ami fuel) pafliams 4>oto entereft tbou fo farce into tbe jfrature
tl>ac fe fo farre aboue tb& , if tljou tljp felfe beeft mojtall * 911 tbr
x eafons tobieb tbou alle&geft agajgjttbe immojtalitie of tbe foule,
noe feigbt oirectlp to tlje p?oofc oEitt jf o? if tbp reafon mounteo m
l>tfff)er tban to tfce tlringa tfjat are mojtafl , tbou fbouloeft fcnotoe
neitbermojtallno? immojtall* jftotoitte not fome one couetoutf
man aboue all otber 3 tbat nefiretb immo?talitie,no? fome one matt
^celling all odjtrg in toi(bome,tfyat compjcljen&etb it 3 but al man*
kitfo txittljouc exception* 3!t i$ not tljeu fome one feuerall f kill oj,
fome one naturall pjopertie, tbat maketlj fucb difference bettoeene
man ano man ag toe fee to be betto&ne manp, but ratber one felfe*
fame nature common to all tmn y toberebp tbep be all mane to oi&
fer from otber liuing toigbtg^tobicfr bp no neeoe tjoe (betoeanp ae*
lire tco ouertiuetl)emfelueg 3 nefcnoto boto to liue 3 $tberefo?e tbeit
Jtpueg uoe baniff) atoap tottlj tbeir bloun,anti is; ejtmguifljeo toitlr
fteir boniesf*3!f euer tbou tiaft loosen to npe,con(itier tobat oifcourfe
t^oumaoefttljen in tbp mpnottljou cmtloettneuer perftoa&e tfy>
confeience no? mafce tbp reafon to conceiue 3 tbat tljp g>oule ftoulD
ape toitlj tbe 0i5oup ; but tarn in tfye felfefame tpme toben it mfpu*
ttti) ageinft it felfe , it tbiftetb it felf 31 toote not boto from all tfjp
conclulion^, antifalletb too confioer in tobat Cate it (ball bee, ana
tobere it fljal become toben it is out of tbe boop^be epicure tbat
fcatb aifputeo of it all W Ipftlong 3 tol)en be eommetfc to &ea$,te
queaftetb a perelp penfion fo? tlje keeping; of a p&relp feaft on tbe
aap of bis birtb*31 p?ap pou to tobat purpofe ferue feaftings fo? tfce
birtb of a Stopne^aeingbe efteeme^ bimfelfe to be no better tbati
fo *i JQap tobat efe te tbisf>t?ran a crping out of W Mature againft
|)im, tofticl) toidj one too?& confutetb all \)i$ uaiue arguments *t $U
notfter labouretb b^ all meaner poffiWe, to blot out in bimfelfe tfie
opinion of immo? talitie ; ant» bicaufe Ije liat^ liuen toidkeulp in rijis
too?lo, be toifl n&ott beare bimfelfe on banu , tftat tftere fe no %\&
£tce in ^e too^lo tocome^ ^uc tfymti ^e tjme t^at tyt otone na*
m
OF CHRISTIAN RELICION. 245
ture toaftetb,ami ffarcctli l3p as ft toere out of t^e bottome of a to a*
ter 3 ano at tijat mffant painted) agame before bis cp£S,tbe felffame
tbing tobicb (je t©ke ft murij pavttejs to ocface ; 3no in g©o fartb,
tobat a number baue toee feene, tofctcf) baling bene oefyifers of nil
ftciigi6,l)aue at tbe Ijotoer of oeatb bin glao to boto tfjeir Joules
to anp &ainct fa? releefe ; fo cleere loas tfjen tlje pjefence of tlje life
to come before t!jeircpe^3!^Ieuer(fapo2eno)to fee an Indiaa
buroe btmfelfe djarefullp,tl;an to beare al tlje pbrtofopfjers of #e cicui.tb.i.
toojlo oifcourfingof tlje immo?talitie of tfjefeoute; ano in berg
uaoe ttt^a mucb ff ronger ana better concluoeo argument ♦ jftap
tben , let as rather tap , 31 ljao#ner fee an Atheift o? an Epicure
toitneffing tlje immo?talitie of tfee jg>oule,ano toillinglp taking ait
Jjono?able faretoell of nature bpon a £>caffoft>,t!jmt to ijeare all tlje
Doctor of t^e too?lo oifcourlmg of it in tljetr ptlpits* if o? tofjat*
(better tlje Epicures fap tfjere 3 tfjep fpeafeeitaouifeolp ano (ass pe
toouio fap)fre(banofaOing;toljeras all tfjat euer tljep Ijaue fpofcro
all tfrttr life afo?e, ts to bee accounted but as tlje too?oes of D?tnu
fcaros , ti)attes to toitt, of men befotteo ano falne allege in rije be*
%bts and pleafures of tljis too?lo,loljere fyz £2ttne ano tlje ejccelTe
af meate,ano tbe bapo?s t&at fumeo bp oftfjtmutti fpeake 3 ano not
die men djemfeiues* mfat (ball 31 ftp mo?e«;3l &aue toloe pott al* Three iyucs &
reaoie tljat mf intoaro man tbete are(as pe toottlo fap)ttj?# men* Man *
tlje Iiuing 5 ti>e fenfitiue, ano tbereafonable ♦ let bs fap tljerefo?e
tijjat in $e fame perfon djere are rij?& liues eontinueo from one ta
another: namelp^e life of tlje pant,tlje life of tlje 3$eaft 3 ano tfje
life of tbe Span o? of tlje bottle 4 §>o long as a man is in Ijis mco*
tbers toombe 5 be ootb but onlp liue ano grotoe;ljis Spirit feemetlj
to fleepe,an& bis. fences feeme to bee in a (lumber, fo as Ije feemetli
to beeito tijing els tban a pant* JfteuertWeffiMfpe confioer bis
epes, bis eares,ljis tongue 3 fjis fences, ano Ijis mouings,pou tuill
eafelp iubge tbat Ije is not mane to befo? euer in t&at p?ifon,Uibere
Ije neither feetfj no? ljearet^,no? bat!; anp rcome to toafee itt,but ra^
.fter tbat be is mabe to come fojtlj into an opener place , tuljere be
map baue to^at to fee ano brijalo,ano lubcreloitl) to occult al tbe
powers U)bt* toee fee to bee in ljmu3s fcone as fje is come out 3 be
begmnetb to fee,to feeIe 3 ano to moue,ano bp little ano little falletft
to tfje perfect bfmg of bis iimbes 5 ano finoetfj in t^is too?lo a pem*
liar obiea fo? euerp of tbem 5 as bifible things fo? tbe epe , founos
fe? W bearingjbooilp things fo? ijis feeling, ano fo fo?tlj, 3$ut bu
fiues alltt^Uiefinoe t^ere a mpnoj ioi;icb b^ tfjeepes as bp tutu^
& S 5oiues
346 Of THE TRBVrHII
aotoes bebotoetb tbe too?ld,and pet m altbe toojld findtngnot any
onetbmgtoa>?tbp torcfttoboUpfcppon, mouutetbdpcabimtbat
mane it^tobicbrnpno Ifte an ^mpiefTe loogetb in tbe tobole toojld*
and not alonlp in tbis &o<r# > tuljtcb bp tbe fences (and oftentpme*
alfo toitbout rfje fences) mountrtb aboue tbe fences, and ftrepnetfr
it felf to goe out of it felfe,a0 a cfrtiddotb to get out of bis motber*
toombe* 3nd tbetefoje toee ougrt>t furelp to fap y tl;at tbis SI3pnd 0;*
Keafon ougbt not to bee etter in pjifon ♦ 'Cbat one day it (ball fet
cterelp , and not bp tbefe dimme and clotoute fpettacles t d;at it
fball come in place tobere it (bail baue tbe true obiect of dnoertfan*
fcing:and tbat be (ball baue fjte life free from tbefe fetters? ana front
all tbe aflfedtonjs of tbe boop* %t> fit fl)0?t,tbat as man is prepare*
tn bte mtotbersi toombe to be fyougbt fco?ri> into tbe too?lo;ib is be
alfo after a fo^t prepares in tlji&boty and in tbts toojlo, to liue iit
anotber too?lo*£Oe ri>enbnderflano it,tobenbp nature it bebouetfr
&s to depart out of tbe too?ld*3no tobat cbild it tbere tobicb(tf na*
cure did not b^ ber tunning d?iue bim out,) toould of bmtfelf come
out of b& CouertjO? tbat rommetb not out as gort a&fo?lo?ne atm
fcalfe dead# ? tljat if be bad at tbac tpme knotoleoge $ fpoeeb,tooul&
not call tbat dea:b,tobicb toe call birtfoand tbat a departure out of
iife,tobtcir toe call tbe enterance into irt 3s- long ass toe be tb*re,toe
fee notbin^tbougib our epes be open* sgjanp alfo dot not & mudj
as (fere, except it bee at foirofodame fearing 0? fome atfjer like
cbaunce-,ano as fo? tbofetbat ftirre, tbepftnotoe not rtmttfeep baue
eptber fence o? mouing* Zflfyp tben fljould toee tbtnke it Oratmge*
tbat in tW life ota- toioerftanbing feetb fo lit tle,tbat manp men d*
tteuer mpm> tbe ifamo?ta!l nature,bntill tbep beat tbefaftcaft,pe*
and fome tbmfte not tbemfelues to baue anp fucb tbing , botobeit
tbat turn bp fo tbmStteg tbep (beto tbemfelues to bauepart tbere*
oh 2nd imagine toee tbat tfre bnbojne babe fafy no tags mucfc ador
b$ nature to leauetbepcojenunnnbat bete to?aptm,as toe baue*
fcinderauce in our fences and in our impjifoned reafon,toben toe be
at tbe popnt to leatte tbe gcoas and pleafurcs oftfn'ci too?lo,and tbe
fcerp fle(b it felfe tobtcb boldetb *$ *& w * gtaue ^ flD? b*d tbe babe
fome little ftnotoledgejtoottlo be not fap tbat no life toere comparai
ble to tbe life tobere be tben te, ag toe fap tbere ig no life to tbe life
gf tbte too?lo toberein toe be?©? tooulo be not account tbe ffage of
our ftucees fa? a fab(e ? ag a great fo?t of M% account tbe ftagetbat i$
pjepareo fo? our ^ouleiai^eg; furelp: and tberfoje let te conclude
ftfeere to ee bega% name!? tbat man i^ botb intoard and outtoard*
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION, 547
3!n tfye outtoarfc man^tobicb fe tbe footite, \yz refembletfc tU bking
ano tbepzopojtion of all tlje parts of tbe too2l& ♦ 3nu m tbe inner
man be t efcmMctb inljatfoeuec fepnu of life is m al! tbings o> iti a*
up ffyug tbat bearetb life m t!;e toojla^Vi fyte mmtlym \xmbe be
Jiuetb tbe life of a plant , botobeit toitb tins farmer, tbat be bat!; a
certepne commencement offence ana matting to!y t cb vcc&Dzfgz
piant^ans aoe put bint in a reaspnelTe to be tmtetoefc toitl) Genres
as a ^eatt tsu3ln tbis life be batb fence an& matting te tbetr petfec*
tton^tobrcb is # pjepeme of a ferrfitme lutjbtjbut pet beSses tJjefc*
$e batb alfo a beginning to reafon ann totaerftano, toljicb are a be-
ginning of anotba* life fudi as 0t fcnfitiue toigbt feat!) not 5 $ tW
life is to be perfected in anotber place ♦ %n tbe life to come be featlj
t>is actions free ana full peifeeteo, a large ground to toojfce fcppoti
able to fuffife bint to t!je full, ana alic$t to bis totterftanmng in
Hear* of a ligbt to tijt epe*9nn like as in comming into tbt's toojls,
Jje came as it toere oat of anotber tooilrs^ fo in going pet into ano-
tber toojfo fie muft alfo goe out of tbis toojlo* jf)e commetb out of
tbe ftrfc toojlo into tbe feconn , as it toere fapltng in nourifbment,
fcut groining in ft rengtb totto mouiitg ano fence t ana be gortb out
•of tbe fecono into tbe tbir&,faplmg in fences ana moumg,but gro*
Hn'ng in reafon ana fcn&ertfasing. jf2Dto,feeing toe call tbe paflfage
*ut of tbe ftrft toojlo into tbe fecono a birtb , tobat reafon is it tbat
toe ftoulo call tbe paCTage out of tbe feconu into tbe tbtr v ueatbt
%o be fbo&be tbat conGoeretlj bets all tbe actions of mans mpnu
temrto tl>e tpme to come, toitbout poffMttie of (Japing ty$m tbe
jnefent time,boto pleafant ana oeligbtful foeuer *tfie:toe map toefl
Mrerne b^ tbem all 5 tbat bis feeing(tobitb ineuerp tbing(as faptfj
Ariftotle) fotlotoetb tbe tooling tbereof ) is alfo toballp bent to*
Snaras tbe tpme to come ; as toba tooula fap tbiS pjefimt life toere
into itbwt as a narcotoe grinale^n tbefurtber fiae tobcreof(as it
toere on tbe banke of fomeffreame 0? running lasater, ) %t toere to
fintiebis true atoelling place anu berp borne in nmc+
^ut no)33 is it tymz to fe tobat is fapo to tbe contrarie : to^ere- cbicaionfe
in toebaue to confioer eftfajnes tbat tufjtd) toefpafce of afo?e;nautt-
ip tbat if all tbatetter is inus toere traufito?teanu mo?tall, toee
(boulo not be fo totttp to examine tbe 31mmo?talttte as toe be : fo*
of Contraries tbe f kill is all one. 3Jf a man toere not mojtall, tftat
is to fap, if fee Ijas no Ipfe, be eoulo not Difpute of tl?emo?taUlpfe ;
tieitber cctfn be fpeake of fyt 3!mmo?tal,if Ije ^btmfelf alfo toere not
ammo^talL ^erefo^elet^^goebacfeeretrpue^ g>omeroantoii!
U4 %
1*4$ OP THE TKEWNBS
fap y tl>at tye Lottie Dpctb toity tljc boop 3 bpcaufe tye @>ou!e ana
ilje boop are but one tying , ana be befeuety tyat tyep beboty but
eme^bpeaufe \yz feety no moje but tye boop* Cbis argument is all
tiucuaitl) tyeiiS,tobity ucuperj tyat tyere is aup (£on,bpcaufetyep
fatoebimnot* 33utpetbpbis nootngstyoumapftpercepue tyat
tyere is a <0od j tiifcerne Ipketoife by tyeoooings of typ foule,tyat
tyou bafte a g>oule, f oj in a oeao botip tyou feeff tye fame parte*
remapne^bttt tyou foft not tye fame fcooings tyat toere in it afoje*
&Ltben a man is neat), bis epe feety notying at all, aim pet is tycre
notying tyaungeo of bis epe:but tobple bee is aliue it fety infinite
tbings tyat are apucrs* ^\)t potoer tyen tobity ftety is not of tye
hoDp* ^et nottoityftanning bQto Ipuelp ana qmckefigbteo fo euet
tbeepcbe;ttfctynotitfelf*GBoonoernot tyerefojetyougb tyott
Ijaue a foule, ann tyat tye fame fcule fee not it feff* jfoj if typne ep*
figbt fatne itfelf; it toere not a potoer oj abiiitie of feeing , but a tou
fible tying ; Ipkctoife if typ g>oule fatoe itfelf, it toere no mo?e a
&oule tyat is to fap tye mooter ana quickener of tye bo&p , but a
fcerie bo&p 3 bnable to Do anp tying of it felf, ami amaffie fubffance
fubiectto fuffering* jfojtoefee notytng but tye boopana bomlp
fubtfances* 3i5ut in tyis tyouperceiueft fometoljaufe tyan a bonp,
(as 31 baue fapn afo^e; tyat if typne epe ban anp peculiar colour af
it otone 3 it coulo not mfcerne anp otyer colour tyan tyat* Seeing
tyen tyat tyou eoncepueft fo manp upuers bomes at once in imagu
natiomneeos muft tyou fjaue a potoer in tyee tobicb is not a botip*
%z it ( fap tyep ) tyat U)e baue a potoer of ftnee ; pet baue toe not a
poloer of reafon ; fo? tyat toljicb toe call tye potoer of reafou m toi*
fcerffanDing , is notying byt an ejxeliencie o? ratyer a confequence
offence, infomuty tyat toben fence &pety 3 tye reSoeto trpety tyere*
toity alfo, <§>©tyelp in tyis toljity tyou l;afte fapa , tyou bafte for*
mounteo fence ; tobity tying tyou Jjatmetf not oone,if tyou fymtft
notying in tyee bzyono fence, jf oj tobereas tyou fapeft, if tye fence
ape, tye reft opety a!fo;itisareafon tyat pjocee&ety from one
terme to anotyer 5 ann it is a gatyeringof reafons toljity conduce
one tying bp anotyer* jfloto tye fences do in Dceoe percepue tyere
obiects^ttt yet boto Ipuelp fo euer tyep be, tyep reafon not IZXz fe
a ^mioake^fo farre ejctenaety tye (zncz^nt if toe inferre, tyerefye
tbere muff neeoes be fire , ann tyercupon feeke tobo toas tye fcma*
let tyereof : tyat furmountety tye abtiitie offence. Z&z bcre a peece
of SpuCcke; tyat map anp bead no as toril as toe.'But bis bearing
vHixiA but as of a bare torn - } toijerea? our Rearing tljerof i* as of
OP CHRISTIAN 1UT6I0K. *49
«tt!)ffl:monp 3 anb toem'fcernetbecaufeof t^cronco^ m Difco^xjsf,
tobicb eitbec ncltgbt o? offeno our fence* Wje tbing f> fjearetb t\yz
fount) to tbe fcnc^bttt tlje tbing tijat togetb of tbat tobicb tbe fence
concepuetb 3 i* anotber tbing tban tbe fence* 3Lbe Ipke te to be fapo
of fmeUingjtaffing^amj feeling*©ttr fmelling of fents 5 our tatf ing
of fauours, ano out feeling of fubftances, fe m neene tbe toaqfte of
our <g>ences*35ut ass foj our waging of p tntoaro bertue of p tbing
h? tbe outt&aro feuttbereofjoj oftbe tobolfomnes oj toniaboUbm*
nes offco^e bp tbe tatfe tljereof , ox of tbe toljotneflfe o? bebemencie
of a feaer bp feeling tbe pulfe;pea ano our pjoc&Ding etten into tbe
toerp botoete of a man , toljetbcr tbe epe beeing tbe quicfceft of aB
fences it not able to attepnejfureip it i$ tbe bwjke of a mojte migfc
ttepotoer tban tbe fenced 3noin aerie oecoetbere are bealtts
fcibicb bo bere,fee 5 fmeU,ta{fe, ano feele mucb better ano quicklper
tban man ootb* 3?e tnottmtbftanoing none of tbem conferred tbe
contraries of colo;t$,founti3 5 fentg aim fauouries ;ttoite fojtetb tbem
out to tbe feruing one of anotljer , o? to tbe ferutng of tbemfelueeU
C&bercbp it appeared) , tbat man excelled; tbe^eafts bv anotber
potoer tban tbe &zncz$ ; ano tbat tobeceas a man is a pepnter , a
Spudcian > 0} a pbifition ; beljatb it from elfoobere tban from bfe
fences!* J2ap , 3! fap furtber , tbat oftentpmes toe conclude cleane
contrarie to tbe report of our fences* ©ur epe percfjauce telletb b$
tbat a Cotoer tobieb toe fee afarre of ig rountj^bereag cur reafott
oeemetb it to be fquare : 0} tftat a tbing is fittafl, tobicb ottr reafoit
telletb bs is greate : oj tbat t^t enos of Ipues in a long fthilfce 00
nteete i\\ a popnt, tobereag our reafon certified; bs tbat tbep rtmne
tpgbtfainb toiti; equal! biffanceone from anotber* #*} toantof
tins btfcretion , certeine Clepbanes ( faptb Vitellio ) tobicb ixiere
paffing ouer a long bjtoge 3 tuweo bacfte beeing mz?\xz* ; anb pee
tbep toanteb not figbt no mo?e tban toe bo3ut tbep tbat leo tbem
toere not oecepueo*Cbeir Leasers tben bcSnes tfeetr el'Ggbt? l;an
in tbem anotber bertue 0? potoer tobicfj cojreeteu tbeir fij#t , am*
tberefoje ougbt to be of bpgber elTimation* 3!n iftz cafe ig it imtlj
tbe rett of f otber fences* jf 01 our bearing telletb bs tbat tbe tfmn«
' uerdappe k after tije lpg!)tening; but ftiH alTuretlj bs tbat tbep be
botb togitber* Jfoj tbere i^ a certeine potocr in bsf , tobtcl) cm f kil
to&tfcecttetobatpjopojtionis bet^eenebeannganu feeing* aifo
tbe tong of bim tbat batb an ageio,beared) btm on bano tbat tnzn
fugreisbitter,tobtcb tbing be knotoetbbpbte reafon to bebntreto*
$0 be d;ojt D tl;ofe tufjtdj l;aue ttjeir fences moft qtuicfce an$ Ipuelp,
be
2fO OF THE T R E W N E S
bz net cf tbe created teifouift ann tmnet(tanntng*3 matt tberefoje
tffieretbffom aJbeafl^ttfli excelled) men bp fomeotberpotoer djait
fence, jfo? fcjeixasi ic is comonlp fapn,t!jat fucij as baue fame molt
lire comemtp of greatet! ffcilfctol fee djat maw baue trauelen farce
bs:b bp fta aim tao,tobtcb baue come borne a# totfe as tf)ty toent*
foo)t\). 3 bo?feftatb ag goon epe3 a* betbatrpnes bpenbim, and
pet fa? all bis traueimg, neither be noj paramtenture but Bpnet
tobom be fczaretl) become anptoljtttbe topferbptbattobicb tbep
fjaue feene: toberebp it apperetb djst it is not enougb to fee tbtngtf
imlelTc a man no alfo mpnn tbem to btetenefite*
jftoto tijei-e is great Difference beftoeene tbe Ipuelpnes of tftc
1&zmz , ann tbe potoer tbat $dfuemedj tbe §>ence ; Ipke as tbe re*
j)o?t of a &>ppe fe one tbtn&aitt jfte feppe btmfelf is anotber^ann
tbe toifiwm of tbe Capteine tbatrecepnetb tbe report of tbe g>ppe
is atbtrn.Jfrap 5 tobQ cannenp 3 tbat&enceannlI&afonarenpuer$
tbms* ; o? tatber tobo totlnot gra«nt,d)at in manp tbtngg tbep be
tleane contraries S>ence binnetb tiaf Gbun ann efdjeto greef- tobere*
.aal&eafQntoiUetb&S topjoferourleg fometpmeto tbe Sttrgum
to be cut offence plucftetb our bann out of tbe 6re,annpet toe out
fellies put fee to our bare (Tutu 5pe tbat (bouin fe a Sceuola butne
of W otonebann,toitbout fo mud) as once gnaibingbte t&tb at ft,
laouln djinfcebetoerebtterlp fenfieffe: fo nugbrtlpnootb Keafoti
Duerruie fence. Cobefbojt, &encebatb bis peculiar inclination,
tubtcb fe appetite; annl£eafou Ipfcetopfe bad; bfe , tobtcb t^ toil!,
3nn Ipfce ag reafon notb oftcntpmes ouerntle fence ann is centra*
tit to i^ fo toifl co?rectetb tbe feitfuall appetpte oj lixft tbat i* in &$,
ann toarred) ageinft fc JFo* in an 3geto toe couet to njtnk, ann in
an SpopTejcte toe couet to fleepe, ann in bungre toe couet to eate:
aim pet from alltbofe tbings notb our )xiil reftrrpne ns*Cbe mo?e
a man follotoetb bis Iuft,tbe lelfe is be leo bp toiflt ant) tbe moje be
iiannetb fepon ri# pleaCng of b& feence^dje Jefle reafon nfetb be
^ninarflp*
9gaine 5 letfcsJ conGner tbe fyutelfrraffeg tobtcb baue djfe fen*
Uttue part as! toeK as toe* 31ftoe baue no mo^e tban tbat,boto com*
metb it to paffe tbat a little d;iioti?tuetb toboleflacfceg ann beam*
oftbemtobetberbe lidetb, ann fometpmes tobed^er djeptoouto
not*: 2ffilbereof commetb it tbat euerp of tbem in tljeir hpnn 3 not all
!iue,ueGle,ann fing afcer one fo^ttjtoberea^ men baue djeir laiDejf,
CormttDntoealetf, tinners aP6nptoirtg , ann fo?meg{ ofreafoning,
aicxo.nlpniucr^butalfo commonjp contrarp^jaoto^tobatcanbar*
la
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 2$I
btt tfcefe contrarieties togetljer, but onelp rijat tolnrf) bat^ not mtp
tbing contrary bnto it, ano toljerem all contract tbings Boe lap a*
loap tbeir contrarietie^&urelp it is not tbe S>ence tbat can Boe it,
tubofe proper oj peculiar obied is mod contrary to tbe fence ♦ TSt*
fines tbis(as 31 bauefapBafbje) tofjereas toeconeepucimfeoome,
f kill^bectue^ano fuel; otljer tljtngs tobicb are an boBile{Fe ? our fern
ces baue none otber tbtngto toojfce upon, tban tbe qualities of bo*
fcilp fubtfances:3toB tobereas toe make bniuerfall rules of particu*
lar tbings ; tbe fences attepnrno further tl;an ta tbe particular
things tbemfelues: 3no torijeras toe conclude of tbe caufes bp tijeir
effects > our fences percepue no moje but tbe bare effects :9n&
tobereas concerning tbe tbings tbat belong to tmBerftanBing 5 tbe
tnojebnBerffanBable t^ bee,tbfcmo?etbep reftelb bS;€ontrarp*
toife,tbe ftronger tbat tbe fenftble tbings are, tlje mo?e no tbep of*
feno tbe %>tnct>Mo be (bojt, tbefelfefame tbing tobicb toee fpeakr*
in bebalfe of clje&ences , pjoc&Betb from elfmbere tban ftom tbt
feences ♦ 3nB toe toiilearelpBifcerne, tbatlje tobicb benpetb tbat
beK&eS tbe common i&tncc tbere is in man a reafon o) tomerftan*
aing, fcttf met ano fettered from tljc &>znc2 , is bopB bod) of fcnBer*
Canning ann of g>encr*
%ut fee bere a grofle reafon of tfceirs;£fris reafottoj {wtoer of
tmBerftanning(fap tbep)tobteb is in man 5 ts corruptible as toell as
tbe potoer of percepuing bp ^ fences* 31 tbinfce 31 baue p?©ue&
vaz contrarp alreanie ; neuertbeleffe , let bs examine tbeir reafons
pet furtber « *&be fo?me o? (bape of euerp tbing (fap tbep)notb pe*
ri(b toitb tbe matter. J2oto, tbe gjoule is as pe tooulo fap $ fojme
o? (bape of tlje boopitberfoje it corrupted) toitb rije bonp* Cbis ar*
pmenttoererigbflpconcluBeB, if ittoerement of d;e material!
fo^me.'But 31 fcauep?oue& tfcardje <§>oule is totmaterialljann l;ad*
a continuance of it felfe ♦ 3n& in mw tlje moje it is Bifrfjargcn of
tnattevfremoje it retepnetb bis otoite peculiar fojme ♦ <£berefoje
tb* corrupting of tfce matter toucbedj mt tbe <§>ou!e at all* 3gatn,
if mens joules litre(fap tbep)after tbeir boaies, djen are tbep in*
finiteffo? tbe tao;lo is toitbout beginntug anB toitljout enmngjan*
(as toee tnotot ) nature can atoap tm'tl> m infinite tlnrig: tberefo?e
fbep Itae not after tbeir bodies ♦ ^es fap %?fo} 31 baue p? oueB ftat
ti)t tnojlB ban a beginning , ana tbat toitlj fa ftibffcmn'aH reafons,
as djou m not able to &ifp?o!te,'£berefoje it foliolDetf; tbat tbe in*
tvnnmtnct tobicl; tbou aUcBgedcan baueito place.^notber hitijr
3f oeaB mens joules line Gill ^ toijp come tftcp not to tell bs fat
Sna
S?J • P THE TREWKJS
9nt? be t^nrikctf) be &atlj ffumble t> bpon a taconucrftil futtfe&eutfc
But boto Bod) ttys follotoe tn rcafon ^ lEbere ftatij not comeanp
man toito tiss from tbe Jnoics of a long; tpmc:crgo tljetc be no 3!u*
Dtc^ ♦ Sfrap not tlje fame argument ki\xz as toell to pjoue tftat toee
our fdursf are not^becaufc toce ncttcr toent tljetljer*: Slgame^toijat
intercourse is tberc bettoametbin^s tljat baue booies, ana tljing*
tbat baue no booies^ bettoene beattcn ano eartlj 3 amil&ering tbat
tijere is fo fmafl intercourse euen bettooene men , tobicb \i\xt all ton*
ner one felffame femme^lfpe tljat is maoe a s©agitfrate m bis otott
Country , ootlj not toillinglp rettmte to tlje place of bisbanilij*
mentXikctoife tlje @>oule tljat is f ongeo in tlje lappe of bis <SoO s
ants come borne into bis natiue fople,fo^goetb tbe seCre of tljefe lo*
toertbings,tobtclj to bis Ggbt bcffolm'ng tbetn fro aboue 5 arelelfe
tljan tbe point of a j3riftIc,£Dn tfc-btber fioe^lje tbat is put in cloft
pnfot^Cboto ocKrous foeuet be bee) cannot goe out ; fo tbe ftoute
tobicb fc in tbe Japleof bis fouereine Lo?o <Boo 3 ljatlj no refptt oj
fponingtpme to come teB as tobat ts none tbere ♦ SJnto rtje one>
tbe bebolotng of tbe Cuerlafting (Sou is as a $aram'?e toberetn be
is totfling to remapne;ano into tlje otber,bis otone conoemnatiott
is an imp^ifonment of bis toill* But toe tooulo baue ©on to fenoe
fcotb t^t one ano tbe otber tmto bs to mafce bS to beteue ♦ 3s toba
tooulo fap,tt ffoooe i;mt greatlp on Ijano to bauebs to beteu^an*
not ratber bs f> lue fijoulo beteue* 3no in effect toljat els is al tljis,
but a oeGtmg £ fome man migbt returne into bis motbers toombe
again^, to incouragepoung babes againfttbepincbes anopaine*
tobtcb tbep abioe in tbe birtlj>toljereof tbep tooulo be as (bpe as toe
bee of oeatlj , if tbep ^an tbe Iftt fcnotoleoge of tbem *t But let &£
let tiicb canities paflte,ano come to tbe grouno*
gee beare bs on bano ( fap tbep ) tijat tbe §>ou!e of man is but
one, tbougb it baue opucrs potoers* sabereof toe fee tbe fenfittue
ano tbe grotomg potoers to be co?rupteo ano to perifl) t tberefoic
itlljoulu feeme tbattbe UnoerlianDing o^ rcatbnable potoeralfo
fooulo oo tbe lpke*9t a tocD}0,tl)is is al one as if a man ftoulD fap f
poutellmee tljat tbis mau is botb again man, a gtoo S>to©?lu
plaper,auO a gmn iuteplaper altogitber-, fr tljat bpcaufe W fto©^*
falls cut of bis banti,o? bis ftano itfelf becommetb lame, tljerefoj"
be cannot be a genu o? boiteft man (Wl as pou repoiteo bim tabf^
j^ap tbougb be lo& tbofe mftruments^et ceaffetb be not tberefo?
to bee an boneft man , pea ano botb a ^toooaoplaper ano a lute*
glaper to,as in reject of ftill, ipketopfe toljen our joules baue
fo^crne
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 2$.$
fd^Ofonetftefe C)cetctrt0,pccccanret6ep not to be tbe Tame tbep lucre
afoje* ^o inlpgbten tbis popnt pet ma^e^oft^e potters of out
g>ouIe,fome are cjrercpfeo fap tbe inftruments of tbe boote , anti o*
tberfome ttitbout anp betp oj furtherance of tbe booie atalL'&bofe
ttbicb are eicercpfeo bp tbe booie , ace tbe fences ano tbe potoersi of
tbe fences; ano tbe potters of tbegrotting , ttbicb map earpe tbe
fame likenelTe tbat is bettteene a JLutet ano a JLutz ♦ QBjeake tbe
Jluters lute, ami bis cunning remapnetb ttill, but bis putting of
it in pjactife fatletb^tue bun anotber JLute, anti be falles to plap*
tug nette againe* put out a mans epes,ano pet tbe abilttte of fee*
tngabp&etb ttill ttttb butt, tbougb tbe toerp act of feeing bk oifap*
popnteo* 'But gtue bnto tl;e oloeft i£>ag tbat is tbe fame epes tbat
Ije bao ttbenlje ttas poung,ano be (ball feeas tteHas euer be tito*
after tbe fame maner is it ttttb tbe grottingoj tfyiuing potter*
Kettojetttto it a gtoo ftomacfce,a founir itiuer,ano a perfect beate;
ano it (ball execute bis functions as ttell as euer tt nin afoje* 'Cbe
potter tbat ttojftetb of it felfe ano ttitbout tbe boop , is tbe potter
0f reafon oj tttoerftamiing,ttbicb if tte ttil ttemap call tbe mpttfu
3no if tbou pet ttill ooubt tbereof , confioer ttben tbou mpn&eft a
tbing eameftlp ttbat tbp boop furtberetb tbp mpno tberein# tbou
flralt percepue tbat tbe moje ffreolp tbou tbinftett trpon it, tbe lelfe
tbou feed tbe tbings before tb#;ano t^t mo?e tty mpno ttanojetb,
tbe moje tbp boop reftetb t as ttbo ttoulo fap tbat tbe ttojfcings of
tbe boop , are tbe greateft bin&erance ano impeoiment tbat can bo&
to tbe peculiar ootngs of tbe mpno* 3no tbis abilitie of fcnuerttau*
tttngmapbeelilteneo to aman,ttbtcb tbougb bebauelottbotb W
fcano ano bis lute, ceafTetb not tberefoje to bee a man ftifl, ano to
fcoe tbe true o#oes of a man,tbat is to tttt, to oifcourfe of tbings v
to mpno tbem,to bfe reafon am fitcb lifceypea ano to be botb a £\i?
ter ano a matt as be ttas afoje,notttitbftanoingtbat be cannot put
fcts JLuteplapingin ejcercifefo? ttant of iuttruments*j$ap, (ttbicb
tnojeis) tbis bnoerftanoing part grottetb fo mucbtbettronger
ano greater,as it is lefle occuppeo ano bttGeo about tbefe bace ana
corruptible tbings, f fe altogether ojatten borne ttljollp to it felfe;
as is to be feene in tbofe ttbicb ttant tbeir epes, ttbofe mpnos are
cammonlp mod apt to tonoerttano , ano moft firme to remember*
Doetteoebate of a tbing in our felues^Beitber our boop uoj our
feences are budeo about ii> Doe ttee ttill tbe fame*: 9s little rroe
tbep ftirre fo? tbat tan'&o bnoerftano ano to ttill (ttbicb are tlje o^
gerationji of tbe mpn&^tbe&ottfe batb m naue of tbe buoie -, ano
as
M4
OF THE TREWNE*
as fo j tooling ann being, ttyp accompany one anotljer faptfi AnV
ftotle, Cberefoje to continue Ml in being, tbe Soulefjatb not to
Hoc tot'tfc tlje boop, no? anp neeae of tbe bonp: but ratljer,to to©?ke
tuell an& to be toell, tbe feoule ouc^ijt eptijer to be toitbout tfoe bte
bie,o? at leatftuife to be btterlp bnfubiect to tbe borne*
2?ea(fap tbcp)b\it pet tt>e fee men fo?goe tbeir reafon, as fooled
anb melancfjol&c perfons : anb feeing it is faigone,it map alfo b&
co?rupteb 5 anb if co?rupte&, it map alfo ape: fo? tobat is bead) but
an bttcr ana futt co?ruptnefle *t jflap , tljou (bouloeft fap ratber,S
Jjaue feene biuertf tobicb batting feemeb to Ijaue lot* tfceirrigbt
im'ttes , Ijaue recouereb tbem againe bp gob nptt anb mebicinable
tyinkes ♦ 35ut l;ab tljep benp btterlp loft ann forgone, no pinficke
couto batte refto?eb tbem agapne : ana ^an tbep bene btterlp peri-
(ben , tbe parties tbemfelues fyouto ijaue ban neither fence no? life
remapning^berefoje of neceflttie t\)t foule of tJjcm toas as founn
as afoje, 3But our feoules toee fee not otljertoife tban bp rfje bobie
anb bp rfje intfruments of tlje borne as it torn bp g>pecraclcs ; aim
our mpna teljicb brijoloetfc anb feetlj tbjougf) Ijis imaginations ag
tt toere tfyougb a Clotobe,is after a fo?t trubbleb bp tfjebtmming
cf tlje Spectacles anb bp tlje fmoakineflfe of tlje imaginations*^*
ter tfjat maner tije @>unne feemetl) to be bimmeb anb eclipfeb ; aim
tljat is but bp tfje comming of rt?e S^one o? of fome Clotobes be*
tto&ne Ijim anb bS ; fo? in Ijis ligljt tfjere is n? abatement at all*
JLiketoife our epfig^t concepuetl) $ings accojbing to tbe fepecta*
tics toljeretbjouglj it lookettj , o? accojbing to dje colour tbat otter*
t&toartetlj tlje things torfjirfj it toketlj bpotn Cake atoap tlje impe*
aiments , anb our epes (ball fee ctere : purge atoap tbt bumottrSj
anb our imagination tyall bee pure: anb fo our bnberftanbing fljall
feeasbjigbtas it bib afo?e, mm astbegmnnelbinetb after tlje
putting atoap of tbe Clotooes*9no it fared) not baitl) our feoulejS
as it botb l»iti) our bobies,tobicb afttr a long CcknelTe retepne tttH
cptljer a ^arbnelfe of rfje ^>plene, o? a (bojtneffe of b?eatb,o? a fal^
iingof tbe Ubetumebppon tbe itmgs, o?a fkarreoffome great
tuouno tbat cannot bee toojne out becattfeof tbe b?eake tbat loa*
ntabe in tbe ba^ole » jf o? neitber in tbeir bn&ertf anbing , neitber m
cljeir brilles bo our Joules feele anp abatement, fauing tijat tbere
abpbetb fome mapme o) blemilb in tlje inffruments 5 to U)it (as 31
toili neclare bereafter)fo farre fcoitb as it pleafetb c^OD fo? a iutt
jtmiCbmeitt , to put tbe g>oule in fubiection to tbe bobie tuljofe fo^
ccrejne it toatf createb to Ijaue bene , becaufe it l;atl; neglecteb tbe
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 1^$
\M of tbe Creator to follotue tbe luffes aim Ipkmgg of tbe booie*
Cbitf appeared; in lunaticke foite antj fuel; otijera , tobicb Ijaue
tftetr toittes troubles at tpmesi ano bp fittest* f o? tljcp be not toer e&
but at tbe (faring of tbett burnout , beeing at otber tpmess fober
mro ujcU cnougb ffapeo fa tbeir tnitte-s ♦ Cbe like is feene in tbem
tbat baue tbe falling Itc^nelTc* iTo? tbeir imoerftammtg feemetb to
be eclipfe^ano ag it tocte ttttimx toitb a 'Cbtmoerclap, nuring tbe
tpme of tbeir fitter ; but aftertoaro tbep bee as oifcreete as tbougb
tljep apleo nothing* 'Co bee fl;o?t,tbe bo&p fe fubiect to a tboufauu
mfeafe$,toberetoitb tofc fee tbz fcnoertf anomg to bee no tobit «flte*
reo , becaufe tbep toucb not tbe inftrumentg of tbe g>eitce$ ano of
tbe 3imagmation$,tobicb moue ft* Mtoerilamjmg^roubleD tt i&
in oeeoe bp tbofe fetoe tbingg onlp, ttfyiti) infect tbz S>ence ano tbe
pagination, tuljicb bp tbat meaner report tbe tbings imfattbful*
Ip tobereon tbz mpnn oebatetb^berfoje pe fljall neuer fee anp bo*
uie out of bte toittetf o? out ofijt'js rigbt mpnu, m tobom tbe pbifi-
ttou^ map not manifettlp percepue, eptber fome uefault of tbe in*
fftumentg , ag a miibapen aim mifpjopojtioneo Ireao ; oj ete an o*
ueraboun&ing of fomemelancbolikebumour, rtjat troubles an*
marreu f^t;^ boxtiz afoje ft troubles oj mtpapjen W mpn&»3no like
as tbe toifeft men being mzpuzK by falfe fi£ppe$,&o make te?ong
iielibetatron0,botobeitpet groum&o bpo g©o reafon^bM) t&mjj
tljcp coulo not hoc bnleflTe tbep torn ttufc in o&oe : <§>o tbe rtafon
tbat fe in our mpmi maketb falfe m'fcoutfetf, ami gatberetb to?ong
concIufiong 3 t>ppon tfrc falfe reports; of tbe imaginations •, tuljtcfe it
coulo not uoe^if it tore eptber uimimfbeu oj tmpapje&5 oj none a*
toap* SBbereunto acco-ioetb tb& awtfient faptng^ That there bee
certeyne folfyes which none but wife men can commit, and
certeyne Errors which none but learned men can fall into:
becaufe that in fome cafes, difcretion and wifedom are requi-
lite in the partie that is to be deceyued, euen to the intent he
may bee deceyued ; and learning is required in a man that he
may conceyue and hold a wrong opinion . Ste fo? erantple, ta
be begupto bj> a mibbletiealtng g>pp m by tlje furp^idnKof a cofe*
ning letter 3 belongetb to nonebut to a tmfe man* jro? a grofi)eatie5
fcolenetterfyeaketb W bwnz about fudb matters as; migbtb?mg
bim to tbe mafeingof falfe conrluamia by miftt&inziikzlyl)®** m
fieau cftrutbXiketoifeto fallinta^refiebpmifcontepumgfome
bigb ano neepepopnt^befalletb not to an ignorant perfon; fo2 ftet*
not of capacities nept^eruotb tyt bunerfta^mg mount fo'btgfe
25O OF THE TREnNn
Co be (T)0?t,tobofoeucr faptb tbatmans <§>oule pertffjetb toftfj t&e
borne, becaufe it is troubles bp tljc oiffemperature 0? mifp?opo?*
tionateneflfe of tbe borne-, map as toed fepboln tbat tbe Cbtto m ftc
mcotbcts toombe trwb untb fjief mcotber 5 becaufe be mouetb tuttb
bcr,ano to partakerimtb free of bee barmes ana tb?otoes,bp reafoit
of tlje ftrcpt contuiutton tljat is bettocene tbem;botobeit tbat many
cbilo?cn baueliueo fafe ann foum^nottottbtfanmng tbat tbeir moa*
tbers baue&peu ; pea ana fome baue come into rtje toojlo tarn bp
tbe nearij of tfjeir makers*
Sim tobereas fome fap , tbat becaufe out ntpnu coneepuetb not
anp tbing bere,but bp belpe of pagination; tberfo?e toben tbe 31*
imgination 10 gone toitb tbe wftruments tobereunto it is tpeo>tbe
g>oule camiot too?fte alone bp it felf, no? cofequentlp be alone bp tt
felfet furelp tt is al one as if tfjep (bouto fap,tbat becaufe tbe Cbito
being m bis mcotbets toombetafcetb nouritymentofberblutibp
bis nawtfljtberfoje be cannot liue tobe be tt come out of ber toomb,
if bis nauillft rings be cut off* iftap rontrarpUufe 3 tben is tbe tpme
tbat tbe moutb^tlje tongue , ann tbe otber parte of tbe Cbilne ooe
tbetr ouette 3 tobtcb ferueo erft to no putpofe/autng tl;at tbep tuere
p?epareo fo? tbe tpme to come* 9fter tbe fame manet alfo ooe toee
cberity our mpnb bp 3Imagination in tbis ftconu life ; tobtcf) in tbe
tbiro life being ( as pe toouto fap ) fcapeti out of pjifon,(bafl begin
to totter bfa operations bp btmfelfe,anb tbat fo mttcb tbe mo?e cer*
tepnlp,fo? tbat it (ball not be fubiect to falfe repo?ts,no? to tbe fen*
tes eptber intoara 0? outtoam , but to tbe toerp tbings tbemfeluea
tnbtcb tt fyall batte feene ano leatneo^o fcee (be?t 3 it (ball ttue 5 but
not in p?tfbn;it (ball fee 3 but not tb?ougb ^peetarle^it (ball tmaer*
tf ana,but not bp repo?tS;tt (ball Itff ,but not bp toap of luffing i tbe
infirmitie tobtcb tbe borne caftetb bpon it as noto, (ball tbeu bee a*
toap:tbe fo?ce tobtcb tt b?ingetb noto to tbe boap,(bal tl>en be mo?e
fteft anu liuelp tban afoje* Jl^oto tbeit,nottottbftam>tng tbefe aaptt
reafons of tljeirs,let bS conclune, Cbat our foule is an tontierftans
uing 0} reafonable poller 5 ouer tbetobiebneitbemeatb no? co?s
tuption baue naturafip anp potoer,altbougb it be fitteo to tbe borrp
to gouerne it ♦ 9im if anp man tioubt bereof , let bim but examine
|)imfelfeifo? euen \)i$ otone Doubts totll p?oue it tonto butt* ®) if bt
tDilldano in contention ttil,let bim fall to reafoning toitb bmiftlft:
fo? bp concluoing bt'S arguments to p?oue bte S>oule mo? tall , be
©all giue iuogement btmfelfe tbat it is immo?talT* 9no if 31 bmz
left aap tljtnguuaHeogen tol;icl; migl;t make to t^is pwrpofe^ (fo?
OP C HR I ST I AN RELIGION. 2JJ
hrfjp map 3! not,fcmg tbat mm tbe felfiame tftingtfltffefcfe 31 ftatte
Inn able to alletrge on tljebrbaifofittpiTeaBuerfarit^.na^tuetljeirt
tbereunto*:) let bg: tbmfte alfo tljat l>e ua^tcl; fcelcti; bimfclf coning
ten tit bimfelfe, atto fo? tobofe bebaife ana benefite it nterc greatly
totb to beteue it ano to confefle it, nriecetl) \\» moje biligent p?ofe
tban featb bene mane alreatrie ♦ *&ut if anp man arill pet of fppgbt
ftanntoilfullpMaptnabtmrelfe, Ictbim trpebfltobecanmakc
anfwer to m? fojefapa arguments : ana in tfje meane tobfa let bs
fee taljat tljc fapa opinion of tbe tutfelt men , pea ana of tlje toljolt
too? to batb bate bpon tfyi$ mater*
The xv. Chapter*
That the immortalitic of the Soule hath bene taught by
the Philofophers of old tyme,and beleeued by all peo-
ple and Nations.
©ortrfp it fjabbeue aberpjat&c cafe,fft&fa
mpnu of ourg toljid) fearc betlj fo man? tijingtf
in nature,l)ati not taken fome fepfure to fearcfj
it felfe ami tbe nature tI;erof,anb bp fearcbing
j attepttcb to fomepopnt nt tljat brfjalfe ♦ 9nt>
I tbereftne ass tljere baue at al tpmes bent men,
!fo (ball toe fee alfo tljat men Jjaue at all tpmetf
fceteueb $ abmittetj tbe immojtalttie of tbe Sbom>,3i fay not fome
xme man o? fome one Ration , but tbe toijole toojlb tutt^ generall
confent , becanfe all mm bniutrfallp ana perticularlp fcaue learnefc
it in one fertile , ana at tbe moutb of one Ceacber , namely mm
tbeir otone fcnotnle&ge nt tljemfelueg* Cbe fcolp Scripture toljicfj
teacbetb ba onr faluation , bfed) no fcb©leargument$ to make b$
belaue tbat tljere fe a (Sob: anb tljat fe becattfe toe cannot ftep out
cfourfduea neuer fo little, but free muff ftce&etf ffnnebimpiefent
to all our %>mtz& ♦ 3nb it feemetlj to fpeafce bnto w tbe IcflTe ej;<
p?e(Tp of tbe immojtalttie of our foules, fpeciallp in tlje firft bafcW
iberof,becaufetoe cannot enter into our felucs be it neuer fo little,
buttDemttff nriaieg perceiue iuTBut inafmucb as from tlje one ena
hereof to t(je otI;er, tt bedarefy bnto bg tbe toiU of (Sou ; in fo so*
m tag
3$8 OP THI TRIVYNIf
ing it &ot& bs to bn&erftaffl>,tf)at it is a tying toberoftt t'smrt late*
Theopinion full foj bs to Doubt ♦ 9no toljereas it fettety fo?ty fo pjecifelp from
of the Men of age to age,tye great aim manifblo troubles; ana paines tobity goto
old tyme. antl g 0l ,xp mm ty mt fuaepnen tit inoeuering to follotoe tyat toiiyt
(betoetytrfafliblptyattyeirfo Doing toas in anotyet refpecttyatt
foj tyis pjefent tojettyeD life ♦ ,ff oj tobo is be tbat toouto Depart
toity anp pace of i>is otone Ipfcing m tbti3 life 3 but in bope of better
things*: ano tobat toere it foj bim to lofe fjis life , if tyere toere not
anotyer life after tyist^bis feruety to anfiuer in one toojtr to furij
as oemauno eitpjefle tejts of Scripture, ano are loty to finoe tbat
tying in tye 3ftpble,toi)ity is cotepneo tyere,not onlp in euerp leafe
but aimoft in euerp line* jfoj tob*rec# (Sou creates man after tye
too?to toas failp fintfteo ano perfected nws as mud) as if fjeijaa
fcjougijt fr im into a Wjeatre pjepareo foj Ijim , botobett after atto*
tyet fo?t tban all tye otyer liuing tyings ttrfnty toere to Do fcim fer<
uice*9s foj 3$eaffes,^irDS,piants,anD futy otyer tyings,tye €*
Jements bjougfjt tyem foojty : but 9^an recepueD bis g>oule bp in*
fpiratttm from (Son, 3lfo tye tyute Beafrs are pxtt in fubiectimt ta
man,butman is in fubiection onelp Unto 6od> 3nD tye conuepmg
cftyat gott man Henocke out oftyis life foj bis goDlinefle 3 toaS
to none o tyct ettn 3 b ut to fct l;tm in anotber life bopo of all null ami
TbcWcefe of full of all g<DD*But tofcen toe reaDe tbe perfections of Nde,tye o*
the Pauiaxkcs. uertytoartings of Abraham , tye bamQmtent ano taapfatings of
*"* Iacob,am*tye otftreffes-of Io{eph,Moyfes,auD all tyetefiDetoe of
tye jFatyers ^rtjep be all of tyem Demonftrations tijat tyep DiD tm
tepnlp truft anobeleeue tyat tye g>ouie is immojtaa r th%t tyere &
anotyer life after tyts,amr tyat tyere is a iuogement to come ♦ jf oj
ftaD tbep bene of opinion tbat tftere fe none otijer life aftertbiS;tj()C
fleft luoulo baue perfmatiety tljem to baue Wo tbemfelues in quiet
iere, ano tfyzp tooutoftaue Iikeo nothing better rijan to baue follow
toeo fiwdetlp ^e cSmon traue of t&e too?lo,Noc among ijts fremrs,
Abraham antong tbe Chaldees,Moyfes in Pharaos Court ? ana
fo fao?tb*S>o ften,altbougb tbe Scripture feeme to conceale tt^et
uatb it fpeafteberp lotme thereof in naDe ., confiocring*ttet all tbe
crpes of tbe g©u ann goolp, anoalltbe trefpap^es oft^eurickeii
tolricb it Defcribetl) bnto ^ooe fount! none ot&er tying bnto bs, tf
lye baue eares to beareit* 3m> it map bee 5 tbat in tbe fame telpett^
tyis artirieof tye3mmo?talitteof tbefeoule toas notput into tbe
auncient CraoeoftyeIev*rcs , no? alfo peculiar!? into tbe Craw
*f te Cfottttans 9 becaufe tot* beiauc beponu rca&n, ano tbis ii
toixty
©F CHRISTIAN RELICION. *5£
toitbfe tbe bounos of reafon ; ano tobofoeuer treated of fteligioii
muft naoes p?efuppofe <$oo eternall ano man mtmo?tan,toMbouf
tfje tobicb tt»o,all Heligion toere m bapne* Mojxfym toe fee tt»at
€Mlinefle,3Iti(h'ce,ano bertue toere commenoeo among tbe f^ea*
fben of ail ages : it is all one a* if toee ffjoulo bcare tbem p?eacb in
ejcp?efle too?os tbe 3!mmo?talitie of tbe feoufotf o? tbeir fo ooing
is! buptoeo euerp tobit tippon tbat,as bppon a foundation tombout
tbe tu^td) tbofe tbings coulo not flatty 31 toiU fpeno mp gooes o?
mp life fo? tbe maintenance of 3!uffice* 22Jijat is tbis 3Iuftice but «
fcapnename,o? totobat enobaueSlfcmanprelpects, if 31 Icofcefoj
tiot^m^ out of tbis p^efent too? to bere * 31 tuifl(fapo a man of otoc
tpme)ratber lofe euen tbe reputation of an boneft man,tlj a befjaue
mp felfe otbertoife tfjan boneiHp ♦ QBut toljp fljouio 31 foe fo, if 31
Me fo? no gootj in another too?lo, feeing 31 jaue nothing but tuiU
tjere'rfeurelp ift^erebenoneot^rt^mgt^antljfelifejtfrenfetjei:* TjicwifcMq^
tue to be bfeo no furtber, tban p?ofite ar.o commooitiemap grotoe of *&**■
&pon it; ano fo fl; outo it become a Cbaffer ano Sgcrcbano ifc,^ not
fcertue in oaoe l 2>et notfcutbftanoing,tbofe are tbe o?oinarp fp««
tbes 3 euen of fucb as fpeafce ooubtfullp of tbe 3Immo?taIitie of tbe
£>ouie i %i)tt tfojc tbep ooe but oenpe tbe grouno ano pet graunt
*b* cefcquencc-,tuf)i(lj in all one as if a man bauing firtt bin burnef,
ftoulD fall to oilputingtabetber fire be b or o? no* l&ut noto (tobicti
ts better fo? bs ) 31 fcrill bett gatber togetber tbeir otoue fpacfce*
*ne after anotber*
Hermes oeclaretb tnljfe PeemanderJbotoat tbebopceoftbe e* Homes mW
tterlaffing,tbe Clements p&loeo fo?f b al reafonletfe liuingluigbts Pamandcr.
as it bao fan out of tbeir bofomes* 3$uttoben be tommetb to man, tori*. vW*
ijefaptb,He made him like vntohimfelfe,he linked himfelf to TwinncM
him as to his Sonne,(for he was beautif ul and made after his ^@J au s
owne Imagejand gaue him al his works to vfe at his pleafure.
Sgaine , be erbo?tetb him to fo?fafee W borne , ( nottottbffanoing T * ^ f ,
tbat be totontier greatlp at tbe cunning too?feman0jip tbereof ) as *{f® n f* '-
tbeberp caufeof bis oeatb, ano tomanweiis&oulefcjbirf) is t*-- ^^ 7 'f , ^♦
pable of tmmo?talitte,^ to confioer tbe o?iginan note from labencs
it fp?ang,tobi^ i* not eartblp but beauen!p,ano totnitbt»?atn bmt^
kUmm from bis fences ano from tbeir traiterous anurements,
tof after bimfelftoboflp into tbat mpm of bis tobicb te b*ti> from
<Boo, aim bp tbe tobtcb be following i^oos tno?b 3 map become as
<£2DD* Difcharge thy felfe (faptb be)ofthis body which thou
beareft about thee a for it is but a cloke of ignorance, a foun-
K z datioa
1^0 OF THI TRSWKU
dation of infe&ion 3 a place of corruptio, a liuing death,* fen-
(i blc carryon^a portable graue,and a houfehold theefe.lt flat*
tcreth thee becaufe it hateth thee, and it hateth thee becaufe
it enuieth thee.As long as that liueth,it bereueth thee of life,
and thou haft not a greater enemie than that . jftoto, to Uoljat
purpofetoetett foj b*m tofo^fahe tins; Itoffjt , tljtsf atoentngplace
antr tbto life , if betoert not fur* of a better in another too?lo(a0 be
Hcrmwinhis ^ mftlfe fa P^ mojelargelp aftertax ?)flDnri;eotber Gt>e,tobat to
Pocmandcr. $>* Sboulc '; The Soule (fapt!) be)is the garment of the my nd,
up.ia and the garment of the Soulcis a certeyne Spirirwta reby it
is vnited to the bodie. And this Mynd is the thing which wee
call properly the Man,that is to fay a heauenly wight which is
not to bee compared with Beaftes, but rather with the Gods
of Heauen,if he be not yet more than they .The Heauenly can
notcomedownetothe earth without leauing the Heauen,
but Manmeafureth the Heauen without remouingfrom the
i ia-kiJ^H earth .The earthly man then is as a mortal! God>and the hea-
iivdfHi ©% uen ty God is as an immortali man .^o bee fljojr, bto conetofion
to>%b&t man to imbbIe,mojtaH a$ touching W btfam&mfmaf*
tan ag taitcbing W feoule r tofotcfr S>ouIe to tbe fubffanttafl man
ana tbe berp man ereateo tmmemadp of <Sot> (faptb bt)&$ f figbt
HermttinFus tobjefc tmme&tatlp of tfje Valine ♦ 3noChaleidiusfaprbtbatat
Efculaphis. ty$ treatfrbe fpafcetbefe toojbeg . I goe homeagaine into mync
AEnaeas Gaz. o ^ ne countrie.where my better forefathers and ktnffolk be.
concerning the ~ J « , J «. .... »,
immortaiftic C£ Zoroaftres toljo to pet of mo?e anttquitte tfjan Hermes,U)e
of the souic. fcaue notbing but fragments* jfteuertbeleffe,manp report ft is; at*
Chaldeans, titlt t0 be on * of W > ^ at mzn * Routes are tmmoj tal^ann tijat
one trap djere (ball be a general! rpfing agahie oftrjeir boateg ; ana
tbeanftoers of tbe (LfttfemmofChaldye (tobo are tbe bent* of
|it0 Dottrine) uoe anfbaer fufficientlp foj bmt ♦ ©jere to one tbat
ertjojtetb men to returne totrir fpa&e to tbetrbeauenlp fatbrr 3 tobo
Ijatb fern rijemfrom aboue a <§>oule imjeta* tottb mucb bnoer*
ftanutng^tio anotber tijat etfjcntetb r!;em to feefteljtara&tfe as tbe
peculiar utoeUing place of tbe g>oule.3 tbttb faptb djat tbe g>ottte
of man batb (Son as it toere ftttt bp in it ,. ano tbat it batfr not anp
mojtautie tbereim jFo? (&?$ be) tbefeoule to ag it tore tyonfcea
tottb <BotJ 3 ano fbeuierb fco^tb bto torcn&ersf in ti)t barmorae of rbto
mojtafl boup* 9iin agapne anotber faptb.Jt to a dare ftrtp?oca.
nmg from tbe potoer of tbe beauenlp fatber, an bnco^rwptible fub*
tance a (u^ti)e maqttepner of Kb, coutepumjj aimoll all fte tobole
fcojto
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION, *6l
teojfo totd) $e Mil plentie tbereof in b& bofome/But one of tyzm
piot&mfy pet further , affirming tbat be tobicb fettetb ins mpnue
fcppon <&otrtinefre,fljafl faue bfe boDp,frapIc ttjougfj it bee*9nt) bp
tljofe too?&s be acknotoletrgetb tfjefcerp globing of tbe borne*
3f2oto,aU tbefc fapings are repojtcn bp rtje Platonifts, $ name* The Grcdcs.
!p bp Pfellus ; ann ifyi p rehife not to be acknotone tljat Pythagoras
ann Plato leatnet! tb£ of tbe Chaidees; infomucb tbat feme dim!?,
cbat t!;e fojefapa Hermes ana Zoroaftres ami tbe refiaetoe afo?e*
mentione&,are tfjefame of tobom Plato fpeaketfj m W ftconn C*
piftle 3 ana in W eleuentb bcoke of JUtoe* 5 totjen J;e faptb tbat t\)t
auncienc ano bolp ©jacleg are to be beteuc&, tobitf) affirme mens
g>ou!es to bee immojtall , ana tbat in anotber iife tbep mud come
before a 3!ubge tbat tofll require an account of al tbeir &oingSu'&be
effect toberof commetb to tbfe^bat tbe feoule of man pjoceeuetf)
tmmem'atlp from <£otr 3 tbat fa to fap, tbat tbe fatber of tbe bonte is
one.ann tbe fatber of tbe 8>dule i$ anotben'&bat tbe ©oule te not
a boaflp fubftance 3 but a Spirit anu a ttgbt: &bat at tbe departure
tbereof from bence 5 it is to goe into aparatrife, ana tberfoje ougbt
to make bade tonto ueatb : 3na tbat ft fe fo farre from mojtalitie,
t&at ft mafcetb eiten t^t boap immojtafl ♦ ZSXW can toee fap moje
at tbt« &ap 3 euen m tbe tpmz of iigbt toberein toe be? Pherecydes p^^;
tbe Syrian,tbe firft tbat toag knotone among tbe Greekes to baue
t»2ttteu in pjofe,taugbt tbe fame* 9nn tbat tobicb Virgin faptb in
W feconu €glog concerning tbe D?ug 0? fepice of Aflyria , anti Aflynum vui-
tb e grotoing tljereof euerptobere,fe interpreter of fome men to bee g° n ? fa * ur a-
ment of tbe 3lmmo?taIitie of tbe g>ouIe 3 tbe Marine tobereof Phe- momum *
recydes bzougbt from tbence into Greece; namelp, tbat ft (boufti
be imnerftcDD euerptobere tbjougbout tbe tobole toojto* 9Ifo Pho*
cylides tobo toaa at tfje fame time,fpeaketfj tfjerof in tbefe toojas*
4ux« <&' a^«v«T®- kj «y rigac <Jh (Aia tt«vt3c. ®b^t 10 to fap: ph 0c ylid<;&
T^f 5<?«/^ of man immortaU u/tndneaer Vvedres away
With any age or length oftymejwt liuethfiejhfir ay.
Stat* againe,
A&4,ocw oMoixofxivw ovta-to Slot r^KUcnoiU
4v\<u yoL%i4{AVov<riv ockh^coi iv Q&ifAivwrtv.
The Remnants 'tohich remaineofmen vnburiedinthegraue,
'Become as Godsend in the Heanens a life moft blejftdhaHe.
For though their bodies turne to duft y asdayly We doe fee.
Their Sonles line ft ill for eitermorcfrom all corruption free.
flto& in another place Ijefapeg agapne:
ft 3 Ka?
SybilL
Pindar in the
26l OF THE TRIWNBS
We hope that wejhallcome agaync
Out of the earth to light more playne.
Sim if pe affce btm t&e caufe of all tijisu fce XuiTX anftoer pou in att*
tfjecberfetbud*
nutty/** y^p esi vk* XC^'C GvhtoTji >y «k^,
'Becaufe the SoHle,Gods instrument and Image al/o if.
Z&LW) faping l)C feemetlj to baue taken out ojtbid toerfe of Sibils.
In very reafin Manflionld bee
The fmage and thepjapetfmee.
SDFtfje fame opinion alfo are OrphcuSjTheognis^Homer.He-
fecond fongof fiodus,Pindar,am> all tbe poets of oln tpme; tobicb map anfeaer
his olympiads fofy ty tljemfelued ano tl;eir otone Countried,ant> fo? tlje refioue
S«of oUl)tit aseaXfoetotfe Pythagoras a nifctple of Pherecidcs, ijefo
hisiUads. opmiont^attlje&oulet^aljotipleireaniiimm^tallfuWtancejpuc
into tbid botip a<3 into a pjifon fcn finning 3nt> toberead tbe flee*
ting of fouled out of one bo&p into another, 10 fatljereo bpon Jjirn;
altljougb tbe opinion be not airectlp againft rije immojtalitie of tljt
feoule , pet aoe manp mm tbinke tbat bee batb tojong scone fcnta
him, 3mr bid £)ifcipleTimcetisof Locres reported) otbertopfe of
feint ♦ ,ffoj tubat puniftment toere it to a boluptuoad man,to baue
W S>oule put into a beaff, tbat be migbt becometbe moje bolup-
tuoud toitbout remenfe of fitme ^ 5§>©tblp ft te all one ad if in pu*
moment of burner 0? tbeft,pee tooulu make tbe ^umerer to cut
tbe potest of l)i$ otone f atber an& $9otber 5 oj tbe %\)ki to com*
wit trecberie ageinll (Sofc^potofoeuer tbe cafe ffatu^b* teacbetb in
bid ber&d,tbat man id of beauenlp race, and tbat (ad Iamblichus
repojtetb)be id fet in tbid toojto to bebolrr ©on* 3m> bid Dtfriple
Habitus as Arcnitas &?*» ftac <So& b^cat&tu reafon ana ^nuerttannmg: into
hclHcportcd &* m * &&*toife Philolaus afftrmetb tbat tbe Diuined ano^o*
by phib. $\)tt$ of oto time bare reco?o,tbat tbe Motile toad cupples tottb tbe
Epicharmus as bonp foj hit finned, ana burpeo in tbe fame ad in a (Sraue* fflf Epi- I
Jjcisrcported c harmus toe baue tbtdfaptng^ If thoubeeftaejood maninthyr*
SffliSS. heart > Death can doe thee no harmc , for thy Soule (hallliuc;
happyly in heauen^c. 3lfo of Heraclides toe baue tbid faputff,*
We Hue the Death of them(tfjat i$ to fap of tbe bleffeo)bid mea*
VO^*' n 12 " n ^ n ^ l ^^ at toe b* uot ^ ucieri ^^ mt ^°^P^ ; and we dye their
Tnd zc- L y fe '^ ac fe to fap,toee bee (till after tbid bonp of ourd i^ tiea&*€)f
$e lifee opinion are Thaks, Anaxagoras > ano Piogenes coucc u
ningf
f .;cncs
no.
OF CHRISTIAN KBtlGION. 1 1^
tttftg tbfe popnt ; pea ann fo it Zeno tco , botobeit tbat fje tljougbt
tbe g>oule to bee begotten of 8&an,toberein bee toas contrarie too
limfelfe* Co bk ffjio&fcarflp toere tbere anp to be founn among
tbe men of olo time, faue onelp Dcmocritus ann Epicurus , tijat Epicurus
beln tbe contrary toap ; tobome tbe poete Lucre immitaten after*
taatn in bit berfetf* S?et notimtbftanoing toben Epicurus ijoulu
npe 5 b# commaunnen au atoniuerfarie o j i?#rmpnn to bee feept ttt
remembrance of tym bp b& Difcipleg : fo greatlp neligbten b# to
a bapne tyanotoe of 3!mmojtaKte,baumg (baften offtbe berp tbing
ft felf*3nn Lucrece(ag it it tojttten of btm)mane W boofte beeing Luaetiu*
wan,at furij timzt'at tbe fitter uf bit mannetfTe toere off bim,fure-
ip moje man toben be tbougbt bimfelfe tapfeii, tban toben tbe fitg
of bte pbjenfie tnere ftrongeff bppon bim*2Bbofoeuer reaoetb tbe
go&nlp ntfcourfe* of Socrates apon bit tyinfcing of popfon,ag tbep Soaates,Phto
fcee repojteo bp Plato ann Xenophon bpmfelfe ; can not Doubt of and . Xcno P ho *
bte opinio m tbte cafe*jf o? be not onlp beteuen it btmfelf, but alfo
perftaanen manp men to it tottb liuelp reafonj^pea ann bp bfe otmt
neatb mud) mo?e tben bp an W Ipfc* 9no fo pe fee toe be come bn*
to Plato ann Ariftotle , toritb confent of an tbe topfe men of otoe
tpmz y nngeinfapn of anp , fauing of a ttoo oj ttyzz malapert tojet*
cbes , tobom tbz bngractoufeft of our napeg tooulo efteeme but ag
tyonfcen fottes ann ni^arn&Certeire Plato(tobo migbt paranuen* PIat0 In his
ture baue beam fpeafee of tbe booto of Moyfes ) noerb in bfe Ti- Tima:u *-
mseus tying in ©on giutng commaunnement to tbebnnergonneg
tobom be creates , tbat tbep (boulo make man botb of mojtall anu
of immojtall fublrance&ilBberein it map be tbat be aUuticu to tbis.
taping in (fifenefi^Let vs make man after our owne Image and
lykcneffe, 3!n tobicb cafe t(je 3letoeg fap tbat <&D® nirecten W
fpeedje to bfe 9ngel^ ; but our Diutixzz fap bee fpafee to bimfdfe*
tfeut anon after , botb tn tbe fame ba&e ann in manp otber places
Plato(ajes it toece comming to !jfm bimfelfe ageine,) teacbetb tbat Phto in his
<B£)D creates ^an bp bimfelfe, pea ann zuzn bit JLpuer ana big Tim *"s,and
tB^apne mtu all bte ^ence^i ; tbat t* to fap 5 tljz Lottie of rjtrn, not '" hi , s thi ' d
mtelp iimwn toitb reafon aim bnnerttanm'ng, but alfo toitb fence c^wok,
ann abilitie of grotuing ann increaGug; ann alfo tbe tnlrrumentgi
tobecebp tbe fame noe tomjfte* ^o^eouer bee maketlj fucb a mani^
fellntffecencebettoanetbe§)ouIeattntbebonp; at tbat bee mat*
cbetb tbem not toogitber at matter ann fo^me , at Ariftottle notbt
but at a pilot ann a &btp>a Commontoeale aim a ^agiarate 3 ait
3image ann tym tf^at beared it bpou \)imM\hat greater tljing can
E 4 t^ere
*^4 OF THE TREWNBS
Plato in his tbere be tban to be like <£oo * Jf2ob)(faptb Plata in W Phcedon)
his i of The Soule °. f Man is vcf y like the Godhead > Immortall,Rea-
ftatcjn hL°Al- ^".^lejVniforme, Vndiflbluble , and euermore of one forte,
cibia«Mnd w:Mch are conditions(fatri) fje)m l)t0 matters of <§>tate)that can
in the tenth not agree but to things molt diuine. 9itD tbereftne at bfa&e-
booke of his p ilr cmg out of tl;e tocnlo,be imileo fjfe Soule to returne borne too
Comonwcale. Jj0J . ftfaal| ^ t0 ^ firft ^g^tfjat (g t0 tlM, (a$ lj* bimfclfe
faptb tbere)to ttre topfe ano immojtall ©o&beao tbe jr ountaine of
all granne*, a^ calleo bome from banifbment into bet otonc nattue
Plato in his HHmtrie* %>* termed) it o?&inarilp f uy>m «S tS 3 tbat ig to fap 3 of
fifth booke of kin vnt ° God , aift COnfequentlp aayivjt vy a8otvaTOK S/aovu/*0{/,
JUwes. tbat te to fap,Euerlafting , and of one felfefame name with the
immortall ones, a Ipeauenlp ]0lant ano not a €artblp 9 roteo in
$eauen ano not in €artb , begotten from aboue atnr not bare be*
neatl) , ano finally fuel) ag cannot ope beere, fcnafmucb a$ it liuetfj
(till in another placebo be u)ojt 5 faing(fapctb be) tbat it eompje*
bennetl) tbe tbings tljac are Diutne ano immojtall, tbat i0 to txitt,
tbeGfoobeao, an&tbetbinga tbat ateimcbaungeableanotmco^
ruptible^s tcuctb te : it cannot be accounted to be of anp otber na*
turetbantbep* Cbe fame opinion ootbPlutarchealfo attribute
tmto bim , tobicb appeared) almott in euerp Ieafe of^tst fcniring$„
£$ toucbing tbe auncienter tint of Platonifts , tbep agree all toitfy
one accojtr in tbe immojtalitie of f foule, fauing tbat fome of tbent
Beriue it from <0oo,amr fome from tbe g>oule of tl>e 22lo?lD,fome
make but tbe Heafon oj mpntr onelp to be immojtall, ant) fome tbe
tnftole g>oule : trfnrij tufagreement map toell be falueo , if toe fap
tbat tbe Soule all tobole togetber fa imrnojtafl in potter oj abili-
ties tbougb tbe execution antr performance of tbe actions brijtcl) are
to be ocone bp tbe bo&p , be fojgone toitb tbe inffrumeutg 0} menu
bergoftbeboop* -
^betrifegreement concerning tbfepopnt among fucbasf ft matt
map fcoutfafe to call bp tbe name of Philofophers,feemetl> tobaue
begonne at Ariftotle , botobett tbat W Dtfcipled count it a com*
mentation to bim, tbat be fjatl) giuen occaSon to ooubt ofljfa opt*
nion in tbat bebalfe* tfo} it it certetne tbat bfe neiufoutio noctrtne .
of tbe <£tetnitieo? euerlattinpefleof tlje 2Bo^lD,batb utfiroublett
bfa bjapnein manp otl>er tbing^, asi commonlp it faBetb out, tbat
Aft t ' h* onec ^^b?0eoetbmanpotber»Becaufe nature (faptb be) could
^conTbooke 5 not makc euer y man Particularly to continue for euer by
o f Mo thinss. WmJel^therfore (he continueth hlmin the kind by matching
° ^ Male
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS *6$
Male arid Female together. %W te fpotat eifter gtoffelp 0*
aoubtfullp* But tobereas be fapft ftat if fte $&pm> fcaue anp m*
tooling of it otone toiftout anp Ijelpe of fte Sences 0? of fte bo*
&p,tt map alfo continue of it felfe,concluoing ftereuppon tftat ft en
it map alfo be feparateo from fte boop,as an tmmojtal fting from
a ft mg ftat is trantitojte ano mojtall 1 3t follotoeft confequentlp
alfo, ftat fte g>oule map baue continuance of it felfe , as thereof
be wtereft ftefe iuojos, nameip, C&at fte ^oule rommeft from Anftwfc m
toiftout,ano not of fte fooe of #au as fte boop ooft,ano ftat fte ^ ^csouk!
g>oule is fte onelp part in w ftat is Diuint. ji3oto,to be Dtuine
ano to be Ji)umane,to be of fetoe ano to be from tmftout,ftat is to
fep,from <6©D ; are tiring* flat contrarie,tobereof fte one fojtt is
fubied: to co^uption,ano fte ofter not ♦ 3!nftetenftboofceof&tS Ariftotfeinhis
Avails Ije aclmotoleogeft ttoo fojts of Ipfe in man 5 ft e one as in tenth booke
sefpetf ftat Ije is compofeo of Bonp ami §>oule,fte ofter a* m m <***>*&*>
fpect of Sppno onelp; ft e one occupies in ft e potojes tobift are cal*
ieo humane antr booilp, toljift is alfo accompanpeo trnft a feltcitie
in ftt'S lpfe- 7 ano fte ofter occupieo i\x fte fcertues offtempno,
lul)ift is accompanies alfo tutft a feltctte in anoftet Ipfe* %W
totyft confiff eft in contemplation,is better ftrnt fte ofter; ano fte
feliritie ft ereto belonging, is peculiarly oefcribeo bpbim infyis
fetaftes of 5>eauenaboue *&pme, as tobtft confifteft in fte franfce
ano ft* looking of fte flppntr, 9 in beboloing fte fouereme (Sotr*
3nO in g©0 fcoft, full tuell Ooeft Michael of Ephefus fcppon ftiS Michael of 2-
faping of W concluoe , ftat fte <§>oule is tmmojtaH ; ano fo mutt £5^°^
al W morals alfo xutom oo,con(ioering ftat too liue toel, fcr&efter J^
itbeto amans felfe 0? totoaros ofter men, tore els abainefting
ano to no purpofebut to bejce our mmos in xiyti lpfe*31n W boafces $„ ls &, a t -
of fte <§>oule, bee not onelp feparateft fte Boopfrom fte g>oule, f *•
but alfo putteft a oifferenre be rojftt fte feoule it felfe » fte ®ino, w f s <rt/; J^
terming fte g>oule fte tntoo^mg of fte botsp anooffteboo6pin= ns**®'*
trcuments ; ano fte mpno ftat reafonable lubffance uifjift ts in us, &*$*****»
tobereof fte ooings baue no fellotofbtp t»ift fte ootngs of fte bo^ 7 ®*-#yfF
op 5 anot>bereoffteg)ouleis (as Plato fateft) but fte ©arment* sow^y*?.
This Mynd (fapft be) may be feuered from the body, it is not a7ra gij 7H
in any wyfe mingled with it, it is of fuch fubflaunce as cannot > / . ,„ * c/t
be hurt or wrought vpon, it hath being and continuance ac- t *
tually and of it (elfe ; and eucn when it is feparated from the j^f * ftcon< ^
body,then is it immortall and euerlalting.To be {hort 3 it hath b "J k s c ^^
not any thing Uke vnto the body. For it is not any of al thofe scuk.
things
166 OF THE TRBWNIS
things which haue being afore it vnderftad thcm.And there-
fore which of all bodily things can it be ? 3n0 in another place
be fapetb tljUjS t As concerning the Mynd, and the contempt
tiue powre , it is not yet fuffkientlyipparant what it is. Ne-
uertheleffe it feemeth to bee another kind of Soule , and it is
that onely which can bee feparated from the corruptible , as
the which is Aycuerlafting. %o be ffjo?t 3 loben ag be puttetb tbij*
quettion, tobetber a jftaturall pbtfofopber fe to oifpute of all ma*
net of <g>oulcg,oj but onelp oftijat feoule tobtrf) i$ immaterial*: tt
foWoU)etft tfjat be gratmtctft tftat tl;cr^ fe fuel? a one* 3naagamc,
toben as be mafeetb tW argument; Looke what God is eucrla-
ftingly,that are wee in pofsibilitie according to our meafure:
but hee is euerlaftingly feparated from bodily things , there-
fore the time will come that wee (hall bee fo too. tye taftetb it
tbat rfjere fe an 3lmage of ©oo in b$ , pea men oftfjc Diume na*
ture tobicb Ijatlj continuance of ttfelfe*£Jerp toell ano rigbtlp rber*
fine ootb Simplicius gather tbero£,tbe tmmojtalitte of tbe feoule*
jFoj tt oepenoetb bpon tbte reparations topo conthtuance of being
in the bft (,f tt fefc'BeGueg tbfe be faptb alfo,tljat bunting of bealfe fa grafo
p^s ofbeafts m t0 mm b ? ^ e * atoe of ^ atttre 5 becaufe tbat tberebp man dja*
L the tcmhJf^S^wotbmg but tbattobtcb naturally te W otone, 3$p tobat
his supematu- rigbt % pjap pou,tf trjtre be no mo?e m bimfelf tban in tytml Qnv
raUes. fc)(jat fa tfjerc moje tn bim tban in tbenyf tbep baue a fouie equal!
book ^f * m &'* * ^ebnto mafee a] N W* commensationg of (SoolineMf
i&ioffa™™' HeKgton 3 ofblefletme$ 3 ana of contemplation* tfoj too tobat enoe
ferue all tbefe , toljicb ooe but cumber bg bere belotoe *: Cbereftne
furelp it fa to be cocluoeo, tbat as be fpakeaoubtfullp in fome one
place, fo be botb termeo ano alfo taugbt to fpeafce better in man?
otber places , ag appeared} bp bfa Difciple Theophraftus, tolja
fpeatob pet mo^e euioentlp tbereof tban be*
The opinion ^be latutg (as 31 baue fapo before) fell to ]pbtfofopbie fome*
ofthc Latin ^i )at i mt ^ m fa 0*$^ gno as touching tbeir common opt*
wntai " nton, tbe ejercifes of fuperftttiou tbat mere among tbem , tbe ma*
uet of fpeecbes tnbtcft toe marfce in tbeir 8pifto?ies, tbetr contempt
of oeatb 3 anu tbeir bope of anotber life •, can giue bg fufificient toar* -
Cicero in his taut tjereotCicero fpeaketb bnto te in tbefe tooj&a* The origin
firft booke of nail of our Soules and Myndes cannot bee found in this lowc
his Tufculane earth: for there is not any mixture in them,or any compoun-r
Queftions 5c jingthat may feeme to bee bred or made ofthc earth. Nei-»
Z Com&rt! ther is therc an y mo i ^ ure > an y wyndineffe, or any firy matter
in
O* CHRISTIAN RIIIGIO^ 1^7
in them. For no fuch thing could haue in it the powre of me-
morie,Vnderftanding, and conceit , to beare in mynd things
paft 3 to forefee things to come , and to confider things pre-
fent,which are matters altogither Diuine. 3nH W conciufton
i0,tbat tljerefoje t^ep bee Deuueu from tije 3Bpno of <££>D , tijat
ft to fap,not tyea oj begotten of £pan,but creates of (So&mot bo*
5rtp,butbnbooUp;U3b«e^ponttfoIIoU)etI>ti)attbeS>ouleeannot ,
be co?tupteo bp tfjefe tranKtojte tljm£$, 3Dfje fame Cicero tit ano* jr^ro ^»
ttjec place fapetb rtjat bettofete ©on ana $$an tbere ft a funrea of c ££ e N °° r *
*eafotyft ft w* ft betto&ne man $ man a ftmrea of Muscat tlje fthe Gods:
fellot»ff)tp betto&ne man ami man commetb of tlje mojtall boup, and in his firft
bu<tbe fellotofttp bettoeene (Sod ano man commeft of (Sod Urn* t> ookeoF
felfe luljo cteateo tbe <§>ou!e in tft*By reafon whereof (faptl) b#) ***
we may fay we haue Alyance with the heauenly fort , as folke
that are defcended of the fame race and roote j whereof that
we may euermore be myndfuli , we muft looke vp to heauen
as to the place of our birth,whether we muft one day returne.
9no tijecfojepet once aptnebe conclunetf) tbus of bimfeIf*Think
not(faptb feejthat thou thy felfe art mortail^t is but thy body In sdpioct
that is fo. For thou art not that which this outward (hapearcamc
pretendeth to be,the Mynd of Man is the man indeedc , and
not this lumpe which may bee poynted at with ones Fingar.
Aflure thy felfe therefore that thou art a G O D ; For needes
muft that be a God,whichliueth,perceyueth, remembereth,
forefceth, and finally reigneth in thy body as the Great God
the maker of all things doth in the vniuerfall world. For as
the eternali God ruleth and moueth this tranfitory world/o
doth the immortall Spirit of our foule moue& rule our fraile
body . ©eretmt© content all rije tojttotf of Ijft tpme , ag Ouid,
Virgin am otfjers^tofjofe&erfeg are tit etterp mans remembrance*
There wantedyet the "bight that fhould all other heights exceeds Onid in hfs
fn loftie reach offlately Mynd y who like a Lord in deede firft booke oi
Should oner all the refdewe r eignefT hen fiortly came firth zJWan, M«amorpho-
Whom eyther he that made the World and all things eh began,
Created out offeede diuinejr els the earth yet yoong
And lately parted from the Skie, thefeede thereof vncloong
t ReteynedftillinjrHtefitllwombe:which Japetsfinne did take,
*And tempering it with Water pure 3 a wight thereof did make,
Which fijonldrefemble euen the gods which fitter eine ft ate doe hold.
And Where all other things the ground with groveling eye behold-^
468 OF THE TR!FN! J
HegAue to m*n <tft*tely looke andfuttofcMaiettic
Commaunding him With ftedfafl looke to face thcflarry Skie.
Seneca writing ty m a man mtttbt bjmo; tn almoff all Senecaes touting* ; but
» LudJkl nd a toll[][contcnc ^P relfe tontb a fttoe fapmp of ty* ♦ Our Soules
us * (faprb fje)are a part of Gods Spirit,and fparkes of holy things
(liming vpon the earth . They come from another place than
this lowc one', Whereas they feeme to bee conueriant in the
bodie , yet is the better part of them in Heauen> alway neere
vnto him which font them hither. And how is it pofsible that
they (hould be from beneath,or from anywhere els tha from
aboue,{eeingtheiouerpan*eai fhcfe lower things as nothing,
and hold fkorneofall thtit et-er we can hope or feare ? ^fjttfr
pe fe^oui be tearfjetb tija; ourfirieMtas come into our boot'esi from
aboue*®ut tobetber jo cfjep agapne,toben tbep separt bence'-.Lec
&3 bare bmt toljat be fapeg oftrje JLaup Martiaes S>omte tbat toa*
Seneci eoncer- &eati t He is now euerlafting (faptb be) and in the beft ftate, be-
nmg the Lady re ft of this earth! v baggage which was none of his, & fet free
™u£ C <W to . h imfelfe.For thefe bones,thefe finewes, this coate of fkin,
ncflc of this " tn * s &ce,and thefe feruiceable hands, are but fetters and pri-
life in his Que fons of the Soule. By them the Soule is ouerwhelmedjbeaten
ftions,and ii 7 downe, and chafed away . It hath not a greater battell, than
with that maffe of flefli. For feare of being torne in peeces, it
labourethto returnefrom whence it came,where it hath rea-
die for it an happie and euerlafting reft.3n& agapmThis Soule
cannot be made an Outlaw:for it is a kin to the Gods,equaU
to the whole world,and to all tyme ; and the thought or con-
ceyt thereof goeth about the whole Heauen,cxtending it felf
from the beginning of al tyme to the vtteimoft poynt of that
which is to come.The wretched coarfe being thelayle & fet-
ters of the Soule,is toffed to and fro. Vpon that are tormets,
murthers, and difeafes executed . As for the Soule, it is holy
and euerlafting,and can not bee layd hand on . When it is out
of this body,it is at libertie and fet free from all bondage,and
is couerfant in that beautifull place(wherefoeuer it be)which
receyueth mens Soules into the blefTed reft thereof as foone
as they bee deliuered from hence . Co bee fl)0?t, be feemetb to
pjtcfce Detp nere to tbe rpCng agame of tbe aeafc* tfoi in a certejme
Cptttle to Lucilius,bfe toort$ are tfjefe* Death,wherpf we be Co
much afrayd,doth not bereue vs of life,but only difcontinew
it for a tyme ; and a day will come that (hall bring vs to light
agayne.
hishookcof
Comfoic.
3? CHRISTIAN RELIGION.' i/l
agayne. %W map faffifrto giue irt knotoleage of tlje opinion of
tfjat great perfonage , in tofcom toee fee t^at tfce mo?e be gretoe in
age,tbe ncrer l>e came fttll to tfje true Mrtfc #0? m bis latcft brakes
ije treatetb attnaies botl> mo?e aflureolp ana moje eufoetlp tberof*
aifo tbe taping of Phauorinus is notable ♦ There is nothing Fauor ia U!} ,
great on earth,(faptl) be) but Man ; and nothing great in Man,
but his Soule.If thou mount vp thether, thou moutefl abouc
Heauen.And if thou ftoope downe agayne to the bodie, and
compare it with the Heauen jit is lefle than a Flye, or rather a
thing of nothing, at one tocnD, tl>is is as mucb to fap,as tbat m
tbis clou of clap, tbere oteHetl> asinine ant> knxojruptible nature:
fo? boto coulo it els be greater tban tbe tofcole toojlo 4 :
#stoucbingtbe illations ofolo tpme,toereaaeoftl)emau',tSat The common
tbep b*& certcpnel&eligions ano Diuine&eruices/o a3 tbep belee* opinion of ail
wea tfcat tbere is a $eU,amj certepne deities tofcicb tijep call tfce E- nations,
lyfian fields,as toe fee in tfte poets Pindarus,Diphilus,Sopho-
cles^uripides j otbers* <&l)t moje fuperfticious tfcat tbep toere, porphyria m
tbe imne fufFtcientlp fcoe tbep toitneflTe fcnto as tofrat toas tn tbeir his 4 .bookc t
Conference ♦ jf oj true Keligion mb ^ttperftition Ijaue botb one Abftinencc.
grount>,natwelp tbe feoule of man-,am> tljere cottto be no Religion
at all, if tbe <§>oule liuea not toljen it is gone Ijence ♦. 2Bee reaae of which with
t^e Indians, rijat tbepbumeo tljemfelues afo?e tbep came to e]t* t heirownc
treme otoage^eruting ittfce letting of men Me, ana tlje freeing, of hand&made
tbe bottle from $* boot e:ana tbe fsmer tbat a man n to it , tfce tni* thc firc f ° .
fer toas be eff&mea ♦ Wbitf) cuSoinet* oMeuteo ftill at tbis Dap {^f^and
among tfce people tbat Dtoefl bv tije Kiuer Niger otbetitiife caileo c lwe a n ue the
tfjepeople of Senega in Aflfrkkc , tobo offer tbemfelues toiilinglp kindled flame
to be burpea quicke )nitb tbeir $N(terS*9ll tbe Demcnurations of thatfhouid
JLogicke anD^atSematidve ( faptlj Zeno> iyat\z not fo mucft fb?ce c ?" rumc thctf
to p?oue tbe immojtalitie of t^e foule , as? tfjis onlp Doing of tbeirs mnc *
jatb ♦ 9lfo great Alexander bauiwf. taken p^ifoners ten of tbetr
^bflofopbers, (inborn tljepeaflGimnofophifts) affeeo of one of
tbem to trpe tbeir toifeuome , to$etbet tbere tuere mo men aliue 0?
neaD* ^be pbilofopl)? r anfutfrevbat tftere Wit mce aliue: Se-
caufe(fapo be)there are none dead.JDe map bjeiftink fytv gatie
a typemodte to all tf>e arguments of Ariftotle ano Callifthenes,
mbicb tmtl>aH tbeir pWofopljie bat^ taugbt tbetr fcboler Alexan-
der fo euilt jJDf tlje Thracians^exeaDe t&at tbep fo?rotoeD at tbe
birtbofmen ann reiopceoat t^eaeatboftbem, peaeuenofdjeu:
otone 4to|en^ 3nD tfat mas becaufe ti)t% tl;ougJt tijat tofcicij uiee
call
1J6
© P THE TREWNIS
tan beatb,not to be a beatb in t>#&e,but tatter aberp Fjappfei trffr
ana tfjcfc be tfjc people tobom Herodotus rcpojtetb to fcaue bene
ralleb tbe Neuerdying Getcs, anb toljom tbe Grcekcs ralleb tbe
Neuerdying Gctcs or Thracians. <DHbo lucre of opinion tbat at
GcbAaac, *W* Departing out oftijtss toojlo , tbep toent to Zamolxis oj Ge-
thatisto faV, beleizie,tfjat i? to fap(after £ interpretation of tbeGetifti oj Go-
Rcgirtcr or gu tiOi tongue ) ttrbim tbat gaue tbem bealtb , feluation ojt toelfare,
u St° fcazc & anD ff at ^ erctl ^^ togetfjer*Cfce i*e 10 fapo of t&eGalles,cbieflp
of tbe inijabitcts about Marrilles ano of tijeir Druydes^of tije He-
trufcians ano tbeir $i0jop$ $ ano of tbe Scythians anb tfceir S>a*
getf ; of tobom all tfje Icarninganb toifenome toa$ grounbeb bpon
tbti popnt ♦ jf oj Icnfee bom men tub fpjeab abjoab, fo alfo bio tbi*
ooctnnCjlDbtrb is fo baplp p?mteb m man, tbat Ije cannot but carie
it continualFp mitrj bint ♦ SQbicb tbing fe to bee feenepetmoje ra
tfjat toljicb ttjee reaae concerning tbebearersf of Hegefias t&e Cy*
renian , tobo bpeb toillittglp after tbep lja& bearb bim bifcourfe of
tbe ffate of meng Routes after tb& life*, anbl&etoife concerning
Clcombrotus tfce Ambraciote, toljo fletoe fcimfelfet&|jen fre baa
reao a certepne tmtib of trje immojtalitie of tfce&oule* if n? ^am
it not bene a Doctrine melt cuibent to mans font , tbep tooulb neuet
$aut bincarieb fo farre bp tt 3 a$ to tfje farting of rfjeir bobie&3tm
if among fo manp people,tbere be perrfcaunce fome fetoe tujetcbea
rapttfe^, tbat baue bojne tbemfefae* on banb tbe contrarie ; totyti)
tljing neuertbelefffc trjep coulo neuer pet fullp perftoabe trjemfelue*
to be out of all boubt 0? queftion: furelp toeemap beleeue t&at tbeg
Jab betp mud) aaoe anblaete brterlp befotteb l&e Djunfearbtf, a*
fojetbep coulb come to tbat popnt:fo as twee map toell fap of tbem
Hcroc!csin his a g Hierocle tl)t Pythagorift fapbet namelp. That the wicked
it.Chapta. WO uld not haue their Soules to bee immortall , to the intent
they might not be puniihed for their faults:But yet that they
preuent tbe fentence of their Iudge , by condemning thei
felues vntodcath afore handout if tbep toil neitbet lieare <Sotf t
no? trje tobole toojlb,no;t tbemfelue«{:Iet tbem at leaflimfe tjearfeei
to tlje Deuill ag toell asaf tf)cp ooe in otber tbing« ; tobo ( tt faptl
pimarkc in his pi u tark)mabe tJjig anftoer to Corax of Naxus ano x>t(jer$ in t|
treatifcofthc ^fe^
ing^f dx wk- If were a & rtAt VKkednefftfor thee to fry
}&&. The SohU to be mortall or fir to decay \
flab bnto Polytes \t anfloeteb t\)u$>
OP CHRIST TAN RUIGIOH, 1JI
%As long as the Soule to the body is tyde,
Though loth yet all for owes it needes mnftabyde.
"But when fro the body Death-doth it remoue,
To heaxen by and by then itfiyes vpabone.
And there eueryottthfill in blip it doth reft,
*As God by his wifidome hath fit fir the be ft. <
Bo t tljat anp faping of tbe Deuflte* oiune tss to bee alfeBgeb in
toitneflfe oftbe truetfyftosberfcojtb tban to Ibetoe tbatbe fpeakea it
&p compulllonof ©ona migbtie potocr , agtmcfceomenoiuer*
tpmeiai Hoc toljen tbep be bpon tlje lRacfce*i2oto toe b# came to tbe
time 0} nere to tbe time tbat tbe beauenlp Doctrine of 3I*fu$ Cbjut
toa$ linen ouec f tobole toojlMito tobicb tpme 3I bauc pjoueo \
continuall fuccellion of tbat ooctcine 3 tobtcb coulo not but bee bnfe*
parablp topneo toitb tbe fuccefltonof mein^ut fro tbfe tpme fcojtb Theopimoja
it came fo to ligbt among all jSationg ami all perfon$;tbat Garnet of the later
Auftin after a fo# trpumpbin joner bngoDlineire,crpetb out in oi= ^ Uofi> P hcrSa
tierg pIace£,faptitg:Whois now fo very a foolc or fo wicked,as
to doubt Ml of the immortalitie of the Soule ? Epi&etus a
fetofepbtfofopfrer, tobo toaa ban in berp great reputation among
alltbe men of bte tpme, is full of crjccnlp fapingg to rfje fame pur*
pofe*May wee not bee a(hamed(faptb be)toIeade an vnhoneft Epi^ctuj.
fife,and to fuffer our felues to be vanquished by aduerfitiePwe farlm&ffc-
be alyed vntoGod,we came from thence, and wee haue leaue l~
to retur ne thether from whence we came, ©ne toljile, a$ in re* ^ f
tpect of tbe«§>oule 3 be termetb man tbeoffpjing of <©€>£>;, oj ag it
toere a tyatmeb of tbe (Soobeau ; an& another tobfle fee calletb fttnr
a autineprnpe oj a fparfc of ©ombp all wfyify too ^(botobett tbat
tbep be fometobat bnpjopet) (fo? tobat tuo^ne^ can a man finoeta
fit tbat matter*:) be fljetoetb tbe bncojruptfoleneffe of tbe fubftance
of mans <&oule* 3no tobereag tbepbilofopber Simpliciusfeatb shnpSdu*
fo biligentlp commenteo bppon bte b©kes , it irotb fufficientlp an*
fimtfoj bis opiniS in tbat cafe,tottbout e?p;tefftngbi$ toojw bere* n ™ n *X
Plotinus tbe erxeHenteft of al tbe PIatonifts,batb mm nine trea* £ lonn -j lb - * •
tifea er^ettelp concerning tbe nature of tbe <&ou!e 5 befeesf tbe c ^a'th c
tbmgsitobicb be batb bitten bifperfeMp beereano tbere motber&edng D ofthc
placesl*^ djiefe concluflong are tbefe^ ^bat mzwt g>oule£p?o= Soulc > & ub 2
ce«ienot of tbeir borrte*,naj oftbefeeue of tbeparentg , but come ca P r - & Hb **
from aboue 5 ano are & pe toulo fap graffeo into our bnie$ b?tl)t ^£Z$£t
bano of ©oo:^bat tbt &oule fe partlp tpea to tbe boap antr to tbe cap. 1 1 ■.& the
iuOrumentjJ tfjmoSatm uartlp fran&ejfr^o^ful^f continuing ftauench boot
0f throughout
*7*
OF THfi TRBVTKII
oftt frifc ; am* pet rtortmtljffanm'ng tfjat ft is neither a &oap no; ft*
fjarmsntc of tlje bobp , but ( if toee confioer tfje life am> operation
tul^tcb ft giuedj to tlje bo&p) it is after a fo?t tfje perfettion[oj ratljet
tlje pert ectoj] of tlje bo&p; auo if luce Ijatte an epe to tbe bnnertf an--
Ding tuberebp it gupoetb tlje mouings ano uoinggt of tfje bor>p;te is
as a ^otternour of tlje bonp : Cfjat tlje further ft is uritytyaunte
from tlje fecnces,tlje better ft fctfcourfetlj of tljingSj infomurfj tljat
tobenitisbttcilp fcparateu fromtfjem, ftbmierftamjetlj tijtngs
tottljout &ifcourfing,reafoning o? sebating,pea etteii m a moment;
becaufe tbis nebatingifiS i>\it a certepne lightening oj bjigbtneffe of
rijemptrtie, taljftlj noto tatet?) aouiftment in matters hereof it
Doubtetf),ano it ooubtetlj toljerefoeucr tbe bobp p&toetlj anp impe*
Dimeuts unto itjbut it (Jail neitber fcoiibt no? fefce atmtfement an?
ittojetnljett it is once out of tlje bo&p, but fljall concepue tlje truetb
tmtljouttoauering; ©jattlje bottle in tbeho&pisnotpjoperlp
tbere as in a place,o? as in a groumv&ecaufe ft is jtot rontepne t> oj
compjefjeMjeo t{jerein,an& may alfo bee ftparatefc from itj but ra*
tljer if a manijau epes to fee ft toitball, &e fbottlD fee tftat tlje boDte
it in tlje S>oule,as an acceffacp is in a p?mctpafl,oj as a tljing eon*
tepneuinacontepner, o? afteat»inffo?iiqui5tijinginatijingtbat
is not liqttto,bec<mfe tlje gvottle imfyacetb tlje bo&p,ano quicfenetfi
tt 3 ann mouetlj ft eejuallp ana al&e in all parts * Cljat eueip abtlttte
thereof is in euerp part of tlje botrie,as muelj m one part as in ano*
tljer,as a toljole gboule in euerp parte; notimtljffaffljing t&at euerp
feueraH abilitie thereof feeme to beefeuerallp in feme particuler
member oj part, becaufe tlje inffruments thereof are d>ere ; as tlje
fenfitiue abilitie feemerfj to reft in tbe bean, tlje pjefufl in tfce beart,
ami tbe <*uicfcning in tlje iiue^becaufe tlje feinetoes,5>artftrings
an& ftapnes come from tljofe parts: Qltfjereas tlje reafonable po*
i»er is not in anp part, failing fo farre f©?tl* as it too?!het^ ami ljatfc
^is operation tljere,neitl)ei: Ijatl) it anp m*c of place o? tnflrumeiu
fo? tlje wcuting of it felfe, 3im to be (boj^tbat tbe S>oule is a life
fcp ft felfe,a life all in one,bnpartable$ tubic^ caufet^ to grotoe,anD
grobietb not ft fdfe ; tobic^ goetb tbiottgbout tbe botue,an& pet ii
«ot contepneo of tlje boaie-, tobicb bnftttlj tbe fences 9 ann is not
lieufoefc bp tlje g)enceS;at«> tljerfoje tljat it is abotrifelfe fubffance,
tubic^ cannot bee toucbeu neither from toit^in no? from toitljout,
ijauing no neeue of tbe bouie eptljec outtoamlp 0? mtnamlp, 9 con*
fequentlp is iramo?tall,0tttine,pea am almotf a berp ©oij: Z&biti)
rijtnjj* ^epjouetl) bp manp reafon^toljiclj tocre t» long to bee re*
^earftP
OF CHRISTIAN *BLT<SIOmI 17}
fcearfea bere*2?ea be pjoeaoetb ft farre a* to fa?,£ tljep tobtcb arc piotinus in hk
patfe* mtoaitotijer too^.^jauetietr memo?teM, notlmtbftan* ^ookcofthc
&mg tbat to feme mens feemmg tt pe atoap totd) tfte g>ence0 ajs ^odc eL
tie treafurp of tfje <g>ence&$ott)bett be affirmetb ft to be tbe moje 4 .Hb. 3 .and in
^cedent fcpmi of memojiejnot tbat tobtcb cau*etb tb tn g$ agapne to his book* of
mpno ag alreaoie paff, but tbat tobtcb bctoetb ano bci)olnct& tbem doubts conecr-
dill a* altoautf pjefent ♦ £>f tobtcb ttoo fojt^tbte tetter be calletb ™s l x h 6 c s ™*
sppnofulneMift tbe otber be calletb Eememberance ♦ 31 totll aw> p '
but onelp one fentetteemoje of bfa foj a full p?eGoent of bfe Doc*
trine»The Soulc (faptb be) hath had companic with the Gods,
and is immortaljand fo would we fay of it(as Plato affirmeth)
if we fawe it fayre and clcere.But forafmuch as we fee it com-
monly troubled, we thinke it not to bee eyther diuine or im-
mortall , ho wbcit that he which will difcer nc the nature of a
thing pcrfec"Hy,muft confidcr it in the very owne fubftancc or
being,vttcrly vnmingled with any other thing. For whatfoe-
uer els is added vnto it, doth hinder the perfect difcerning of
the fame.Therfore let euery man behold himfelf naked with-
out any thing fauc himfelfe, fo as he looke vppon nothing els
than his bare Soule : and furely when he hath vewed himfelfe
in his owne nature merely as in refpeft of his Mynd, he (hall
beleeue himfelfe to bee immortall . For he (hall fee that his
Mynd,ameth not properly at thcfenfible and mortall things,
but that by a certeine cuerlafting power,it taketh hold of the
things that areeuerlafting , and of whatfoeuer is pofsible to
be conceiuedin vnderftanding:infomuch thateuen it felf be-
commeth after a fort a very World of vnderftanding & light.
%LW fa agamft tbofe toljtcb pjetemj a toeafcenelfeof t|eg>oule,
bp reafon of tbe tnconuem'enreg tobtcb tt immretb toerp often in tbe
borne*
£>f tlje fame opinion are Numenius,Iamblichus,Porphirius,
ami Proclus , nottoitbftanaing tbat noto amr tben tljep pafie tbett
bouno^fuffertng tbeir trie* to runneropet,. tfty in tbett jpbilofo*
pbte tbep bati none otber rule,tljan onlp tbe tntft of tbetrotone tea*
fon*31t toas commonly tbougbt tbat Alexander of Aphrodife be* Alexander of
touen not tbe tmmojtalttte of tbe &oule, becattfe be nefineo tt to [Aphrodifeui
be tbe fojme of ti)t boop pjoceem'ng of tbe mature $ temperature hls bookes of
of tbe eiementis^urelp tbefe too?** of bts ooe b$ to bntjerftano, thcSoulc
ettbertbatljementto oefinebuttbe fenfittuelpfe onelp (asmanp
otfcetf ooe)am> not #e reafonable foaiejo;* efe tbat &e fcarietb from .
fi> bimfelft
In hjs fccond
bookc of Pro-
genies.
Galen in his
bookc of the
Manners of
the Soule.
Inhisbooke
of the do&rine
ofHippoaates
and Plato.
In hisbooke
ofConccpti-
oa.
174 OF THE TRIWNE*
Ijimfelfe in ot&er placed ♦ 9fnti fit bcrp nine bee fapetfi tmmetuatip
aftertoaro , tbat be fpeaftetb of tfje tbings tabid) are fubiect to ge*
neration ami cojruption^ut fpeaking ofrtje £>oule be fapetb it is
fq?arable 3 tonmateriall,bnmij;eD,antJ bopti of pairions 3 fenle(reper«
cbaunce toe map tbinke as fome ooe,tbat bp tijis bottle be meane
but onelp ©oMffli not alfo tbe g>oule tbat is in bs ; foj ti>e tobtcfc
tbinglje is ffjatplp rebukea bp Thcmiftius, tobo nottarityitamitng
fpeafeetb netter a tobit better tbereof bimfelfe* potofoeuer be oeale
elfetobere,tbefe toottis of bis following are toitbout anp ooubtful*
lies at all* The Soule ( faptb be ) which isjin vs, commeth from
without and is vncorruptible.I fay vncorruptible becaufe the
nature thereof is fuch , and it is the very fame that Ariftotle
affirmeth to come from without. 3mi in bis fecono boofce of
lPjoblemes,fearcbing tbe caufe tobp fte abilities of tbe §>oule are
oftentimes impeacben : If a mans brayne be hurt (faptb fce) the
reafonable foule dooth not well execute the a&ions that de-
pend thereon. But yet for all that,it abydeth ftill in itfelfe,vn-
chaungeable of nature, abilitie and power , through the im-
mortalitie thereof. And if it recouer a found inftrument, it
putteth her abilities in execution as well as it did afore. Q5ut
3 toil reafon mo?e at large hereafter againff ^t opinion tfcat is fa*
tbere&bponbmn
W)at (ban toe fap of Galene,(tolio fafljerertj t^t caufes of an
tfnngs as mucb as be can,bpon tbe Clements ami tbe mature ami
agreeable cottcop of tbem ) if after W aifputing againft b& otone
g>ottle 3 be be conftrepnen to poelti rtjat it is immojtall ? <g>urelp in
l>is facoke concerning tbe manners of tbe S>oule be ooetb tbe t»o?ft
tljat be can againll Plato : ana in another place bee oottbtetb tobe*
tber it be immojtall, ann tobetber it baue continuance of it felfe 0?
no*S>et nottoitbftan&ing,in bis bcofce of tbe nortrine of Hippocra-
tes ami Plato, It muft needes be graunted(fapetb bee)that the
Soule is either a (heere body and of the nature of theSkye,(as
the Stoiks & Ariftotle himfelf are inforced to confefle ) or eh
a bodilefle fubftance^whereof the body is as it were the Cha-
riot,and whereby it hath fellowship with other bodyes. 9n&
it appeared) tbat bee inclpnetb to tin's latter part : f 0? bee mafatfc
tbe bitall {pint to be tbe eteellenteft of all booilp tbings^amr pet be
grautetfj tbe @>oule to bee a fartemoje excellent tbingtbantbat*
&Ltl;at fljall toe tljen ooe *t Let bs tocp W wo^ns fet ootone in W
6©fce of tye conception of a Ct)ilu m t&e Sgcotljers 22Jombe. The
Souk
Of CHRISTIAN RELIGION^ *7*
Soule of Man (faperf) be)is an influence of the vniuerfall Soulc
that defcendeth from the heauenly Region , a fubftance that
is capable of knowledge, which afpyreth alwayes to one fub-
ftknee lyke vnto'it felfe , which leaueth all thefe lower things
to feeke the things that are aboue , which is partaker of the
heauenly Godhead,and which by mounting vp to the behol-
ding of things that are aboue the heauens,putteth it felfe in-
to the prefence of him that; ruleth all things. Wim it teafon
t^zn tbat fudj a fubffance comming front elfetofjere tban of tbe bo*
up , ano mounting fo farce aboue tije boop , ftjouto in tbe enoe ope
toitfj rbe boop,becaufe it bfetb tbe feruice of tbe boop^s
jftoto bereunt© 31 coulo aooe infinite otber faring* of tbe aun* The vniuefiB
dent autbojg botb Greeke ami. Latin jpbitofopberg , poetg, ano confcnt -
flDjatojs from age to age,toberein tbep treate of tbe iuogement to
come,of tbe retoaro of goo men,of tbe punifbment of eutfi men,of
phraoife ano of fytiBjofttib are.appenoantg to tbe immojtalitie of
tbe €>ou!e : but as noto 31 toifl but put tbe reaoer m mpno of tbem
6p tl)t toap , referutng tbem to tbeir peculiar places* %t\ bee fbojt,
let itf runne at tb& oap from €aff to Wlttt , ano from jfrojtb to
feoutb,31 fap not among t&e Turkes, Arabians, oj Perfians, (fo?
tbeir Alcoran teacbetb tbem tbatmang feouleiua* tyeatbeo into in&cAkorS*
btm of <8oo,ano confeouentlp tbat ft is; bncojruptiMe) but euen a= ™> :2 s-™
mong tbe mott barbarou$,ignojant 9 beafilp people of tbe ffiEtolo,
31 meane tbe berp Caribies ano Cannibals ; ano toe (bail fino tbfe it appeared
bel&fereceiueo ano imbjaceo of tbem alt flBbicb giwetb bs to bn^ by the Aoiy«
oerftano, tbat it fe not a oodrine inuenteo by fpeculations of fome ™ th ,5 ** J and
pbtfofopber$,conuepeo from Cowxtxiz to Countrie bp tbeir otfet v ycSl
plesijperitoaoeo by l&elpboojs of reafong, 0? (tco be (bo?t) enteren
into mang toit by U& *are* : but a natiue fcnotoIeoge,tobicb euerp
man finoetb ano reaoetb in bimfelf,tobicb be carietb euerptobere &
bout toitb bimfetfe,ano tobicb fc as cade to bee perttoaoeo unto all
fucb ag bietoe tbemfelneg in tbemfelueg, as it igs *afie to perftnaoe
amantbatneuerfatoebfe otoneface,to beteue tbat be barf) a face,
by caufing bim to beboto btmfelfe in a glaffe*
Cbereremapnepet ttoo opinion^to be confutes %bt one fe Ageinfi Aucrr-
tbe opinion of Auerrhoes,ano tbe otber is tbe opinion of Alexan- hoC5,
der of Aphrodife,U)bo affirme tljemfelueg to IjoId botb of Arifto-
tle ; namelp in tbat tbep bpbotoe tbat tbere is but one bniuetXaB
reafonable feoule 0} mpno,tDbicb too^kcrb al our fctfcoutfeg in w>
feoliobeic oiucrflp in euerpfeuerallperfon. anotl;ij3iti;ing(ifU)ee .
& 2 betew
al the difcourfc
hercenfewinjz.
ij6 Of THI THIWKIf
beteue Auerrhoes) is none accoutring to t&e oiuerfftte of $ pfiatu
. talietf o? 3lmastnacioiitf toljcretmitb tfee ntpnn to lerucn act ttDttfi in*
b"re thefc ttrument*. *«t if toe belrieue Alexander , ft is Done arrowing ta
tcrmes & their tlje Diuerfities of tbe capable mino as tijep tcrme ft , tbat id to fap,
fignifications ofdje abtlttte o? capabtlttie tbat id in men to bnocrftano tbtngs^bp
ia Mynd,for recepuing tbe impjeffion of tbe bniuerfafl mpno tbat toojfeetb into
euerp of tijem b>bi<1) m refpect tbereof in calleo of tbem tfje tooo?*
feer* gxotblp tljefe opinions are futb as map beeDifpjomeo in one
toojoe* tfo} tbfe onelp one Sppno , tobetber in poffibilitie oj in ac*
tion , couiD not baue receiueo o? impjimteo in euerp man one felfe*
fame common belaf ano conceit of tfje immojtalitie of tbe g>oule,
in fo great Diuerfitie of imaginations^ info manp jftattons 3 a$
toe fie ooe beteue ft , confioering tbat il)t berp fame conceit is t*U
rectlp repugnant againft it* jf5ap,it map biell bee fapoe tbat Auer-
rhoes ano Alexander baDberp Diners conceits ami imagination*
one from anotber,ano berp contrarp to all otber mens, feeing tbep
fcao fo outers ano c6trarie opinions impjinteo either in tteir mino
o? in tbeir imagination Jpotobeit fojafmud; as djere map be fome 5
f brill make a Doubt of it •, Let bs examine tljem feuerallp pec mo#
AueirKoes/vp- aouifeDlp* Jfirlt Auerrhoes brill noeoes beare Ariftotle on bans,
JS,^5?" ^! at Ariftotle is of tbat opinion* Let bs fee bob) tbis furmt?e of
Iris can agree britl) tbe pjopofitions tabid) Ariftotle barb left bS*
Ariftotle telletb bS tbat rfce bottle is knit to t\)t boup as $ fbjme
ojlbapetco tbe matter; tbat tbe feoule batb tbjeecbiefe pouijes,
itamelp of lpfe,of fence 5 ano of bnoerffanoing ; ano tfcat tt;e bnoet*
ttanomg part conteinetb in Ijis pobier botrj tbe otber ttoo potoers,
as a jf iuefquare eonteinetb botb a jf otoerfquare ano a triangle*
Ariftoticmhb flftjfjereupon it follotoetb tbat if anp one of tbe tfneepotoers oftbc
5£^™ kc S>oule be iopneo to tlje boop as a fojme to tlje matter ; all tfje tfya
be iopneo fo to,as toljirf) are all in one foule as in tbeir rtote* Jftotn
Auerrhoes neither can no? bull Denp tbat tlje potoers of grobung
ano of perceiuing bp t\)t fences are iopneo after tbat maner t © tbe
boop$ ano tberfoje it follotoetb tbat tbe bnoerftanoing potoer is fo
Ariftotle in his *°P ncI > aHMifo confequentlp tbat accoutring to Ariftotle,as euerp
tirft bookc of boop batb bis fojme/o euerp boop batb bt's bottle* Cbe fame A-
thc Souk, riftotle finuetb fault baitb tbe former pbtlofopbers fo? boloing o-
pinion tbat a S>oule migbt palTe out of one man into another : be^
raufe(fapetb fte)tbat euerp certepne feoule mud neeocs be appo^
tioneo ano appopnteo to fome one certeineboop* J5ob)lmkebp
tofyat &oule a man Uuet^^p ty e fame S>oule ootb ^e bnoerQano:
fo?
third booke
ofthcSoulc
efthcSoule.
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 177
foj ft fe but one & oulc iiumcD tott^ tlj?ce Diuers abilities , ad Ijc e
#mfelfetcaebetbopentlp«©neDnDer(lanDtngoj sppno tberefoje,
muff (accoping to Ariftotle) toojke Out in one feuerall beop , am*
notinmanp boopes*9lfoaeco;tDtngto Ariitotle,a $$m f aOSeaff
agree in tljts , tbat botb of tbem baue one fenfitiue potoer ano one
felfefame imagination of tbingspcrcciucD bp tty fences, 9 tbat
tljcp Differ in tljis, tba t man bat!; pet further a mpno ano r eafon a-
boue tbe beaft,tobicb tbin g tbe beaft batlj not* Jftoft tft&fe QnDcr-
ftanoing 0? Sj&pnD be toi cljouc tlje man , as tbe Sonne is tmt&out
tbe Cbamber tbat it Ibtnef b into ano inligbtenetb 5 tben cannot be
be calico reafonable oj inDetoeo toitb tmocrttanDing, neitbcr notfj
be confequentlp Differ front a bcaff ♦ tfo} t be Difference mud bee m
nature,ano not in acciDent* 3no fo fboulD it infue tbat Ariftotle*
fojefato Definition of a man id falfe,as if be ftoulo Define a Cbabec
bp tbe Ibprnng of tbe Snmnc into it: £Di faptbat a DogDiffcretfr
not from a man in fetnD; pea anD tbat ^eafts are capable of turner*
Canoin g 3 fo?afm u cb as tijep bane imagination reaDp af 0? e b an d to
receiue tbe influence tbereof as tnell as toee* TBut Ariftotle is al«
&aies one in bis Defining botb of bead $ of man; anD Auerrhoes
alfo boloetb Ijimfelf to it , tottljout Doubting tbereof at all* Cbfe
conclugon tberfo je cannot in anptoife be upbelo bp fttcb grounw*
Sgame, if tbere bee not in euerp feuerall man a feuerall mpnD,
but onelp onetmiuerfall mpno common to aH men 5 tobtcb becom*
tnetb Diuers b]> tbe onelp Diuerfitteof our imaginations : €ben in
refpect tbat toe baue funojie imagmations 3 toee (ball bee funDjie It*
tting toigbtS;ano in refpect tbat toe baue al but one mpno^tue ibaH
tee all but one man. go} man is not man in refpect of tbe fenfitiue
potoer,but in refpect of tbe reafonable part tnbtcb fe t^t minD3ut
Ariftotle grauntetb tbat toe be not onlp titter* liuing totgbts, but
alfo Diuers men*3no tberefoje be mult n#oes meane alfo, tbat toe
Ijaue not onlp outers tmagmations 3 but alfo Diuers mpnos • Jf3ot»
befioes manp otber IReafons tbat mtgbt be alleogeo 5 pe mtgbt aou
tbt* alfo 3 %W otbertotfe Ariftotles $po?alles ano btS oifcourfe*
concerning 3Iufitce, jrr&totll, tH)t 31mmo?talttte of tbe <§>oule, tbe
bappte bli(Te,tbe retoaro of tbe gtoD,ano tlje papnes of tlje totefceo,
toere Dtterlp fruteleffe ano to no purpofe: ffo} as our fancies 0? p*
magtnattons DtD come ano goe,fo toaulo al tbofe tbtngs come anu
go liketotfe-,anD fo fboulD tbep baue no continuance of tbemfelues,
but onlp be as a fbaootoe ano bapne fantafie* 35ttt let Ariftotle a*
tate,(foj tie fcartj tojong)ano let ds come to tbe matter it felf> Cbe
^ 3 Wte
VJ% OF TH« TRSYVWBS
jpbtlofopljct^ noc ojainarilpmafteatmbblempnti; ti&eonetobtcfr
rl;ep callpofltble 0) inpofTtbilitte , tobtcb is capable ana of abilitie
to imoerftami tbings ; ana ibis tbep liken to a fmcotb table - T tbe o<
tber tbep call tooling oj tDojkfull^bicb tyingetb tbe abtlttte inttt
act,tobereas nottoitbftan&ing tbep be not ttuo mpn&s , but ttoo fe*
uerali abilities of onlp one rnpnu, jftoto,as foj tbis abtlttte o? pof*
Cbtittte of im&erftanaing, toe afftrme it to be in tbe §>oule of euer?
manXontrarpurife, Auerrhoes affirmeo onelp one imiuerfall ca*
pable mpna to be (ben abjoaa euerptobere tb? ougbout an menjanu
tbat tbe fame is aiuerflp perfaten am> bjougbt into act in euerp fe*
tterallman, accojutugto tbe utuerfittrof tbe imaginations tobicfr
tip man toncepuert^euen b^ tbe belpe ojinfluence of tbe fapn bni*
ttecfall forkful! nyx® , tofyitb be faptb is alfo a fobftaunce fettered
ftom man 3 ano (in refpect of tbe bntierftamiing in pofltbilitte) is as*
tbe gmnne is to tbe figbt of our epeS;an& tbe bntierttatung in pof*
Cbtittte is to tbe imaginations^ tbe figbt is unto colours* JQoto,
31 nemaunu firft of alljiubetber tbefe bniuerfaH Sppntis of bis 3 bee
fubftances creates o? tottcreatea*3[f tbep bee createu,tolrere become
tnetlj tben bis conclufion > ©bat tbe toojto is tottbout beginning,
ann tuttbout enuing, feeing tbat be taill baue tbem to be continue*
euerlattinglp in all men tl;at bauetene,are,oj ©all be*t3!f tbep bee
fcneceatea , boto can fa excellent fubftances bee mane fubicct to out
fonu imaginationSjto peeto influence into tbem at tbeir pleafurest
2);tratber boto bappenetb it tbat tbep co^cttbemnot^tobap*
penetb it tbat tbei leaue tbem in fucb errojS,pea mtn in tyz fcnoto*
lenge of tbemfelues,feeing tbatbp tbe erring of tbe imaginations^
tl)t berp tmoerftanaingauo reafon tbemfelues mud alfo nce&es be
fo often beguplea *t 3gaine 3 as concerning tbefe fubftances, tobicfc
tfftm-tntn fomanpplaceS;aret&ep30trie^o^g>pirits < : i&oto can
tbep be 15onies,feeing tbep be in infinite places at one inftant,anii
no infinite tbings,pea ana flat rontraries*:3nti if tbep be &ptrtts r
&otb it notfolloto tberbpS, tbat tbep be toljollp in al men,$ tobollp
m euerp man ; tbat is to fap , tfjat euerp man batb tbem tobole to
Ifjimfelfe^ 3n& tberefo?e tbat if tbep bee necepueB b^ tbe fantafie of
anp one man,tbep be confequentlp uecepuen in all men«;9tt& tobec*
of comes it tben , tbat one man ouercommetb W imaginations,
an* another man not*:®} tbat one man refiftetb rt;em,ano anotbet
fttfFeretb bimfelfe to be carpel) atoap b^ tbem*: 2gtojeouer,tobo can
nenpe tbat a man totfletb tbings , tbbereof be batb bnoerftanuing;
«ns i&euufe$atlje totlietij fome things W$ ?je tm&erttantictfr
not;
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION* *7J
not; ann tbat be bnnerffanirrtbfometbtogs tolwbbetottlertjnott
Ann alfo tfeat be toilletb tbmgjs euen co.utrary to W appetitcSjanti
conclunetb oftentymes contrary to W tmaginations 3 as commetlj
to pafTe to Djeames ann in 1 cokingglalTeS; toljicb tb ing tbe bjute
•Beaffes not nott <!Bben a man totlietb contrary to bis appetites,
toilletb be not contrary to bis fence* , yea ann contrary to b& ima*
ginatton tco \ foj tobat els is fantaOe 0} imagination , tban tbe re*
bounding bacfee of tbe fenced': 3no tf tbis loojkfutitmnertfanniu $
be tbe only tooj&er to bis pofltble nnnetitanning by meane of ima*
gination ; boto eommetb it to paflfe cftat a man toifletb contrary ta
btS imagination* 9gatoe,toben eitber tn ^earning o? to nebating,
reafon conclunet J) cleane contrary to tbat toljicb fancte o? imagina-
tion offeretbjtoljerof eommetb tt tbat a man is contrary to fy'mfelf,
c} tbat tbe neene is contrary botb to tbat tobiclj impjtoten tt 3 ann to
tbat tobecein tt is impjtoten?3lfo tobat els is imagination (acco^
titng to t^t opinion of Auerrhocs, ) tban a certeyne operation an*
nejeo to tlje boDte, teaming bp from tfcc $art to tbe ^ayne^nu
on tbe contrary part toljo can fay nay 3 but t&at fye flUifl ann On-
fcerftanntog are able to perfojme tbeir operations! toitbout tlje to*
iiruments of tbe bony , feeing tbat a man notfo both toili ann nebate
tbings tbat are motf rejwgnant to tbe bony': 2>ea ann tfjat (as A- Ariftotkin Ms
riftotlefaytb) tbofebeenot actions tobiebpafleinto tljeouttoarn x.book«ofsu.
man 3 but tbofe tobicb abyne toitbin ann make perfect t&e inner ma 4 : ponatwaUi.
8nn tobo can make WLili ann Qnnerftanning to be tbings nepen*
Ding bpon imagination , feeing tbat botg malting ann floeping an*
allmaneroftoaiesels, tbeynayly titter infinite tungements ana
Determinations agatoft it*: jf5otn 5 if toe bane notbing in ns aboue
imagination: tben confinering tbat tuee noe botb toil! ann tinner*
ttano,it mull neenes bee tbat tijtss potoer oj abflitie to toil! attn an*
ncrffann is (ben into ns from toitljout ♦ 3nn if it be but only one b*
niuerfaliy to an men; tben feeing tbat tbe actions thereof are ejeecu*
ten ton'tbout tbe imagination, toitljout tbt fences, ann toitbout tlje
tnftruments of tbe benie, yea ann agatoft tljermit foflotoetb tljat it
brilletbann bnnerftannetb to bg tobatfoeuerit Iiketbannltltctbj
euen to nefpite of all impeniments ann lets of tlje bonie^ann tljat a<
it is but one>fo it fijaU toili but one felffame tljtog 3 ann iftetotfe al*
fa bnnerfomn but one felfefame tljing in all men ♦ jfo? if ( as Ari-
ftotle confelfetb ) our imaginations mafte not our Ml ann reafott
fubiect bnto tbem;mucb lefle noe tbey make tbe fojefayo bniuerfall
w^nn fubigct to tl;em as Auerrhoes p^etennetlj3ut itoto contra*
& 4 ntoifc
*8o O' P THE TRIVVNES
rtoife toee fee tbere bee as manp lilies a^men, pea etteu m one
matter j ano rtjat tbe tmacrfcutungs of men are not onelp Diuers,
but alfo contraries 31t folloMetb tben tfrat euerp particular perfou
fcatb in tljat beljalfe a particular fubtf atutre, tobicb toilletb aim bn*
aerffanoetb , ftanke ano free from all imaginations; tobenfocuer it
iiffetb to retpje into it fellatio not tljat tbere is but one imiuerfafl
mpxto tobicb tafifetb ano bnoerftanoetb all tbings in all men ♦ 3$e*
fioes tbis 5 bp tfteiturgement of Ariftotle as 31 fapa afo^e^tbigi bni*
uerfallmphiicoulo nottoojketoill anobnoerffanoing mfcs : fo? to
ixiill ana fcnoerffano ( faptb be ) are operations tljat palfe not into
tbe matter no? into tbe outtoaro tbing,but abioe M m tbetoojfcer,
tl;at is to fap intbempnt^as actions ami perfections tbereof*
JLet bs pet agapne tafte of tljat tobicb ftatg bin fapo afo?e*3!f tfee
fapo bniuerfall onlp one tooling mpno, ba«e tojougbt from euer*
laffing in tbe fapo uniuerfall onlp one capable mpno , bp tbe 3!ma^
gination# of men: tben batb tbe Imotoleoge of all tbings bixx euer*
moje impjinteo m tbe fapn capable rnpnn ,*foj it ffcal euermoje baue
fcjougbt tbeabilitieinto act:3no tbertoitbal,tbe toojftmgamiper*
fection of tbe tbing tbat is euerlafting , (ball baueoepenoeu upon *
tbingtbat it temporal! j tobicb is bnpo(ttble*3mi aftbougb Auer-
rhoes fuppofeb not t\)t WXo}to to be euerlaffmgtpet nottoitbff an*
fcing, tbe fapn capable mpno tobtfb batb btm fet a toojfce To manp
fjtm&jeo pares , bp fo manp imaginations of men, ano in ft manp^
funtyp Jftations,cottto not noto mate toitb anp netoe tbing toljet*
of it ban not tbe fmotaleoge afo?e, tf oj tbt's capable mpno(faitb A-
oerrhoes )i^ a certeine fpirituall fubffanee, lu!;tcf; fpjeauetb it felf
fcojtb into all men ano into all ages , amr tbe nature of fuel; fo?t of
fubftaunces is to be all in tlje tobole , anu an in euerp part tbereof*
4Tojt tbep bee not tytn to anp one place , but are tobercfoeuer tbep
inojke, anrr tbeir tooling is in refpect of tbe tobole ano not in re*
(pert of anp one part,fo?afmucb as tijep be bnoiuitmble* Cberefoje
it (boulo follotoe bp bis opinion(as 3! baue fapn afoje)tbat tbe one
imiuerfall capable mino i^ $ toojketb tobole ano bnparteo in euerp
man*3no if it be To ; tben is p being of it tbere,not in toap of meere
abilttie o? portibilitie onelp,but in toap of operation ano perfect to*
tuo?lung 5 as a toidkeo fpirit i^ in a faBitcb , in a Ipptbonefle o? tn *
poireffeo pcrfon : lobicb fpirit , (toere be potfefleo of tbe man as be
limfelfe potTeffetb tbe man, ( afterlobicb maner Auerrhoes affir*
metlj bs to polfelTetbe bnoerttanoiug in polfibilitie, bp our imagt*
iiation^ j )Uaouto maftc t^e man capable of all tfcat zm tbe Spirit
^imfelf
©* CHRISTIAN RELIGION.' 28l
imfelfe knotoetlj o? is* t&t&creupon it tuiH follotoe, tfoat tljis tm«
erffanoing in poflMitie ©all euerlainnglp in all men from t^ctr
erp birtfr, actuallp anoerttano ano krwtoe all tljings tljat all men
n&erffam>,as well in tlje olo ag t&e poong, anti in tlje ignorant as
je f kilfull 1 fo aa luce fljail baa* no mo?e tieenc of fence* y no? of
nagmatton to vnoerttano UiitbalL ^oo be a;o#>aitijOUglj Auer-
boes a&mittetlj not tfce SOojiD to bee tDitljoutfyginning t pet at
jaaiuife be luill not oenp.but tljat [bp Ijis reckoning;! tfcep tobtclj
ome into tde lxio^lo at tljiaoap, tboulo come farre moje f kilfull
ban all tljeir pjeoecefftys , ano tlje cbilojen of tljem ritoje f kilfull
ban tljetr fatljers, ano tl>e offpjing of tljofe cljtlojenmoje f kilfull
ban tljofe cljilojen tfremftIues;ano fofojtljonjbecaufe tfcep tt^ulD
jcceeoein t&e knottier) ge continueo tfoougbout all ages*SBijer*
pon it toili alfo infue^tljat all fectenees tyalbe etjuallp in all met*
bat make pjofeflion of tl) em* 3s fo? cjcample,toc mill fpeake Ijeere
ut of fome one fpeciall Science, as ©rammer auo 3ritljmetike,
ftott if tljere bee anp oiucrfitie in tlje f kill tbereof, tljat tJtuerfitic
annot come but of tlje oinerCcie of tlje fubiert o? grouno tubem*
be f kill is, jftotu tjje ground of tlje f kill fe t&e capacitfe of t&e
ttpnD o? UiiDerttanDtng, (U)l)tcb Auerrhoes fuppofctli to be but on*
p one,comon to-all men)ano not tlje imagination , fcrfjicb is but a
eflerton o? rebounoing backe of t&e &ence* 9no fo fo?afmucb a*
bere i0(bp &is Taping) but one grouno in al men-, it foliotoefcb tfcat
be knotoleoge ojt fkiil of tljis ojtfcat Science mud neeoe* bee e*
uall $ alike in allmen to? els tljat if it be not tqualfc&nt ooe toarp,.
s twee fee itoootfr in oiuers oegrees ; tljen tlje fame carping o?
iuerfitiebappenetb tbjougbtbeftiucrGtie of tbe grouno ttbere*
n tlje fkiil te,ano confequentip cfja t tbcre fe one particular tonocr *
tantiingo? one peculiar mpno in cuerp man,ano not onewiucrfal
itpno comon to allmen.9lfo it ti a general* rule , tljat t&e recet«
ler of a tl)in^ l;atf) not tl}e tljing afoje fee rcceiue it* jf o? ( ag Ari~ Ariftotie in hit>
btlcfaitb(tbat tofcieb ia toreceiuea tbing,mutfneeoe0 befirltbt* third bookc of
erlp uopoe of tljz tljing toDtclj it recciuetl/* ^oU) afo?e tbat our ot the So
^enceano imagination bao anp beeingatall,tljtgmuucrfaH co-
non mpno &ao receiueo $ pofleifeo alt tbings afo?ebano •, anu not
mlp receineo tbem,but alfo kept tbem togetftcr* jFo? agf Ariftotie
jimfelf fattb, tt)at maner of mpnt» is tlje place of allmtoerkinos 9
[bjtes of things , ano tljcreto fcatb no leffe potoer tljan t&e Jman- u
«ation,to reteine toljatfoeuer tfte fences receiue,3In uaine tbere*
fc^^oiaotbatumucrfeUmftiiJtinocrftanpbpourSmaginattonsf,
gonfiitf*
confiwrfogt&at it bnocrffanbetb Dp it felfe ; in bafne Iifcetoife
ftoultjtbe JniasmauoHstrt^ninttbofe tljtngs in it , tofciclj uerc
tuipjinteb tnit ft long afo?<^ ana in twine is Ariflotks fettmg*
lJDU)ntofaUio?UfuUlin^friJanO(ng,tijljuijfi)Oulob?inQ:curtnDct«
(tanning in abilute , from poflibilitte into action $ if tl;c fepb onclp
one tmiuicfatt mpnu oj bnocrfonoing be perfect of it felfe from e«
uerldttmg.as it foUotyctbro be toppon tbe opinion of Aucrrhoes.
jQcitycr is it to be fapo.tijat altbougb ti;c conn puabie bnocrfcin&s
of tbings baue bene impjintcb Ctterluttinglp in tbe fapo wiucrfall
mpntJ; pet nottoitbttan&ing tbete nee tctTan Imagination fo? tbe
imbertfanbing of tijetiMs tbcre ncc&ctbnoio tobcrfoeuer uie unll
Ufcc&etbmss t^ac uic baue feene o> lcarncbafoje« jfbj bp tbat ree«
kenfci j, to iearne all maner of s&timceisfrn neeoejpt.no mo?e but
to betbtnkc teby imagination , of l&e tbings tljat toerc alreabp a«
fo^Ijano in tbe faiD onlp muucrfal one mpnb,as toe Hoe tbe tbingff
tbat banc bene printeo fomctime in our memories , ano are Tome*
to&at flipped out of our remembrance ; anb To migbt toe our felucg
ieame ail fcienees tottbout a teacber, bcca ufc cljac in tbe fapb tmi*
uerfall mpnbe of ours , toee fboulo baue all tbc f Kill tljat euer anp
man ban actepneo to , in like maner as tbe pcrfone tljat batb once
Ijabtljeftullof 3ritbmettkorCofmograpbie tbrougblp fettle* in
ijis mpnb.neebetb no teacber to teacbe it bim agcine , but onelp to
ouerturne bis otone imagina£ton,ano to fearcb bis mcmorie for tbe
Snoin g againe of tljat toljicb fee baa lapu bp tljcr r ♦ j9o to toe fcnotoe
t|jat tobofoeuer leantetb notbing,ftnotoetb notbin g,anb tljat or&i«
ttarilp be tobicb mod ffuopct b , mod Irani etl) : anb tljat all tlje toft
fins anb turmopling of a mans otou e imagination tljat can bee all
bis life iong,toiU ncuer make b tm to attaine o f btmfclf t o fo mucd
as tfre berp principles of tbe Ieaft fcience tbaf is* 15v reafon tober*
of it foIlotoetb,&bat toe Ijaue not tbe f fell of anp fcience in bs,bn«
till free eitber be taugljt it or finn it out bp beating; our touts about
it : ano tljat our imagination fcruetb not to reuiue tlje Science*
in bs,but to tying tbem into bs,aab to plant tbem in b& 9nb for*
afmuclj as all tbe Sciences fljouio bee tn ail men from tbe begin*
jiing, if tbere toerebut onebniuerfallmpnoinail men, [tobicb i%
not fo jit follotoetbtbat tfcereis in euerp particular perfone a par*
ticular anb peculiar mpno, ano not anp onebniucrfailmpnb com*
mon to ail men* ^o^eoucr, our mpno attepnetb after a fort to tbe
tmoerftanbing of itfelf: toljicb tbing it coulo not ooe in berp beeoe,
if fyw fecre but out uniacr fell mj nb common to ail men . )f oj too
^nbtcBani
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 2&3
bcrttamut felfe,it mutt nceoes toojke bpon it felft, 3&tit if toee
[ccue Auerrhoes , our mpnD ftaL'jttt onelp be luiou^ljt toppoa
d receiue into it from the imagination , as a (DUinbotoe rerep-
tb Iigbc from the !§>unne*ageme 5 the eapacitie of the bniucrfaH
Derftaitt tug in pofTibilitte.cotilo not Doe that* jr oj it behoucD it
[>auc fome other thing beftoes itfelf, to b}in$ iefeffe into action*
id furclp pagination coulD not hrtpe it, fo? itWth but offer fc?
: fcitfible things bnto it, 9 atteineth not fo farre as to ttjc things
it are to bcbifcerneD b^ o^ift of reafon*jr>et nottoithttanDing toe
Dcrdauo tOit iwce unticrdano , ana toe reafon ann iuogeboth of
r imagination, anpaifo of our reafomnganDtmDerftanDing it*
fe^&he thing then tobtcb Doth fo enter anD pearce into itfelfe, ts
ot^er manet of potocr than an 31maginatton , oj than an toniuer»
I Dnoerttanttug in polTtbtltcte^Obat is to be faiD to tbis,tbat of
e fclfefame3[ma(jination,onefelf fanwperfone concltiDetb nolo
er one fojt , anb bpanbbp after in another fojt ; ana thereoutof
itoethboth contrarieargumlcsanD contrarie Determinations:
^at outers perfoiis bpiMuers tmastnatrona Doe clofe togitljcr in
e toill anD one mpnD % as it poflible that this thoulo pjoeeefc of
euerlafling fubftance in one felfefame perfone,fecingtbat cner*
lingneffe is not fubtert to anp change of tpme oj place *t S>} tb at
houlD pjoceebe of an? one fclfefame Jubilance in manp ttm*,fte<
gthat theimaginationaof them be fo Diners one from another*
leatttoife tf the faiD fitbOance toojfce not but bpfucfr inftrumets*
3s touching the opinion of Alexander of Aphrodife,toho Dp* Againft Afo
loeth a cerceine bmuerfal tooling minD that impjinteth things xander of a-
the toiDerff anDing in poflibiiitie,tbat is to fap in cuerp mans fe.» phrodif*
:raH caparftie , anD bjingeth it foojtfr into action : thrmoff part
the Eeafons alle&gea afoye againff Auerrhoes , totll alfo ferue
famfthim » lj)otobcit fojafmuch as bp this toojkfuHmpnD 3 hce
emeth to meane (Sod himfelfyhers iz thus much mo^e tobeaa*
:Dbnto it ; Zfat 05oD toho is altogether gco&anb altogithcr toife
iouId not imprint in our mpnDe the fonDanD totckeD conceited
ihtch toe finD there, no? leaue & great ignojaunceano Darkened
* tore ftele there , but tooulD in all men ouereomme the infection
ihtch the boDp bjingeth : anti although hce iafpireD not all mm a*
ke toith W gracious giftes , accojDtng to the Diuc rfitie of their
opacities after tijemauer of a planes Cable; pet tooulohenot at
ttfftoifepeint the t&opt toith fomanp falfe ^o?tra?ture sr anir
Craf at* , a^euerp one of ^ map perceiue to bee in our felues^
agme^
2?4 OF THE TREVTNH!
agapne,t>ere tbere anp fucb fnfptration o? influence, ft ftoufobee
eptber continuall o? but bp i .nes*31f continual! o? euertaOin^toc
ftottfoUHtbout labour and aittfeput rtmmngbnberffanb all tbat e*
uer our imagination offeree!) bttto bs ♦ 3nb ff ft bee but at tpmes,
tben ftoulbitnotlpeinbsto lift o? to bnbectfanb anp tbing at all,
tbougb toe tooulb neuer fo fapne. jf o? contrarptoife,tue baue mudj
a Doe to bnberftanb Tome tbings,fo as toe mttS bee fapne to tuinne
tijem from our ignorance bp peecemeale: anb tbere bee fome otbet
tljings, bfticb toe bnberttanb bp mm bp as fame as tljep be put bit*
to bs 3 anb toben toe W* our fetoes* 'SLbw is tljen in bs a potoer of
3ateberlhmbin{ktbougb berp feeble;but petiieuertbelatcr obebient
to our toillttobicb tbing cannot be fatbereb bpon 6ak3lfo if tbere
t e b ut onelp one Sppno footing in aH men , tbere ft an bee but one
felfefame buberftanbing in all men, :jmeane natural!? ^uottuttb*
fianbing tbat it Differ in Degrees ♦ jf o? into tobat place foeuer tbe
ft unite boe ft eb bis beames,be botb botb inligbten ft ami beate ft,
tiotobeftbiuerflpaccojbingto tlje nature anbeonbftion ofrtjepla*
ces anb things tbat recepue Ijim 9 fome mo?e anb fome IeflTe , fome
tytgbtlper anb fome bim!per ♦ 35ut Ijotofoeuer tfje cafe ftanbe, bi*
Jigbt pcelbetb no bartateire,no? W b^ ate anp co!b ♦ ft o tben^if tbe
biuerfities of mens imaginations boe caute biuerGttes of effects in
tbe ittfpiratioito? influence tbat flotoetbinto tl)t capacftie of out
bnoerftanbing ; furelp ft mull neebes bee after tfrt's maner,namelp
tbat one man ft all bnberflanb one felfefame tbing mo?e , anb aito*
tber man leire;but ttot in tbat anp man ft an tafee bntrut!) fo? trutb,
imrigbt fo? rigbt,o? one tbing fo? anotber* JQoto 3 toe feebnto Ijoto
tttanp errors toee bee fubied: , 31 meane not in fuel) tbings as tbis,
ttamelp , tbat one man feetb better a farre of,anb anotber better at
&anb-,bttt tbat one man feetb tobite Mb anotber feetb blacfee(tobic&
are tbings contrarp) in one felfefame grounb anb at one felfefame
tpme ♦ 3lt follotoetb tbcrefoje tbat biuers anb funnies mpnbs boe
toojke in biuers perfons 3 anb not one felffame mpnb in al perfoits*
23p fojee of tobicb reafons anb of fucb otbers,3l fap tbateuerp ml
ibaH finbe m bimfelfe anb of bimfelfe^bat euerp man bat!) a par-
ticular ft oule b^ btmfe!f,tbat is to fap a fpirituaH ftibftance bnitea
to \0bo^ , tobicb in refpect of pixins life to tbe bobp is as tljt
fo?me tberof,anb in refpect of giuing reafon,is as tbe gupbe of out
atfions^bat in euerp man tbere is a certepne ftunbeame of Rea<
fon, toljerebp tbep concepue tbings anb bebate bpon tljem; tol;ere*
*!#ausfjftcommet&topa(rej tyat oftentpmes tyep agree botb i«
6t CKRISTIAW ftlLIGlOX* 28j
fte fteafon ft felfetobicfc id onejantu in fte manifeff grotm&s tljet^
dfjana in tobatfoeuer oepen&etb euft .tip bpon tfjc fame: Cbat c*
uerp man batb alfo a peculiar bop^ b t vtmfelfe, ana Iftetoifepecu*
liar completion, ljumours, imigpiations, ebueatum,cutfome ano
traae of life : uiljercof it commetb tbat euerp mantaftes a oiuets
toap 5 pea ano tbat one felffamepcrfon fttjantetfanuerflp from tbe
fcnitie of Heafon toljcrof tbe patb is but one,ano the tnates to (trap
from it are infinite: Cbat tbis %gibeame of reafon tobtcb (bineti)
ano fbeasetb it felf front our mpjtfijis property tbatbri&erftantiing
iubfcb is termeo The vnderftanding^n abilitie or pofsibilitie,
tobicb ig; increafe&'anb augmented b'p aB tbe tbmgs tobicb it feetl;,
Jjeavetl) , t} Iigbtetl; bppon , like fire , tobtcb gathered) mcreafe of
ftrengtb bp tbe abunoance of tbefetoell tbat is put bntoit 3 ana be*
commetb afceta fojt infinite bp fpjeaoing it felfe ab;oao:3lfo it te
tbe fame tul^id^ otberbiife toe call the Memorie ofvnderiUding,
or myndfull Memorie:an& it id nothing els but an abundance of
Keafon 5 and as it lucre a banner bp of tbe continual! iniluences of
$e Sppnot^ljat t!;e $ppnb from tobence tbis flotoetb as from bte
£pjmg>is pjoperlp tbat tofyitb tbty tbe fapb Auerrhoes anu Alex-
ander ooe terme tbe working or workfultMynd^bicb is a cer<
tepne potter 0} fojce tbat can fiull to ejrteno reafon from one tbing
to i another , antf to pi ocee&e from tbings fendbie to tbmgs bnfen-
fible , from tbings mouable to tbings bnmouable , from bobilp to
fpirituall, from effects to eaufes, ana from beginnings! to enos bp
tbe meane caufes.CbiS Sppno is in refpett of Reafon 5 as cunning
ts in refpect of an 3In(ftument oj tcolejano Reafon, as in refpect of
imagination ano of tbe tbings tbat are (enfible , is as an 3!nffrti* - '
went o? tole in refpect of tbe matter 0} tfuffe tbat it toojfces bpom
£>} to fpeafce moje £tlp,tbis sppnn is bnto Heafon , as tbe mouet
ufa tbing is to tbe tbing tbat is mouabfcanu IReafon is to b*t *b*
iects 3 as tbe mouable tbing is to tbe tbing tobereunto it is mauetu
jTo? to reafon oj bcbate, is notbing els but to p?oceen from a tbtng
tbat is im&erftort^to a tbing tbat is not bntrerft©oe,of purpofe to
DnDeritanu it: aim tbe bm>erffan&ittg hereof is a ref!mg tbat infe*
loetb bppon tt 5 as a ftxpin$ 0} refting after mouing: -Cbat botb of
tbem as men tbe one as tbe otber 3 are but onelp one felfefame fub*
ftance*,an& like as a man botb toben be mouetb aim tobe \)t reUetb,
is all one ano tbe fame man > o? as tbe potoer tbat mouetb tbe S>i*
nemesis one felfefame ftiil, botblnbenitftirretbtbem, anntoben
it fcotoeti) t^em ftflljtb t^e rea&nable 0} bnueraanuing @>oule tbat
is
286 OP THE TKEWKBS
fe in cuerp man, is but onelp one felfefame fubffance boapleflTe m
immaterial! , waiting \)i# potters: partlp of it ftlfe ana partly bf
our boatcs ♦ 3na feeing tljat Auerrhoes ana Alexander make ft
great eftimation ana account of tbe effects tob'cbare to?ougbtin
t>s , tbat tbep bk info?cea to attribute tbem to fome b -tcojruptible
ana euetlatting^pna ; let as take of tbem, tbat m bcrp truetb tbe
tbing vwljtcb too?fcetb fo peat toamaers in tlje boap, ran be nettber
fence , no? boap, no? imagination ; but a amine, Uncorruptible aim
immo?tallmpna,as tbep tljemfelues fap*
:But let li0 learne tbe tbing of mo tban tbem,toljtcb a! toife men
teacb bS,ana tobicb euerp of as can learne of Jnmfelf; namelp,tbat
tbis CJnaerffanaing o? fl^pnae is not mtebniucrfall tljingas tbe
feunne 10 tljat tfnnetlj into all tbe to maotoes of a Citie 3 but ratbet
a particular fubllance in euerp feuerall man,as a ligbt to leaae bmi
in tbe aarfcneffe of tbis life 5 fo? furelp it toas no mo?e aiffieultie to
tbe euerlatting 0a)D,to create manp funa?ie &oules,tbat aterp
man migbt baue one feueraHp alone bp bimfelfr,tban to baue erea*
tea butonelp one Soulefo? all men togetber ♦ 3£ut it toasfarrc
mo?e fo? b& glo?ie , to bee fenotone, pjapfea, ana ejcaltea of manp
Soules , pea ana mo?e fo? our toelfare to p?apfe, eicalt ana fenotoe
bim i pea ana to Hue of our fclues botb in tbis life ana in tbe life to
come: tban if anp otber bmuerfalll Spirit, Soule 0? sppna tobat*
{better, ftoula baue liuea ana anaerttooae eptber m bs 0? after bS*
$2oto tben, fo? tbis matter let as eoncluae, botb b^ reafon,ana bp
antiquitie,ana bp tbe knotoleage tbat euerp of as batb of bimfelfe;
Cbat tbe Soule ana tbe 3oap be tbings aiuers*&bat tbe Soule
1$ a Spirit ana not a 35oap : icbat tbis Spirit batb in man tb?ee
abilities 0? potoerS,tobereof ttoo bee epercifea bp tlje boap,ana tbe
tbira tuo?ketb of it frife tottljout tbe boap : Cbat tbefc tb?ee abfli*
ties are intH)t one onelp Soule as in tbeir rcote x toljereof ttoo aoe
ceafie toljenfoetter tbe boap fapletb tbem, ana pet nottoitbttanain j
tbe Soule abiaetb tobole toitljout abatemft of anp of ber potoers,
as a Craftfman continuetb a Craftfman tbougb be toant toales to
ino?fte toitbal: 3na finallp,tljat tbis Sottle is a fubff ance tfjat com
tinuetb of it ftlfe, ana is bnmateriaH ana fpirituafl, otter tbe totyfy
neitber aeatb no? co?ruption can naturallp baue anp potoer*
3na fo? a conclusion of all tljat euer 31 baue treatea of betberto
intbisbooke, letasmaintepne, Cbattbereisbutonlpone (Soa,
bibo bp bis otone gcoaneffe ana toifeaome is ^t Creato? ana go*
ueroer of tf;e toojla ana of all t&at t^ therein; ^at in tfje too?la be
creates
OP CHRISTIAN RELIGION.' 187
creates S^an, after W mm* 31mage as in refpect of mpn&,amii af*
w tbe 3|mage of bis otber creatures as in refped of life, fence,an&
ntouinftmojtafl ft farre fcojtb as ftc^olnet^ tb e lifteneflTe of a crea*
ture ; ann immojtall ft farre fcojtb as be beared tbe 31mage of tbe
Creator tbat is to lflit,in bis <g>oule: Cbat be tobtcb goetb out of
Ijimfelf to feetbetoo?to,ootb fojtbtoitb fee tbat tbere is a ©on,fo?
its toojftes Declare bim euerptofjere : 'ftbat be tu^tdj twill pet fffil
aoubt tbereof,ne*Detb but to enter into bmtfelfejano be (ball meete
|jim tbere^fo? be fbafl finae tbere a potoer xufttdj be feetb nonCbat
be tobtcb beteuetb tbere is one ©on, beteuetb bimfelfe to bee im*
mojtafljfoj fuel; confitoeration c$uto not ligbt into a mortal nature:
affl> tbat be tobicb beteuetb btmfetfeto beimmo?taI,beteuetb tbat
tbere is a <e>on:fo^ toitbout $e bnutt erable potoer of tbe one (Sou,
tbe mo?tafl anti immojtatt couft neuer topnetojetben Cbatbe
tobtcb feetb tbe o#er of tbe toojto , tbe proportion of man, ano tbe
fjarmonie tbat is in eptber of tbem compounuen of ft manp con-
traries,cannot Doubt £ tbere is a pjoufoence; fo? t%z nature tobtcb
fjatb furoiibea tbem tberetoitb , cannot bee tmfurmfbeo tbereof it
fetfejbut as it once ban a care of tbem,ft can it not (bake of tbe fame
care from tbem^bws baue toe ttyk Articles tobtcb foflotoe inters
cbaungeablponeanotber* 3nftmucb tbat be tobtcb pjwieftanp
one of tbem,notb proue tbem afl tb?a,nottoitbftaning tbat 31 baue
ueateti of euerp of tbem feucraflp bp it felfe* jftoto,let as pjap tbe
euerlaaing ©oo , tbat toee map glorifie btm in fyz toojkes in tbtS
toojlB , ami be tooutfafe of bte mercie to glojifie tts oite nap in $e
toojio to cornerman
The xvj. Chapter.
That mans nature is corrupted , & man falne from his firft
originalhandhow.
€Z fo? afltbts, let not man bet p?ouae of tbe ejxefc
lencie o? immortatttie of bis g>ouIe : foj fhz mm be
$atb recepuea of bis maker , tbe mo?e is be inuebteo
to btm ; anti tbe mo?e excellent tbat bis nature is, tbe
moje lo^fomc amnwungerous tS $e corruption
tbereof*
l8& CF THBTRBW HE 9
tberof, %\yt ipeacockc i* fapb to be p?oub of fci* gap ftfyMJxflm
be fetg bp bis taple rounb about bim: but toljeu be batb once ftm«
rfjeb out big toings^be fallen into a bump,anb as fane ag be fake*
bpon W fett&t cafomde botone brt taple aim ig atbameb*£uett
fo,as longaa toe tbinke bpon tbe liuefaieflfe of our g>pirit 3 ami ti)e
ejcellencie of out $>ouIe aa in refpect of tlje nature tbereof ; furclp
toee baue tobereof to glo?ifie (Sou tbat gaue it bnto b$, anb of b&
gracious gcobneffe batb boutfafeb to bono? ba aboue a! otber crea*
ture^©n tbe otber Koe,if uee confiber bob) tbfe nature of our* ii
ttraungelp uefilen anb co?rupteb,anb bob) farre it fe bigrefTeb from
tbe firff o?igmaH tbereofcfurelp t&ere i* no remebie but toe mult be
afbameb of our feluea,anb tuconber to fee from bob) great a beigtfr
be be noto falne anb funke bototie*€uen fo tbe beft HMwz becom*
metb tfce fljarpeff anb eagreft Qineger,anb of tfggesoabicb toerc
in oto tpme tbe Delicate of Rings)** mabe tbe rankeft popfom tf oj
Icoke tobat begrce of gcobneffe a tbing botoetb tofjtie it abpbetb in
W nature, tbe fame begra? of euill botb it come bnto , toben it faU
letb into corruption ♦ Jftoto tben 5 Icoke boU) mucb our o?igtnafl ge*
neration toag tbe better ; fo mucb ftafl tbe corruption tbat ligbtetfc
into it be t^e toaster : tofjicb tbing acco?bing to tbe o?ber tobitb 31
baue bfeb betljerto, toee map examine totoarbs €od 3 totoarbtf tyt
i»o?!b,toi»arb^ men,anb toumrbs our fduea.
Man$ comip- ©reatlp in gob f©tb te man bounb bnto (Sob, if fce tooulb coiu
SIhi?S>? Rm ft J anD * erp w P n * ** *>* ff ^ e ^ aue not t3 ^ f m t0 P^ceiue fci
to Godward. © f tfje great multitube of Creatures tobicb <&ab bab creates b«
bat!j giuen to fome but onelp bare bating; to fcme,botb baring aim
Ipfe ; anb to otber fome botb baeing,!pfe,anb fence ; "But bnto man
be batb giuen an tbefe,anb mojeouer a reafonaWe mpnb, tobereb?
be ( anb onelp be baere beneatb ) fenotoetb in all tbingg tobat fyc?
baue anb tobat tbep bee , tobicb tbing tf)ty tbemfelues? knobje not^
JQbicb fe an eutbent p?oof , tbat lobatfoeuer thtf baue oj tobatfiu
euer tbep be 3 tbep baue it anb are it fo? man, $ not fo? tbemfelue^
jTo? to to&at purpofe are an tbeir bertues' anb ejrceHent propertied
if tbep tbemfelues; knotoe t!jem nof: %\)t g>ontte ejxciletb among
tbe celeftiall bobpe^,anb tbe l&ofe among flobaers, %ty Oeaft i3 a
begree aboue t\jz Crees, anb among tbe 35eafte* , one batb fome
one popnt tobteb anotber batb not/But toljat fkilleg it bobat tfjou
art o! tobat tbtrn baft, if tbou knobue it not^ 2Bbat botetb tbee tbe
ligbtjif tbou fee it not ? tobat art tbou tbe better fo? fujaete fent*,if
^oufmeH^cm not % £>; to&at auapfcty tt t^ee to ejccellmanp
OF CHRISTIAN RHtlGION. 289
tbittg tfcftou m'fcowie it not*: ©fa truetb,onlp man of al tljc tbtng?s
intbiS inferio? <!B6?lo , can Ml of t&cfc tbings ano fjoto to iniop
tbem ; ano tberfoje it mttfl n&oes be tbat tbep toere maoe fo? none
but bint; tftat is to toit,tfjat to fpeafee p?operlp, ©ADD batb giuen
toito l)tm tobatfoeuer all otfter creatures eitber baue o? be ; ano b*
batb not Dealt toitb birn fiutplp ass toitb a Creature , but ratber as
toitb a Cbiltr of bis>fo? tobom be batb ejepjeflp createo tbis toojloe
ano giuen it bun to poffefle* jftoto if tbe tfyi ng tbat is poffefleo bee
tnfinitelp IeflTetban tbepoffeflb? tbereof; ano tbetoo?lo is giuen to
man to poffeflTe : boto farre ti)m ootb man ejtcell tbe too?lo *t 9ntr
fcoto greatlp is man bouno bnto <Soo,tobo createo btmof notbing
tbat is to fap,not onlp batb giuen tbe too?lo bnso man,but alfo $i*
um mm man to man bimfelfe*: 522berefo?e if be acfutotoleoge not
fitm to tobom be tjaf beboloen, not onlp foj tbis inberitance but alfo
tuzn foj bis otone being: toljat (ball toe fap but tbat be is an *mna*
turall ano baffarolp Cbifoe, turn fucb a one as batb loft not onelp
W rigbt mpno,but alfo euen bis fences *i 3ftut of fo manp men,of
mbom all ano finguler perfons llano bo uno,botb iopntlp ano feuec
sallp in tbe tobole ano fo? tbe tobole of tbat great bono fo? perfoj*
tttance of tbe Condition tbereof,b o to toe be tljcre tobicb tioe once
■tbixtoz of it, ano boto mucb fetoer be tbere tobidj tbinfce toell of it*;
jftap , boto fetoe bee tbere tobicb knotoe tbat tbere is fucb a bono,
ano boto mucb fetoer ooe oifpofe tbemfelues toacknotoleogeitt
9no if percbaunce fome one o? ttoo among manp ooe oifpofe tbem
felues tbereunto, pet nottoitbitanoing tobo is be tbat euer toas a*:
tie to attune fcnto it 5 conftoering tbat it impojtetb a paloing fcnto
<$oo of tbat tobicb ts W sue t tbat is to toit, tbe imploping of our
felues ano of all tbat be batb giuen bnto as , mm our tobole being
ano life, our <g>enees, our Hleafon,our ooings,ano ttnallp all tbat
*uer toe baue botb toitbin ano toitbout bs , in bis feruice*: ano tbat
toee contrarptoife turne all tbings to our felues as to tbeir proper
*noe,pea ano mm our felues to our felues tobicb are notbing *x 3|f
toe kept a reckoning of our life,boto fmall a part tbereof oo toe be=
fiotoe bpon <8»oo *t Jpoto fetoe of our fteppes ooe toee toalke in bis
feruice*j Cpoto fetoe of our tbougbts are oiretfeo bnto bim *t 3no if
toalokebppon our berp p?apers,tobat are tbep but continuall o5
fences, feeing tbat torn in tfyt miooeff of our greatetf beljemencie,
toe baniib atoap b^ ano bp into bapne imaginations,ano are carieo
its farre atoap from our papers into toanoering concepts 3 as bea^
wen is oiftant from earc^anu further*; Ca^at §>onnctoiUnotfan
© out
*90 OF THE TREWNIS
out tot'tfj Tjint tljat fpeakes euill ofljiss jf atljet *: 02 elsJ all tftat ffann
frp tuiH count Ijim a cotoatD if Ijc pafle it ouet luttb filence? Contra*
rptoife , fculjiclj ofl>gi is moueo tobcn be Ijeatetlj (Sous name blaf*
pljemeo ^ 0} tffte be moueo, tljat fcttetlj bimfelfe m Defence of bim:
B} if be fet bimfelfe in Defcnce,oo$ not bp anD bp forget tt *: COljat
tljen Dotlj tljis atgetoe , but tljat in toerp ttuetlj 5 our <&oule liuetb
notjbtit out ISoDp j ant! tljat out §>oule Ijatb not Ijet mouings and
actions fteeanDliuelp , feeing it ts not moueo at tlje iniurtes tljat
ate Done to tlje Sboule ano to tlje fatljet tbat maoe tf)e <§>oule 3 but
at dje tD^ongg tbat ate Done to tbe boDp anp to tbe fatber of ti;e bo^
Die^f a man bjeake tlje ^cutcljions of out $tmes,toee take it to
bee a gteat oifgtate to bs , anD a toucljtng of out eteoite; ano if \jx
fyeake out 3Images 0? pictutes,loe fall out toitlj Ijim anD null nc*
mt be teconcileD:3no if it be none to a pjince,fce makes it a popnt
of biglj ^teafon ; anD tljat toe Doe not tbe lihe 3 tt fe not fo? toant of
p?tDe,but fojioant of poloet to teuenge iu ©ntijeconttarp pattc,
tobiclj of &s is gtteueo at tbe lojong tbat is Done to bis nepgbbo?,
0} ratf>er ttrf>icb tytongetlj not Ijis nepgbbojt euetp Dap*: ffij tabid)
is mud) moueD ttrfjen be feetb a man flapne before Ijis fare, tmleflfe
fce be bis bjotijer 0? neete ftietiD*: JSap^bicl) of us out felues Dotb
not oaplie W W tyotbet , eptbet in uetp Deeoe, oj in beatt, eptbet
iuitlj tlje g>u>ojD 31 meane , oj b^ fratteo, euen fo? tbe lead offence
tbat can be pjetenoefc, anD fo tested; 0} bjeaftetb not tbe 3jmage of
©od tolrirt) l)t fjatb papnteD anD tngtaueD tit man , euen euetp ljo*
loet toitfjout anp tegatD ?)8oto toljat els is tljis,but tfrat toe fcnoto
itot tbis 3lmage of 05od to beefn out felues *t JF02 odjettoife boto
Dutff free bee fo p?efumptuous 5 as to offer anp butt 0? barmrimto
it , but becaufe tlje fectet confent of all mankinoe in fuclj outtage,
confefTetlj it to be quite anD clcane fojgone,o? at leafftoife to bee fo
UiffiguteD anD Defaceo 3 anD fo fttaungelp betapeo,tbat it cait fcatfl?
bee DifcetneD anp mo?e*t 3nD becauft tlje kinDjeD tfjat is btthjmxt
all men , DettueD ftom tlje fatbet of tljeit Joules, mouetb bs bet?
little Jnit tlje bple feinD?eD of tlje fleil) mouctlj DS betp muc^ luljic^
is as fatte infetiout to tlje otbet , as tbete is oDDes bettnitt f foule
anD a lump of cattb>o? betiaeene tlje fatljets of eptbet of tljem;tljat
is to tott 3 betto£ne C5^DD anD Spant^et not^itljftanDing,feeincf
tljat tlje tuidkeDDelt man in tlje toojlo,anD fucb a one as fecmetlj to
bee toucbeD tuitl) notljing 3 baumg once flapne Ijim lubom be Ijateo
molt of all men , ootlj b^ anD b^ aftet tlje DeeDe Done 3 feele a batt*
bpting m ^is mpnD 3 anD a tojmeut in ^is Confidence 5 totyd) tljing
OF CHRISTIAN RUIGIOM. 2^1
fa feeletb not fo? cfte kffling of a tljoufann beaded euerp nap; toljat
ran tot fap t o be tije caufe tljereo^but only tije remapnner of ©000
3[ntage common to all men,tobtcb puttetlj \jirn in mpnn oftije tote*
kennefle tbat be batb none 3 mm fa bigblp offenoen at bfa titxine of*
fence 3 aria toljtcb ( accruing to ttiis^ fapingThe good blud lyeth
not)maketlj our innptement of tt felf, ann tooulo fapne euen it feif
be reuengen of M tottbm Wt 'Cfeerfojelet bg fap(toljicb fbt'ng toe
rannot nenpe tinlelle toee nenpe our felueg ) tljat ©on createo man
to be to btm asi a Cbiln, ann tljat man fa grotone out of kpnn, pea
Craungelp grotone out of kpno 3 not regarding (ag toee fee m moft
nten)to bee knotone eptljer of bfa father oj ofljfa bjetb?en,(tobtclj
tiring nottottbttanning tbe baft arns of tbfa too?ln no feeke to tljett
fcttermott to noe) but bp bfa ftriH going about to aboitiT) bfa P^e-
gw ano al bfa titlte of ktnnjen 3 tbat be mtgljt be callen tije feonne The Come of
of tljeeartb,(tobtcb toaa tbe name ofBailarog in olo tpme) ratber thecal
tljan tije fonne of btm tljat begate ljim,ann createn fo manp tfjtngs
foj btm to iniope, jFo^pjcofe tobereof to be true,tobat ame toe at in
all our ftuoieg ann mneuer^but tlje eartb ann eartblp tbingsytpaa
toe contimten ft ill in our ojigtnall creation,toee fljouln accojoing to
tbe fpirttuall fubllaunce of our g>oule$ 3 fymz naturallp purfetoefc
fptrttuail tbmgg,pea ano baue mounteo bp aboue tlje berp beauen*
£ tbrngg^ut toljere feeke toee noto our inberitance,our toelfare,
ann our feltcttce,but in tbefe tranGtojte tljinga^ano tobereof are al
our fatten ano quarrels in tbfa toojlo,but of €attell ? of Cojne ann
of JLano^aHberefoje toe muff nines confefle, tljat tt fa a tottnelfc
of tbe ntfberettng of S^ankpnn from tbe berttage of fetes fatber., ana
tljat be fa in bfa fatberg oifpleafure ano oifFauour 3 ano tljat be notlj
but runne after peafecooneg as tbe pjontgall Cljtloe nin 3 toben Ijc
ban toalten bfa inberitancelicenttouflp*
T5ut noto to come to tbofe toljicb make mot! pjofeffion of gon*
itne(re;tobence(tbtnke toe) commetb tije otftrufttbat all of bs baue
naturalip of ©ons gxonnefle ann alfidance^but of tije feeling of out
lul! ntfljcrtfon,tobtcb our confetence fa greeuen at tottljm bs^ ^Tlje
fonne of a goto ann riclj fatber beljtgbtetb Ijmtfelfe ajs mttclj releefe
agi b(s fatber fa able to paelo , ann as be bunfelfe Ijatb nd^ne of ♦ 31f
?tot;but tljat tbe Cbtln noubt tbereof:toe p^efume fo farre of tbe fa*
tljets gannefle,tbat toe conclune tijat bfa fonne Ijatlj offennen ljun,
ann manebmtfelf tottoojtljp of bfa gconnelfe bp fome great crpmc*
JJ5oto tben,feehtg tljat ©on fa t^e berp g©nne(le ann rtcljes tijem^
felues,to^erof commet^ it tljat no man can aflure Ijtmfelf of tbem^
% z tljat
api OF THE TREWNES
tbat no man can reft bmtfelf bololp enough topon &nn?rtjat no matt
can trttft bnto fctotfo attureolp a* W gajonefle requtrctlj <: ano ft*
nallp tfjat our requeftes arc fo fun of oiftruft,ano our bcarts fo fun
of bnbetefe^urdpjfeing tl>cfault cannot be to (Sons gcoonefle,
tobtri) is a fountapne tbat cannot be 02epneo o?pc:tt mud n&oes be
tbat tbe fault remapnetb alonlp in tbe naugbtinefleanofrapltteof
ourfelucs , tobicb nare not bopefajgroo at tf;ebano of bmttobiclj
is( molt ejccellentlp gcoo , becaufe our tobole nature tclletb bs tbat
toe bee toitoojtbte of btf grace^ bp reafon toe ijaue ofifenneD btm tea
grmtottflp*
in rcCpca of 3!f toe conGoer tbe gouewment ano.ojoer of tbe ffilojlo , toce
the world, map tntn tbere alfo fino apparantlp, tljat man boloetb not bimfelf
in bis ftate^but is falne frotu tbe feate of bonour toberein 600 ban
placeo bmn (Son ban fet btm aloft , aboue tbe Atones, aboue tfje
piantes 5 aboue tbe ^jute beaftes,pea ano aboue tbe toojlo it felfe,
3|fbeabpoeftill in bis oegree, tobence commetlj it tljat fomanp
mtn make tljemfelues bonoflaucs to (Solo ano otljer mettals^ana
tljat fo manp men ooe leane tbe life of plants ano bjute beaftcs in
tbe boopes of men *; fome giuing tbemfelues to nougbt els tban to
eattog,o?toktog ano Iteping, ano neuer lifting tljemfelues bp anp
Ijigber; ano otberfome confuming ano toafting tljemfelues in moft
beaftlp oeligljts f pleafures \ tfo} tobat beatt is tbere tbat tooulfc
be a^lantjO? plant tbat (bcotetb not lip to get out of tbe grouno^
Co be fyojt , tobat tljtog is tljere in tlje tobole toojlo fauing onelp
man , tobicb notb not berp pjecifelp keepe tbe otone date ano oe*
gree *: 31 WV V*m ff a man fiboulo fee one toitb a ppcelp Crotonc
al mpjp on bis bean filling fte grouno ano follotoing tbe piougb;
tobat tooulo be tbinfce but tbat be toere ocpofeo from bis &b?one,
ano tbat fome mtfebief toere befalne btm *: 9no tobat tben is to be
fapooftbatman, tobicb topletb to Doongbils ano ffculftetbtnta
corners to toallotoe btmfelfe in a tboufano fojts of filtbines , ami
implopetlj alibis toit bpon fucb tbtogs : but tbat be is falne from
tbe toppe of bis mpnoe,ano tbat b^ tbe greeuonfnes of tbat fall, be
batb fo lameo ano mapmeo all bis abilities, tbat it Ipetb not to btm
to returne againe from tobence- be is falne H tfo} tobo can oenp but
fce is bojne to greater tbings tban bee ooetb ? ©? tobo can tbinke
tbat <S © D batb giuen bim an immojtall ^oule, to tbe intent be
ftouloimplop bimfelfe altogetber about tbings tobicb are not fa
mucb as toojtbp to be mojtall *: © j a countenance tobicb be caflcrfj
jcominuallpto t&empnntogof^eauen, to tofce grouping on ;tlje
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION.' 203
ntpje % ©? a Scepter, to plap tbe bi^aro toitb it m a plape *;€>?«
triple space to rake Doungbilleg toitljall, o? too aigge tbe grouno
toitbalft
3game ? boto fe tf>e iatoe ana ojaer of gouernement tob«b ftu
netb fojtb m tbe tobole toojto ami tn all tbe parte* thereof, turnea
apfioeootanein man tobo is tbelitle *KHo?to,bp tbeatfobeoience
of tbe 75oop to t^e Ǥ>oule <i 3|n planter , in ^ree* ? ana in tyute
beaftea^tbe foule oiffributetb nurrifbmft bp pjopojtiomCbeir bo*
apes obepe tbe oirection of rtjetr &oule$ toitbout gepnfaping, ami
mrpabilitteperfojmetbbfe&uetie accojuinglp* Cb^tmrrinjmg
abttitiefollotoetbbfe appettte^,anti goetb not bepono tbem* %\)Z
fenGtiue follotoetb W naturaH oeligbtj^but it aiolatetb tbem not,
25at as foj man, tobat (ball tuee fapof btm *t Smrelp tbat btsboop
commaunoetb W &oule , a* if tbe piougb (boulo ajarae tbe Ipoj-
fes,a tbep Cap ; tbat bis toill fufferetb it felfe to be rule* bp bts ap«
p etites ; tljat bis reafon rs an bnnerlmg to bfe fence^anD tljat bt'a
fcerp tobole nature is mod commonly quite out of o?ucr« So mud
toe nee&cs confelTe an ouertbjotoe of nature, in Ijim fcu tobom ne«
aertbelefle nature tt felfe teas mane,antj tbat man toas ftoarueo a*
(ioe from Ijis rigb t toap/eetng tbat all o tljer parted of tbe (KJojito
Doe follow tbetr jQature, amubat jftaturettfelfe teaebetb bstt*
dftbat is to be fapo tben,but tbat man is not onelp falne from tbe
ftate toberem be toas , to be fet tn lotoer Degree tban be toag afoje*
but alfo tbat be is falne in btmfelfe an* from btm felf e,tn ana from
bis otonc peculiar nature ? a&ojeouer tt is manifeft tbat tbe fcoojlo
toas createb foj mans bfe ; f oj tbe toojlo futotoetb not tt felfe , no?
tbe creatures tbat are tberetn*3no agetne, as fo? tbe Angels, tbep
neebeo tt not ■, ana as fin tbe b?u te beaftes 3 tbep baue no f kill to bfe
tt«©neip man batb bnDerffanoing to bfe tlje ferutce tbeteof,ant> a
booptbatbatb neeoe of tbetr ferutce* St'tb tt is fo ,^bo can Doube
tbat <&ot> creates man latcl; a itnourfe&ge of bis creature^ auo al<
fogauebtrnpotoerouertljem*; (Lfllbereofcommctbtttben tljat tlje
beaded Doe naturallp know tbetr feafons , t\)t remctiies of tljcir
tifeafes , ano tbe Epcrbcs tbat baue a p?op?tette of nature to beale
tbem ; ano tbat onlp man among all otber Ituing tljtngs>knotoetlj
tbem not , tnfomucb as be is fapne to goe to &cboole to tbe tyttte
bealles to learnetbem *t 9lfotobereof commetb tt tbat tbefe crea*
tures(ujbicb furelp <0©O mat>e not to be fnares to man, fo? tbat
ban bene repugnant to tbe goonnes of tbe Creator , but fo? mans
benefice anD feruice) doc nolo iu'eke ano fpur ne agetnfi man , pea
% % eueit
2P4 OF THE T R E W N E S
euen t(jofe toln'rb baue no potoer oj ttrlgtb at all to tottfjtfanti Jim?
Let bs omit &£Joolues,ieopart>s,am> ILpons,\aal)tclj feemeto baue
fome fojce to ouermatclj tbe meakencs of man* £&bat meanetb it
tb*t too? mes make bs taarre toitbm our Botocls, p bermin bcuou*
rctb our Cojne 3 anD tljat tbe eartlj pec loctb bs not anp kinfc of fruit
tojjjtdj (jatlj not a peculiar enemte in it , to marre it ere it come to
our Ijanu : Out to ojiue bs to confefle , tbat man mult neenes Ijaue
oSfinDcn bt* maker rtgbc greeuouflp,anb tl)at u-bercas (Sous put-
tin^ offjts creatures in fubiectton to manias to tlje enu tljat man
fljouloljaue continues in obebiencebnto 6©D,noU)becaufe man
Ijatij rebelled againft <£5otrs ^aielTie , (Sou alfo fuffcretlj cbofe to
rebell againft man,U)ljomljelja&put tnfubiecrion to man,pea tmn
to tljeucrp offkourmgs of tlje eartlj *; tfo} toljat els is tljts contra-
rietieoftbe eartlj toljim tljatttlletb it, oftljeS>ea toljim tljatfap*
letb tt^anti of tlje aire to tbe fueceflc of all our labours ana trauete,
but a pjoteffation of brfjolc nature,tljat it utfoeinetlj to fcrue a crca*
turedjattoas fo pjefumptuous as tobifobep bis Creato?; a crea*
ture 31 fop > \nbici) bp boing feruiceto tlje creatures, Ijatljfojgone
t&e autljojttie tnljiclj be baa receiuea of bis spakert
in refpeaof j/^o\xi confequentlp let bs conSuer man totoaws man*£Oljat is!
Man ' tfoere moje nifojocrea ojt moje corrarie to naiure,tljan is tbe nature
of manljimfelfe*: 31f bcatfes of onekinti aoe kill oj eateone ano*
tljer; toeetakeit fojanouglptljing* tfftiljatan ouglpneffetbcn
ougljt it to be bnto bs , toljen toee fee botu men ( tobo alonlp be in*
iiueD Intel) reafon,) Doe euerp Ijotoje kill one anotljer,ann roote out
oneanotljer VJftaprntljcrisitnotagreac toonaer to fee goon a«
greement ann freno(bip 3 not among jl2ations,not bettoeene Colt*
tries,not among Companies ; but euen in boufcljol&s 3 pea ana be.
tteecneCljamberfcllobjes^SItoltteg areciueli: but pet intoljat
race of 2noUtesfl;alltoee finb Caribiesanb Cannibals ? JLpon*
alfo are cruel! : but pet trfjere tocre tljep euer feene in fatten one
z$m% anotber *: BoVa toljatis toarre , but a gatljcring anb pac*
kin$ Dp togctljer of all tbe fojts of bcaftlmestljat are in tbe toojlD^
3no pet u>ljat is moje common among men tban tljat ? 9 15eaft
(fop fome)totUbarke o? grunt erebc bpte; abaufetotll cracke ere
tt fillfcottne; ano tlje WXinD Uabiflietb ere it bjeake tbings* ^uc
contrariteife tobat is man totnarbs man H tubo euen to laugbing,
t^eatuctb 3 in faluting (leaetb^ $ bnber faere countenance of cour*
teotts intcrtepnement , clokrtb a tboufom yberpents, a tbottfann
L^on^ a tljouCanb ©uicfefanb^ ant» a tljoufenD Rocket at once^
Kiel
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 2p$
8JM :Ietbs leaue tbe totckeo tobicb Difcouer tbemfeluea coo
mucb* COfjat Doe toee m all our bargapmnj , buying anD fcIUngr, ,
but beguple one anotljer *t oj tobat Doe toe in our Dalping , but De*
luDe one anotbcr/ranD tobat els is tbe toljolc for icttc of man tobiclj
toe fo bigblp commenD>but a felfgatne, ano a iierp incrocbing one
bppon another , tbe greater fojc as tpjancs bppon tbe meaner, tbe
meaner upon tbe inferiour fo?t , ana tbe infer tour foit one bppon at*
nocber too take bun m fome trtppe <: ^o bee (bojc , if toee Doe anp
gooo, it is but to tbe ena to bee feene ; asfo? in ferret, toee toill doc
none at aiLa$eine, if mee fojbeare to Doe euill , it is but fo? feare
lead tbe cKIIojlD IboulD kno toe it ; anD toere tbat feare atoap , toee
tooulD (lick at notbing* (EObcrto tben feruetb ds our reafon tobtcft
ftoulD furtber fcs bnto ail gooDnes, but to couer our nau^btineiTe,
tbat is to fap , to make us toooife anD moje bnreafonaDle *t pet not*
imtbit.tnDing boto tmreafonable fo euer toee bee in all our Doings?,
toe cannot but knotoe tbat tbere is a reafon ; anD toe re it not in bs,
toe coulo not concaue it ; anD toere it not cojrupteD,toe (boulD noc
fujaruefrom tt •, anD pet if toe examine ourefelues, tot (balnotbee
able to Denp,but tbat toe Digreffe be rp farre from it 4 €fc rcfojte toe
ma? toell Deeme of our reafon , as of an epficrbt tbat i? either im*
papjeD o) incbauneeo* 3t batb tbe grounD of (tgbflftll; but yet it
ftanDetb tht partte in no tteao , but onelp to beguple l)im bp falfe
images ano illuflons.
Lee ds come to man in btmfelfe,anD fee tobetber at leafttotfe be ^ n *"*$*$
loue bimfeifc better tban otber men : anD tbe moje toee (frrrc bim, 0l hunfdfc
tbe moje (bill toe feele tbe fftnebe of bis co?ruptton,CQben a Difea-
feD mm feeles pane , toee (ap tbere is corruption in bis boop ; ano
furtbentiojetbsttlKre is a Default in jftuure , ojtbat tbe partie
batb tdken fome ctreat furfet,tobicb batb bjougbt bim to tljat cafe*
jftototben tobat fyal toe fap of tbe peat nomber of tsifeafes tobnr*
toitbmankinD ispepneD.anD toberetottbbeis fo tobolp ouertobel*
meD,tbat tbere is not anp age of bis life, anp part of hie boap, 0? a*
up froalifciHig in «p part of bis fle(b,tobicb b«b not fome pccult*
ar Difeafe *: fitsy 31 fap furtlnr,tb it man alone is fubtctf tco mo ct*
fetfes , tban all other liutncc tbtngs in tbis CSto^D togttber* €l;e
Pjilofopbers fatoe tt,anD baue maac bookes ejep^cflp thereof, anD
are Dtterlp amafcD ano graueles in fcektng out theemte thereof,
anD tbep coulD nai?r pelt p&lDe anp Heafon tbrreof tobicb might
fatiffie otbers oi tbemfeiues, j^euertbelc!Te tbe moa parte of
t&em come to tfeis point > tl;at man is tbe mod fcnijappieil of all lu
% 4 uiug;
lp6 OF THE TRIWKEJ
tiing totgljt S; anD tljep finn fault tottb (Son an d nature foj tt,to&om
tiotttutbaantungtbepconfcffe coljaue oooncnotbfagbut iuttlpto
t&ac beljalfeXne Tapes , tljat onelp span flcactb bimfclfe tlj?ou gb
impatience of grecf. ataotberfapes^bat tbe Ipfe of man is fuel;,
as tbat ucatb is r atbcr to bee ncfireo of bun tljan Ipfc* 3no of TucG
fpeecbes ooe alltbeir fecljcoles ring* €bere is another tubicb toritb
great iaoon&crment,rcckcnctb up ccrtcincljuntycM ofoifeafe*
lulj cr eunto tlje epe alone is fubiect, J3oiu tobicb of all tlje bcatte s
Ijatbfomucbastbctljittitbpart oftbem in bisboap^Ss itlikclp
tbat (Sou , tobicb Ijatb gtuen to Span To great pjebeminence aboue
all bis creatures, create* !jim of purpofc to tojment bim aboue all
otljer creatures \ SD) ratljer is it not to be fapvbat man to in* o}U
gin all toas treat et> far re after anotbc r fojt tljan be noto is,tobetfjec
it be in refpett of tb c Creator Ijimfclfc , oj oftfje enbe fo? tuljiclj bee
ereateo bim \ feurclp djen 3 let us fap as toe baue fapae afoje , tbat
tlje uerp cauTe tub? 9©an alone batb mo bifeafes in bis boop , tljan
allotber Creatures toogttljer; ts fo? tbat bee bauingabufeo Q3ods
gracious gifts, batb boone m o?e eutll t ban all t b ep coulo T kin too
Doe: ana tbat tbe berp euill ano bntotoarbnes tbat is in tbem, ig
but to ptmiflj mm fcuitljall : as fo j c x ample,tbe Epa pie anb gpnoiue
feme not to burt tbe eartb oj tbe fruites of tl;e eartfj, but to punifg
Ijim tbat Qjoulo take tbe benefitc of tbettn
againe,U3ben toe conte to confioer t\)t &oule ami tbe boop knit
together; tobat a number of affections boe toe mate toitbail rtjere 3
(tobidj as faitb Plutark)are To mucb moje fojotofufl am> greeuoug
rfjan t\)t booilp oifeafes , as tbe g>oule is moje Snfufl ano blame*
too?tbte tban tbe booie ? Co tying tbefe palfions to Tome reafona*
bleo?ber, tljepbflofopbcrsbaue maoe bakes e]tp?eflp of #&ojaU
fcertue, ano giuen precepts (Tap rtjep) to tying djem to obeoience:
tobercm tbep confefle tbe rebellioufoefle tbat is naturallp in bs a*
gainft reafon^ut tobo feeletb not in bimfelfe 3 tbat djeir remeoics
feme not To mud; to take atoap tlje mtfdjief,as to cloke it? Wlflfy
ts a plapne oeriaration, tbat it is not a fpot Mjicb map bee toafljeu
ittoap 3 but a neepe imp jeffion tyonoeo in nature as it toere toitb a
fearing p jon , toljicb in berp beeoe is not to bee toppeo out agapne,
tut couerefynoj to be fuboetoeb ano ouercome^buttoitb mucb aoo
to bercftrepneo an&btlo fl)o?t, jfuttbermoje 5 fecing djatreafonis
fo mucb moje excellent djan paffton oj atTcdion 3 as djefo^me tynyt
0} falbionffap d)ep)is mo?e eiccellent tban ^ matter oj ftuffe tober^
in it iiaijualjcnce commeti) tl;tj3 infection in w$tt maked; t^e mat*
tec
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 2p7
fcer to ouermapff er fte fo?me ? ana r aufeft fte fojme (as: pe toouto
fap)to recepue fyape ana fafbion of fte matter;ftat fa to fap^tobift
^uttetii reafon in fubiertion to affection^ to fte impjefftong tobift
affection peelaeft,contrarp to fte o?aer twljtcij fa obferuea in all fte
toftole toogto befiae ? jfo? tobat efa fa tbfa intemperance of ourtf,
but reafort(fuft ag it noto remapneft)imp?mtea toift luft ana con*
cupifcence? 3na tobat efa fa anger,but reafon attepntea toift fto*
Ier 3 ana fo fa?ft of fte retf ?3na if a man toil! fap,ftat ftefe ftingg
are naturall tn b&tobereof commeft it ftat of ftefe affectiong,toee
concepue intoaralp remo?fe,ana outtoaralp fljame ; pea ana tbat fo
natttraHp,a$ toee muft of neceflttte noeaeg feele tbem tobefter toee
toill o? no,ana can no mo?e let ftem ftan toe can reftrepne ft e bea*
ting of our ipulfeg o? fte panting of our l£>eart$ : but becaufe tbat
ft ame ana remote fo? finne ate naturall tn b^bttt fte Snne it felfe
fa againtt nature?9te fo? e*ample,ftere be ftings fte aoing tober*
of fa m bis bpce;ana m bjute 3$ea(te,nature:fo? ftep be angrp,ftep
aauenge tfjemfelue^ano ftep companp togefter inaifferentlp an*
m open ligbt : ana of fo aoing tbep bee not afyamea, becaufe tt fa
fteir nature ♦ j!2oto 5 toere tbefe affections ana fleflrfp pleafures a*
naturall in ifa as in fte Vz&tttfyte little (b oula toe bee atfjamea of
fjjem,a$ ftep ♦ "But contrarptoife,if an fjoneff man come in tofjtle
toee bee angcie,bp ana bp our rage is repjelfea, as toljo tooula fap
but bpce aia bpae it felfe from bimtana if a man come bpon us *m*
atoares in taking our pleafure(pea tbougb it bee toell latofull)toec
WuflMs if our blua toere aettrous to biae ann to couer our ooingg*
J)ea ana fcoto fccre tip foeuer toe be alone b^ our feluegi in wcutio
of our fyct$ ; toee incounter continuallp toitb a companpon in our
felue^tobtft not onlp bearetb toitnefle of t!;em 5 but alfo consent*
ueft ana punifyeft tbem in tfa ♦ ^coftlp ften, tbe motions of an*
ger ana lull agamft reafon in man , are not naturall no? ojigmall,
ftat fa to fap,ftep pjoc&ae not of bfa ftrff creation; but are come in Diodon» lib.
aftertoara b^ corruption. 9ina tberefo?e tbe remojfe tobicb bappe= Herodotusin
netb tonto M in tljofe palTton^tS notljingbut a fecrete(botobeitbe-' his cuo,
rp liuelp ) toaming of nature , tobicb tsJ aftamea to plap tbe b?ttte
bea^tobicb tbing (be tooula not be,if tbofe tbtng^ toere ojiginaflp
of mang nature ♦ 3na inberp aect;e 5 tbe bniuerfafl confent ofmatt*
i^pna in being afljamea to goe nafcea, infomuclj tbat tbep Ijaa letter Auftin in his
to fee tbe ffcinne of a 3$eaft , o? tbe excrement of a eftcojme toppon woorkofthe
tbemfelues,tban to fe tbeir otone fleff>:ann dje tbing tobicb S>aint ^f c T^
Auftin notetfc in all men j namelp , ftat ftcp totll rafter aoe open 17 ; an a l8 ,
tojjwg
2p8 OF THE TREWNI5
tojong in aH mens figfotijan Ijaue to noe tottlj tbeir Iatofut tout** :
opcalp ; noe euinentfp (betoe tfjat tlje beaftlinefle (tbat is to fap tlje
conruptlcence oj lufr) tbat is m tarnall copulation, is not an ojigi*
nan nature,bnt a mere coemption tbereof* flBbicb tbtng our p?e*
fent age ( but furelp notljing to ber pjapfe) map bettefj??oue bnto
bs,tl;an al tbe reafons in tbe toojftMf 02 certepnlp,contincrmg t!>e
etcelTiueouerflotoing of bices tobicb is to be feene, $ f> cuttomable
b e of tljem, pea ttitn of fuel; as are againft nature , turnco almoft
into nature ; if euer boluptuoufnefle couln baue tranffojmen it felfc
into nature,ann pjeuaplen againtlnature 3 ttmuff n&nes baue bene
in tbis our age; toberein nonmtbftanning, as ftronglp armcn,att*
tbo?ifco , ann reigning as \)v^ feemctb to be, pet is fl;e infojeen to
Ijpneberfclfe euen in tbe minneft of ber trpumpbs,nnnoubtenlp a£
acknotulenging tfjat fye reignetlj not ouer Yjtt otone,but ouer ano*
rtjermans,
3gapne,tf pe baue an epe to frtenn(btp,to rfjaritte,to tlje tying*
tngbpofCbtlnjea, to focietie in $pariage;tobotmlI not fap tbat
foj all our trapning bp to leanebs tbeceto , ann foj all our rcaning
to inftmtt bs tberein,pet toe ban nriene to refojt to tlje bjutt beafteg
to learne of tljem, ami to take example of tljem , tobicb is a token
(as 31 fapa afoje)tljat tbeir nature is lefle corrupt tban ours?3!f tbe
cafe concerne tbe turning atoap from tbe bpces of 3!ntemperance,
!ccberie,D?imkennelTe, Unreff,^ fucb otljers: tobo tooulo tbinke
thzt our nature being fo e]tcellent,ann(bcfines tbe nifcourfe of rca*
fon(batting fo manp Latoes,g>tatutes,l{3enaltics,£ Spagiffrates
to belpe it;ano being bipnlen loitb fo manp naungers,fo2otoes and
papnes infetoir.g tbe fame ; fljouln pet nottmtbftanoing not bee re*
ftrepnetutobereas on tbe contrarp part, tbe bjute beaftes noe nam*
rallp foibearebotb foooe ann pleafure, fauing onelp To farrefoo?tfj
as nature requiretb,tljat is to wit, fo? tbe maintenance ann prefer*
uation of tbem felues ann of tbeir kinn ? 3nn feeing tljcir nature
notb fo bpboln it felfe , ann ttjat our nature beeing ftapeo fo manp
luapes,ann clofen in mttb fo manp barres , cannot bee bpbeln no?
kept toitbin compaffe : tobo can fap tbat our nature (in cafeas it i<&
nolue,)is not in tuojfe plpgljt tban tbcirs is ? Sinn yzt tobo \&\\ fap
tbat tlje Mature of tbe eitcellentetf of all otber Creatures , batb afc
toapes bene fuel) from tbefirft original! beginning tbereof? 911 tbe
fapn tbings are comon botb to Span ann 33caft:but yzt n*o?eouer,
£©an glo^ietb of an ercellencie of mpnn innrbeo bp <5on tm'tft infi-
nite goonlp giftis* SBljat i^i to be fain tf;en , if in tlje tijing ujljercbn
be
•*m
CF CHRISTIAN RILIGION. 2pp
fcc furmountetb tljem,tie be founn inferiour to tbem ': ©? tftn tljat
toljicbof it felf is uncorruptible, corruption be mod open anoeufc
acne ': ©f fo manp men inoetoeo toitb Sicafan , 31 P?ap pou Ijoto
manp be tbere tljat bfe it ^ €ljat is to fap , Of fo man? men, Ijott*
manp be not bjute beailes *: ©? Whit rarer tljmg is tbere among
men, tljan a berp man in oeeoe ^ 3no of fuel; as ufe Keafon , boto
manp be cliere tljat bfe tc tocll -, tbat ts to fap , Ijoto manp bee tljere
toljtcij be not Diuels*: jftotu take mee out of mauktno tlje beatlcjaf
ano tljetriucls,ano tofco Drill t&inke it ttraunge tljatapijilofopljer
tooke a ^o?cb at bigb nameoap,to feeke fo? a Span tit tlje mtooes
of a multttuoe *i ©ne fojt alltljetr life longooe fet tljetr mpno up*
pon noting but tljis Ipfe ; tljep fpare not fo mucb tpme as to con*
fioer tnljat tbat potoer isfcifjiclj tooojketlj tljat tbougfjtintljem*
What bootetlj it rbefemoje to baue a mpno,tljan tt bootetlj a man
to b aue epes tlju ootb natljing but deeped ©tljers implop it about
tlje oefpling of fome mans toifc,o? tbe oeflotojing of fome maioen,
o? tlje glofiug of fome tujong , o? tbe elumng of fome rigljt , o? tlje
fotoing of oifcojto in fome Ijoufe&olt? , o? tlje fetting of fp?e on tlje
fotoer corners of fome Kcalme* %o tubat purpofe ageineis it fo?
tljefe men to baue a myito > toljtcb is bent ano intenbeo to notljtng
tut mifcljief *t ©? loljat els is fuc& a mpnD,t&an $ epe of tlje * bead * The c *™:
of £gipt,toljicljktlletlj tbofe toljomit looked bpon,ano it felfalfo \£ <^kT
bp f rebounoingback of bis otnne figbt ^ &>ome in oeeoe o© lift up tr yce,
^epeoftbeirmpnbaloftjbut^oujfarreo?toljatfeetbep? Smrelp
(as fattlj Ariftotle)euen as mucb as an ©tale in tbe bjigljt funne.
%fyz <£oge of bnoerftanoing rebatetb at tlje outBoe of tlje ieaft
tbittgs tbat are x anr> botu tben (ball it be able to enter into t&enrt
©ur mpnoisoafeleotmtljbapojS; anotoljattmllitbctljenattbe
fln^pjoclnble ligbt fo? tobiclj it toas createo ? © © D createo tlje
flEtoilo fo? man ; tljerefoje Ijis intent t»as tljat man fljoulo Ijaue
tb< feruice tbereof : ano tljat &emig;&tbaue tlje feruice of tbings,tt
bebc»uctibimtoknoti)etbenn Contrari\i)ife 9 tDljat tljingooe toce
linotne fuStctemlp ? SLtbat kno^e toee in comparifon of tljat twee
fcnntoe not ? Inn Ijotu cantu^ bfe tlje feruice of tljem, feeing eueit
tlje (raft tbings commannn bs ; not tbe 15eaffes 3 tlje Iperbes 3 atm
tlje Atones onlp,but alfo turn tbe Cartlj ano tlje tjerp r??o(fe tljere*
of^c^oDbatlj createo m^nfo?ljtso\ajncglo?p; ant; as man is tlje
cnooftbemo?lo,fois 6©D (ljeenoof^an» 3nt?^isnottobe
toubteo, but tbat as @oo $mz man knutale&ge of x%z \DO?loe,tba t
bee migljt ufe it too bis befcoofe j fo l;ee gaue fjim knoWetige of lji«
©on&eao,
300 OF THE TREWNES
©onbcan,tbatbe migbt fetue Ijim* 3£utboto manp be tbere tobfefc
ame ac tbis matke ? ano btib (fail toce bit it if toee ame not at it *:
enn Ijoto (ball toe ante at tt 5 tf toe fee it not <: ano Ijoto (fall toce lee
tt , if toe tljtnke not on it no? parte not fo? it *: ^gaine , let bs bend
out toi 1 1 cs to it as ffou tip as ujc can ; tobo to be tljat f ale tb not bim
felf e to quaple,toben be is to t bin k npon ©oo<; CO bo is be tbat bur*
ftctb not , if bee fttcpne bimfelfe to farre *t 3no tobeteof commetfe
tbis , but tljat tbe ffring of tljis Botoe fatlj falne into tbe Matter,
anD is in ad c fo tact tljat it toil ferue to no purpofe anp mo?e.' %\)i&
m pno to ingetlj foo? tb neenes ; ann becaufe tbep be fometofat Goto,
tbep be none toitb tbe mo?c aouifement* T5\\t toljat ate tbe bed of
tljoTe scenes but finne % j f toec commit anp crpme , all out toboie
mpnu goctb toitb it ,an o out Doing of tbe euill is fo? tbe euils fake*
33ut if toe Doe anp goon-, tobiclj of bs Dntb it not as a bptocojkc fo?
fome otljcr tbings fake, tatbet tban fo? tbe loue of tbe goon itfclfe;
us one fo? bonout , anotbet fo? gaine , ano a tbitD fo? feate \ 9nn
toljat elks is tbis , but a fetuing of nanitie, ano not an obeping of
tier tue *t 3no tobeteas euill is nougb t els tban a beteuing o? toath
ting of goon : tobo is bee on tbe conttatie part, tobiclj tljtnkctlj not
bimfelfa man goonpnougb,if be Doe no euilhSs toljo toouln fap £
goD alfo toerenotbing ete but tbe beteuing o? abfence of mil 9m>
tn ber? neeoe tobome Doe toe call gooD ano boned men^but fu clj ajes
abffepne from Dooing men to?ong , from Healing, from c t to?tin g,
ano from lenning nppon Ctfurie , albeit tbat it beboue tbem to p?o«
ran e far tber,ann to be liberal! in giuing, fo?toarn in Ijelpmg, ann
Diligent in fetuing , fo?afmucb as goonnes is not a Defect o? a not*
Dcoing of tbings,but an effect o? Doing of tbings,anD confiftctb not
tn onelp t eftepning o? ceaffing , but in tooo?king anD petfo?ming*
3nn in cffcd v tofjat els is it to Define an Ijoncfi man to be fucb a one
as Dotb notbing a cal; tban to Define a gooD 3r cljer to be fucb a one
as neuet (bootetb at all ? Cljis minn of ours Dotb alfo palofooitlj
too?DS : ann tbep pafle out mo?e ftoiftlp tban oeenes,pea euen from
tbe toifeft«3!f a man toouln keepe a teckening of bis too?ns but fo?
one nap ; toljat fljouln bee finn at nigb t but a beapc of nanittes , as
backebptings , flaunoer s , leafings, raplings, befines a tboufann
fojtes of flippctneuices ann inlctoo?ns, tobiclj euen bp tljeit onelp
inlenefle noe toell beto?ap out nanitie *t 9nn fitlj it is euinent tljat
tofjereasfpeecb toas giuento* to procure ann maintepne focietie,
toe fee it is commonlp applpcn to tlje b?eaking tljcrcof, b^ fotoing
of nifcojn ann nebate; to(>o i#n nenp but tljat tl;crc i# a notable coj*
ruptton
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 301
ruption in tbe mpmi , tobicb btteretb fojtb ttjat fpeecbe *: ageine,
feing it i$ an bniuerfal upce,agem(itoWclj tbe better fojt no ttriue
tottb an tbeir fo?ce am> cannot ouercome it; toljo can Cap it ig a \*itz
tbat is mrinent but to fome peculiar perfonej5,anr» not to tbe tobole
fepnn of man*; (Lftijat i<3 to be fapo tbenuf our tbougbtg ana totttg,
tobereof tobole tboufanos palfe tbjoug!) our mpno in an Ijotoer,
tobicb our mpnss can neither repieffe no? ejcpjelfe *; © boto man?
noe toe efteeme to be g©n men, toljome toe ffjouto fie to be toickea
wen if tbeir tbougbts lap open, oj if toe Ijao epejs to fee into tbenVt
£) tobat a fcnt of toiloe beaftes fbouto toee fee barberefc in a man*
beart a$ in a jf ojefft 9nn tobat is tben our f kil 3 but ignorance; out
lut?tiome,tiut fcanitie •, ami our bonnes , but bipocrtfie <i ^ijerein
confiftetb our toertueybut in concealing our fcpce0,tobenag in trutfr
(ag faptb Ariftotlejit mere botlj mo?e fo? our beljoof ano mo?e ap*
pjocbiug to rigl;tuoufneg,if toe lapo tbem open ^ ^o?eouer,tobat
it all our infycing of our felues to banquifl; our trices, but a labo *
rmg to outronne our otone fbaaotoe, tobicb (noe toe tobat toe can)
toill altoapes accompanp as tobetber toee toill o? no t 3ift furelp
toe ougbt to be afyamen , not fo mud) fo? tbat toee bee fucb,a$ fo?
tbat eitber toe knotoe not our feluea to be fucb,oj be not fufftcient*
Ip aibameo tbat toe be fucb* jfteitber is tbere a (Jronger p?©f of our
co?ruption 3 tban tbat; in like maner a^ toe semte tbem to be filtbte
jmo Sinking , tobicb are raking in p?iuies ana feele not tbe ftindjc
af tbem ; ami tbofe to be moje M tobicb fele not tbemfelues tick,
tban tbofe tobicb are moff pepnen toitb tbeir uifeafe : anu tbofe t©
be moje frantick tobicb finu not tbem felues to be tyapnKcke , tbatt
tbofe tobicbe feeke to tfjepbifition fo? tbe curing of tfreir fren?te«,
j tfo} baa toe tbe toit to confioer our cbaunges 3 to fale tbe im&ueti*
neffeof ourptlfes, ana to obferuetbetfeamingbp of our bumojg
toitb tbe impjeffious tobirf) tbep make in our bjapne x toee (bottlu
bp fucb nifceroingof our nifeafes , become balfe fikfolfce anu balfe
jpbifitions^ut furelp tonfi&eriug t\)t date toberein to* noto bee,
boto toe liue ag it toere b^ a bo?rotoet> g>oule ^ 31 toote not tobere^
t»nto 31 ftouto compare bs5 3 e]ccept it be to certetne tiifeafeti perfons?,
of tobom Hippocrates maketb tbfe ejcp?e(Te 9pbo?ifme , faptng; mj$o\q>
When fuch as are very fore fkke,do feele no payne,but fall to yx<ri.
playing with their Couerlet, pulling out the heares , and pic-
king out the motes ; the cafe goeth very hard with them, and
there is fmall hope or lykelihod that they (hall liue. 3n& tobat
*te it til)i$ life of our^but mm twfy'i Wit lap tticke to fticke 3 ftone ;
to
301 OP THE TREWN2S
to &tonc, ano l^ennp to Jpcnnp , no moje muring tfjeltfe of out
<g>oulc , tban if toee ban nffj&ito^ at all* 3if aup man noe pet Hill
ooubt l)creof,3l offer Ijtm $M^on,tt)bicf) if be luiliput in trpall,
3! Dare allure Ijtni Ijee tutt!;i9m;j^preof no moje* let bpm but fee
ootone in to^ttng,aU tl;e djptfgtjfce! aim imaginations tbat come in
bis bean bp tbe fpace of one oap,ano at nirftt let tym reuieto tljent
ano tafte tbe account of tbem ; 3no 31 nate nnoertafeebe (ballfpntt
in tljem fo manp banities,fo manp crpmes, fo manp !j)obgobIin$,
ano fo manp sponfterg ; fo Oraunge/o fono 3 fo foule, ano fo oug*
Ip;tbatbeftaibeaftaio ofbimfetfelifce tbe bead tljatftarfcletbat
tbe fooeine figbt of Ijimfelf in a loohinffglaife; ano tbat be (Tminot
ttano gating, enamo jeo at Ijis otone beaucie as Narciffus oio ; but
ronneatoap afyameo oHjis foule Dcfo?mitie,to fefte toljereto mfy
aui ap tbe m pi e tbat be b a tb toallotoco in t C&b at a tbing tben ttti£
tt,tfbe conGoereo ittbus ail tbe toccfte long uiitbcut putting it in
Uniting, a un boft mud; moje tone it, tfijee Gjoulo noe it a tuljole
?ere; ana finallp all bis tobole lifd %n be (bojt,to fet man in fefce
toojos before our epe$,toe reaoecomonlp tbattberearfrfb&er po^
la?es o^ abilities in mans &ottfe,namelp,(I&tit,8IUU tbe abilitie
of baring; a»grie,ano tlje abilitie of iufting,ano in tljefe fotaer tods
longe fotoer nertues,tljat is to fap, m Z&it, KHijoome; in (toil!,
l&QCbt f ulneffe ; in tbe abilitie of being angrie 5 famine fie ; ano in
tl)Z abilitie of JLufting,<g>tapeonefleJQoto, dOttis; mapmen totb
ignorance ; £23ill,toitb tojongfnlnes ; Upamineffe , tottb Cotoaro*
Iines,ano ^tapeonefle , toitb ilicentioufncg ; fo as in tljia toojloe
t&ep can neitber be cureo toitljout f karre,noj be bjougbt to a f fear*
9lfo toe percciuc tljere are in man tbe outtoaro fences, 3ltnao;itta«
(ion, ann 3ppctitc,toljicb tb?a tbe tyute beads Ijaue as toell as be,
otter ano bcGnes tbe tobicb , bee batb alfo toit ann tofll as peculiar
g iftcs n;iuen \)im of 6on* 9 no if toe be men , toe effame our fcluctf
better tban beaffes , ann looke to baue tljem to be ourmtoerltngs*
Contraritoife, tobercas 3[maginatton ottftbt to rule tbe g>ence$,
ann Keafoa to rule 31magination,ano U)ill to rule appetite: nom
tbe outluarn fence carietb attmp 3magination,3}magination Rea<
fon,ann appetite toiil, infomucb tbat t\yz onelp fence being betoic*
cl>en o? begupien , carietb a man fceanlong into all euill after tbe
maner of Phaeton lubom tbe poets fpeakeof* 3it is a plapne cafe
tbcrcfojc , tbat man batb mane bimfcife an bnnerling to tbe beaff,
aim confcquentlp tljat mankinn is curnen ftrangelp upGocnotone,
aan noubcleffe farre mo^e montfruouflp , t^an if m few |)im n;oe
Dyorx
OF CHRISTIAN RBIIGION. $03
bponljis bean tmtb bfebeeles uptoarn* j^o\utijen 3 feeing tljat man
is fo oucrturnet) a tol)crcof can be b$K$gtaf ofFenning (Bon uncefr
fantlp incljt!3life 5 antJoftn6nU^^pm£nt in anotber Ipfe,ac*
coding to tbe inftnitenefle of 0^mt^^z batb offenoetrt3nn to
tobat purpofe tljerefo?e C&aU Ijte ifojnfoltaUtte ferue Ijtm^ut to npe
flicrlaffinglp ann neuer to be oeaxt*
"But let us ieaue tbis matter to anotber pirn, Sinn fo?afmucb whence
as bp confioering man tobat be is to <Sontoaru,to tbe mo?lt>vuatu, corruption
to 9|§anU)arn 3 anu tobtmfetfe 3 3l baue euinentippjoueirbts cojrup* mcdu
tion $ ftotoaruneffe; namelp 5 tbat be is utterly contrary to tbe enne
to tobtebbe toas createn of (fott^to tbeojuer of tbetobole £&o?ln,
to tbe toetfare of all spanfcinue , ann to btS otone beneff te: 1 et us
bentefojtb coftuer from tobence ann from tobat tpme tbis mifcijief
map baue befabte btm, ann toljat map baue bene tbe caufetbereof*
Certefle,if toe fap it came of (Sou ann tbat be ban it of bis creation
toe blafpbeme (Sou t©t© gcolfelp % if o? (Sou is g©n,anu tbe uerp
gcouneffe it feife:ann tberfoje be cannot baue mane anp tbtnrj euilU
llfo it appeared) tbjougbout tbetob&le gouertroiet of tbe toojln,
tbat be is tbe mapfter ant* maintepner of ojuer*9nn tberefo?e botu
is it poflibie tbat be (bouln make tbt little toojlu ( nameip man) ta
bz a mouln of confufion ann nifo?ner? &gapne,no otber tbing tban
$is otone glojie ann tbe Welfare of man^moueu btm to create man;
ann pet man beemg m cafe as bee is , fo?beavetb not ta blafpbeme
<Sous name, ann to pttrcljafe bis otone nettructiou ♦ j##ues tbett
muff it be tbat Span teas mane a farre otber creature at tbe begin*
ning , tban be is noto % as in uerp ueeue tbe Spuf bannman create^
not tbe Uriuellin t\)Z Cojne^noj tbe ftintener tbe fo&ernefTe in tbe
WLinZyXto} tbe Ǥ>mitb tbe ruft in tbepjon ; but tljey come in front
elftubere ♦ |2euertbelefre,tbe man tbat neuer ujanfce otber njinke
tban SJtnege^Uioulu tbinfc it to be tbe naturall fap ann tafte of tbe
©rape ♦ 3nn toeelftetoifetoba neuer felt otber in ourfelues tban
cojruptiou,ann are fyefc ann bjougbt up in narknelfe Ifte tbe Cim«
merians, tooulnbeare ourfelueg on l;an^ 5 tbat ®©D ess tbecaufe
ann autbo? tbereof* jf5ota 5 lettJsi tabtcb baitetalle^botb tbe SLIme
ann tbe CJmeger, runge t»bat maner of creatures toetttap baue bin
in our ftrtt creationrm nomg toijereof tbere te pet notittttbUanning
tbts( great nifference 5 tbat tbe palat of our bontlp moutb is able ta
uifcemc tbe ftoeete fro tbe fotoer;but tbe palat o? tafle of our foule,
is bnable to no eptber of tbcm boti)',tbt ou^becaufe corruption can
not iunge of cleanneffej, mtn tbe otl;er 3 becaufe it eannot iunge toell
of
mans
co-
3 04 OF T ft E TRBWNI9
nf it felfe^n ZZXm ano tlineger tot oifcernea liquid nature come
mon to than botb : but as concerning tbeir qualities,^ SEtine is
ftoeete, toaime > ano frienolp to nature ; lubereas tbe integer fa
(barpe 5 col&,ano cojrofiuetpea ano tfje berp colours of tljem are m*
like one anotfterXo fcere ttoo tying* bcterlp contrarp;an&pet not*
tottbtf attring , tbe Clineger is notbing els but 2£ime altereo from
bis nature* 3no becaufc toe baue feene tbe one as toelas t^e otljer;
toe toill neuer bee maoe to beteue, tfjat tbe OJincger toas Olinegec
from tlje berp (DrapeXet bs tuoge of our Joules tottfj like ntfere*
tion ♦ Wit finoe tijere a fpiritttall nature,immatertatf ano immo?*
tail ; anu tfjat it tbe onelp remapnoer of ber firft ojigtnall^ut pet
tbfa Spirit of our* fa fojetoarti to nothing but eufll, no? mdpnea
to anp otber tbau bace ano tranfitojte tbings ♦ 3jt clingetb to tfyt
eartb,ano 191 a bonoflaue to tbe boop^o be fijo?t,m tteao of ftphtg
fcp,it crauletb 31 toote not boto^contrarp to tfje nature of a fepint,
tobicb mounted bp on Ijigb, ano cannot bee ffmt tip mtljefebple
ano ojolfie tfjings^erefoje it mult naoes bee fapo,tl;at tljfa tta*
ture of ours toas not fo of nature? it oepartea not fucb as it noto it
from rtje ijano of t&e toojftmapfter : but contrarptoife, gooo, fra*,
jure^ano moetoea totth farre otljer qualities t&an it Ijatb nolo : fo j
aoto it fa ftcpneo toitf) naugljtineire, bonoage of finne 3 ano cojrup*
tmn, jftap mill fome man fap , feeing it toas rreateo cl&re from all
rojruptio 3 tobo toas able to corrupt it as tot (tt it to be noto ?<Sure
toee be tf;at it is a fpirituall nature: ano tberefoje neprijer tbe €le*
ments no? anp otber bobie 5 coulo naturallp no anp burt into it;anb
as little alfo coulo tpme uoe anp tbing tberetotfo? tpme is notbing
but tbemouingofbooies^ojeouerittoas freeof itfelfe,afno La*
nte of tbe booie 3 ano tijerefoje coulo not recepue ber firfl corruption
from tbe booie*3no pet nottoitbftanoing toee fee,tbat as noto tt is
fubiect to be cojruptco,botb of fjer otone flelb ano of tbe banities of
rije toojlo,tobicb b)> nature bao no potter oua* iu jftaeos tytn muff
tbe mafcer of nature btmfelfe 3 b^ue giuen a potoer to tbefe tbtngjj
aboue tbeir nature , tobcrebp tbep migbt p?euaple agapnll tlje na*
ture of tbe <§>oule-, tbe ooing tobereof furelp coulo not but baue bin
tigbtfull in bim,conlioeringtbat be is tbetjerp rigbtuoufnelTe it
felfe* jfo? 3Iul!ice lapetb not anp puniO)ment,buttub^te fome fault
a? offence Ijatb gone afoie^bcrefoie it muft noeoes bee fapo 3 tbat
man bao committeo fome beprams crime agamftbfa maker,\i)ber=
5jpon fucb pettaltie ann bouoagettere appopnteo iufflp bnto %inu
anu tI;erefo?e let W ftp 3 tljat tl;e ^oule of man being tl;e firft cor-
rupter
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 305
ittptet of it fefcofo of it otone accojo banilb atoap as ffiHinetumetti
in it felfe ana of it felf into Qinegentoljereas if tlje feouleljan fjtlti
ber felfe in atoe ano bmier couerture^na Ijau reften oil \)tx Lees a?s
ts fapo of mint ; tl;at is to fap,if 0je ijan abtonen tte&faff in beljol*
aing Ijcr manker,tuttbout feektng ber toelfare m ber felfofye migbt
&aue continues iittcrlp bncojrupten ftill ♦ 9na agapne,tl)at by tur*
uing fo atoap from (S©D to Ijer felfe,(be offenses Ijer maker.,att&
foment t&e gracious giftes toljicb (be Ijao recepueo of \)imft\)ttc*
Upon follotoeo tl;e curfe of t&e Creatokano tfte fentence of W iutt
fcijatb bppon &i* creature -, t»beretb?ougb tt came to paffe^tljat tfje
fame toas not onelp bereft of all t&e grace tofceretoitlj it t»as reple*
ttiften by be&ofoing it felfe in fcim,but alfo toas maae an bnoerling
ta tfje felfefame tbings tuljicfr toere maoe to &aue none it feruice*
Jfloto toljat tfcis fitme toas, toee cannot better bnberftamr,tl)an by
*&e puniftment tfrereof*,f oj pumfljment ano finne l;aue a mutual!
refped one ta anorijer,as a foje aim a falue>ano map after a fojt be
fmoiune tbe one by tty otber* ©juer tooulo tfcat our lute fyoulo o*
iiep <WDD, an* tbat all our fences aim appetites ftoulo obep out
reafom b\xt toee fee tftat as noto our fences ana appetites bolo rea*
fon bnoer ftDte^fn's pumfyment ougftt to fet our fault before ouc
tyzt&tyn as toee fee our felues falne ootone ann tfeutt tmser ouc
felues;namelp,tbat man intenaeo to ftaue mounter* bp aboue @otu
%\)t fame ojoer toouto alfo tfcat all tbe toljole toojto anti tojl&lp
things (boulo Ijaue fertteo man,ano man fjaue ferueo ©£>D; tljat
<So& migbt fraue bene tbe marke of man, as man fyouln baue bene
tfte marke fo? all otfcer tljings to fcaue amen at3ut toee fee tfcat at
fi)i$ oap man in an fenDerling to tfje leaff things tbat are:mfomuclj
tbat euen tbofe tofctdfj fjaue neither fence no? life uoe refift ^im,ano
Ijepitcljctljtljeenseofallljts sefires in eartljlp things , asiftbep
toere of mo?e baletoe t^an (jtmfelfe,acco?mnglp as all of bS knoto,
tbat tlje ens i^ altoaies better tba tlje tljings tljat tenrr to t&e fame*
feaiugtljent^at nature isreuoltenfromman, itiscertepnetbat
tnan is reuolteu from <Bob:fo? it is tbe o?l»inarp ptmiftment of re^
bellious @>ubiects , ttjat tbeir otone feruaunts ann bnserlmgs alfo
no kicke ami fpume agapnl! tbem*9nu mo^eouer, teeing tbat man
not onlp ftrtnetb all maner of mifi^iefe ans mtfFo^tune in l)imfetfe 5
fiut is alfo fo blpnn as to feeke bis klkitit in tfje mp?e 5 ano in tbe
iurtte sungbils of tfjis toojto; it is a token tljat be fougbt bis bap^
pinefle in f)imfelf,anb eltobere tban in (Son ? Zo bee fibo&toa bet
ftr&entn m Spaules toit^ ignorance of tbe things t^at are moil
U iiccufuU
$o6 O'* THE TREWNES
tiaufufl for b<* ; ana ut our boutes toitb continuall infirmttiesf 5 aim
finally toitlj t*eatlj:anu rfjat ia becaufc toe Ijaue bene curious m fee*
fang trtfeiing tbingg,ag not contented toitij tbeiellbn tijat 63DD
ban giuen bs ; ami toouto n&seg baue mane our felues immortal!,
botobeit not bp tbe euerlafting potocr of <£>ot!0 quickening fpirit,
but bp tlje forbitmen bfe of tratiKtojte tbtngfc , pea mzn tobtcb baa
no life in tljem* Cbus fee toe noto toijereof tbe corruption of man*
kpna te come , nameip euen of our otone tranfgteffiottj ana of tbe
pum'tfjment tbat follotoeti bpon tbe fame*
How long ago 35ut it fe bemaunneu ofU0 pet further, boto long it fe ago (Inee
corruption & tbfe befell* 3if toce !jat> efppeo tljis corruption in bs b»tftom fome
camcintoma. certepne l;unu>eu peered ijence,- it toere not foj btf tofeekeanp fur*
tberfor it* 13ut letbgljofoonourcourfebp tbe ftreame of Span*
kpnu euen to tije Wx\tx$ fteati , anu toee (ball finoe it (till aitoaies
foule anu muuupjann toe fijalftom age to age beare tbefe outcrpes
mtn among tbe be(! 3 I loue well the good,but I cannot doe it;
anu(to bee fijort) that man is inclyncd to doe euill,and fubieel:
to receyue euill*, luljtcl) are in one toor& botb tije fault ana tbe pu*
niffjment* 3gapne,toere it but in fome boufebotos,or but in fom*
Jftationg onlp , men baottln not If icfee to farmer tbe fault bppon tbe
Clpmate ami tije &op!e, o? bppon tije mifteaebmg or roiferampte
of tije l|3arentg3ut tofon toe fee tijat in tijat refpect airmen are in
one felfefame taking, aftoeil tbe men ofoln tpme ag tije men of out
baieg , fautng tbat finne increafetb continually , a$ toell bnber tije
Cquinoctiall Ipne ag bettoeene botb tije 'Cropickg , ano ag toell on
tlje furtijer fine as on tbe b*tljer Goe of tijem,fauing tbat fome take
more papne to keepe it from figbt tlja otljer£,anti tijat tljofe toijiclj
baue moff toit are too&rffjforafmucb a$ 31 baue alrea&ie fufficientlp
proue& tije creation of tije toorto ano of tije firftmamtoee be &rtuen
to mount bp agapneto tije fame man, ann to fap tbat agijeitfrtje
tmtt of our offpjing , fo td be aifo tije toeifpjing of tbi^ corruption
tobicb reignetij in \j$>ti& in toljom ota* toijole race tuasf botlj atteiu<
ten tnttij &tne,anti attacijeu toitb puniibment* 3In tiji^ beijalfe it i$
not fo^ b£ to pleatie againll <S©D,but to fubmit our IboultierjS to
bt$ 3lu(f ice 5 anu to lift bp our epeief to iji^ mercie ♦ fox necelfarilp
from popnt to popnt ootb tljiss confequence enfetoe: %\>z g>oule isf
corrupten in all mankpnn : £0^bo te To corrupteo tijat ije feeietij it
not?^b^ corruption cannot procrien from tbe Creator*jTor toijen
$to euer pureneffepoelo fortb corruptt5?Ebe otber creatures coulu
not ^aue Befiiea iu $0} toijat matet^ a tying bndeane, but tbc ta<
King
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 307
fuiKj uf uncleannefle unto tc ? ana tobat cattfetfc tbe taking of bn*
cleamtefife bnto tt^ut tbe tourfjing tbereoftano tobat toucbing one
af anotber can tbere be bettoeene a Spirit ano a 'Booie':^ t remap*
itctb i\)ttfo}t tbat our Soulc cojrupteo tc felfbp forking &er oue*
tie 3 eptber of ber otone accoiD , oj bp tfje admitting bnto it of fome
imckeo Spirit , tbat fe to ftp lip perftoafion of tbat Spirit, Mjtrfj
perftoafiou is* unto Spirits' a as tourijrng is unto booted ♦ 3no a*
gapne^ t\& co?uption is from all tpme : tben corner it not of trap*
iting,9no in all JRation&tljen corned it not of Conftellation + 3n&
in all ages,botl) olo poung ana mfoole fo?t: tben corner tt not of U
mitation ^ jejampletalung^berefoje tt mutf \\mt$ pjocotf botlj
from one onlp man, ano from tbe firftcreateo man , tobo turner a*
toap from <Bo& ti^ougib p?foe,toberbpon 6on alfo m& iuftlp turn*
a*uap from fjtm 5 as teee reane of our ftrft father Adam tn tlje Ijolp
Scripture ♦ jftoto tben 3 tobat remapnetb moje foj b£, but to con*
tlun^ tbat tbing bp nature,t»birf) toee bel&ue tbjougb Scripture?
namelp, ^at <So& creates man gart : 'Cljat &e tola btm Ijtgi tmfl:
^batman cbofe to liue after biSotonelpfting, ana tooulb n&aeg
become erjuafltoitb ©out ^battberebponbetoasbanilbeo from
(Sons pjefence anti fauour : 'SDbat tbe €artb became rebellious a*
gainft man , ana man againft Ijtmfelfe : anu to bee lbo?t, trjat man
bias tnjappea in tbe fc^etcbetmelTe of tljig toojfo , tntangletj toitfr
finne tn bimfelf^iuen to liue eua* oping in tbiz ltfe,ann(iuere not
0onjai tojatb appeafto toioarus feint ) fare to ape eueclatfiuglp in
t&e life to come*
tb&m&mi
®©©^^^i®
T/tf xvij. Chapter.
That the men of old time agreed with vs concerning mans
corruption and the caufe thereof.
] % follotuetb tbat toee gather tlie bopces ana
wtjgement$ of tbe tuifeft fo&pea $ of all men
tn general! ; tbetobidj htmpne opinion ougbt
% to beare tbe nto?e ftoap tottfj U£i,becaufe it isi a
I khmlp ttjtng luitb us 3 botb to loue ottr felue^
; anu alfo to tbinke ouertwell of our feluesi* tfo}
to^at caufe fca$ a man to complapne, ifbtitt$
U z tmu
cncc of Sinnc.
308 OP THE TREWNE*
ma&e 3!uage in Ijis otone cafe,be frame bis otone imiptement,amj
lutUinfflp beare toitneflTe againftbiwfetfe , bp bis otone boluntarie
tonfeffion *t gmrelp, tbat man is ftrattnglp infeaeo toitb bpcrjtt is
tottneffeo fuffictenclp bp tbe Itrtffojies of all ages 3 tobuty in effect
are notbing els but regitfers of tl>e continual! spanflaugbtcrs,
2Ubo?eoomes 3 ©uples, Kauifbments, aim WLmmZn* toben
31 fap Wme$> 31 tfjmkc tbat in tbat too?&e 31 compjebenB all tbe
The Confci. mifefjief tbat can be imagines 3n& t^ae tljefe bpces toere not crea*
ten in mans nature , but are crept into it -, it appearetb fuffictentlp
bp tlje bcofces of rfje Ceremonies of aJ Bations 5 afl tobofe Cburcfc
feruices are nothing but Sacrificed , tbat is to fap, open p^tefta*
ttou^e botb eueuing ami mo?ning>tbat toe Jjaue offthbea G^oo, aim
ougbt to bee facrift^eo aim ffapne fo? our offences stroking to out
uefarts , in fteab of t&e fillie ^eaffes tfjac are offtreo bnto bim foj
bS*!£)ati man bene createo toitb bpee htbim, lie tyoufti baue ban no
confeience of flnne no? repentance fo? it* tfo} repentance p?efuppo*
fetlj a fault, ano confeience mifgiuetb tbe infetoing of puniibment
fo? tbe fame^no tljerecan be neitber fault no? pumfbment in tbat
tobicb tss Done accoj&ing to creation , but onelp in ana fo? our tfe*
ningatoap from creation* Jf2oto,tbe C&urcljferutreano Ceremo-
ttiesofallBationS, uoetoitneirebnto bsacertepnefojtbinfcing
ano remote of itnne againft ®ot»*3tm fo tbep toitnefle altogether
a fojefeelmg ofbis to?atfr,tofjicb cannot bee funaleo againff nature
tobiclj be bimfelfe createir,but againff tlje faultmelft ano ttrikttrolp*
iteffetfjat are in nature*
3lfo tobat els are tlje great number of Latoes among bs , but
autljenticaH Kegiff ers of our cojruption^atm tobat are t\yt mm*
foto Commentaries bitten bppon tbem, but a btrp corruption of
tbe Latoes tbemfelucs *: 3no tobat ooe tbep toitnetTebtito bs,but
u$ tfje multitude of pbifitions ootb in a Ct'tie ; namelp 3 tbe multu
tu&es of our otfeafes-, tbat is to toit,tbe fc?es aim botcbes tobf reta
our Joules arefubiect , men to t^z marring anu popfoning af tbe
bcrp plapfters tfjemfelues^game^tobat ase tbepunifbments be^
to?ap tnbicb toe baut o?uepneo fo? our felues, but tbat toee cbaftifc
tn i3S,not tbat tobicb @©D batb maue 0? to?ougbt in b^but tbat
tobicb toee our fclues %tmt bnoone 0? tottojougbfcno? tl;r nature it
feife,but tbe oiffiguring of nature*: ^5\xt pet toijen toe confioer tbat
among all j3ation$ , tbat latomaKer is Mwm ano fbllotoen bp
ana bp, tobicb faptlj^btJuftaltnotM^tbou (baft not ffeale 3 tbtut
ftalt not beare faUe toitneife^ to^era^ great perftoaSon is requires
BS
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. JCp
to all oft er latoes tobift ate not To naturalist mult na&es be con*
t luueo , ftat fte Conferences of all men are perftoaoea of ftem*
felues,ftat fte fame is fitme 3 antr ftat fiune ocferueft pumtbment;
ftat is to tmt,ftat Knne is in natus&but not nature it feffe* But to
omit fte bolp <§>ctipture 3 tobifttS nofting els but a JLafegglaflfe
to (betoe bs our fpots aim blcmtftc^ ; toljat are all fte g>ft©les of The . iol|
tbelpbitofopbets 5 but inttructions of fte&oule 4 : 3no toljatels is ofthe Aund-
jebifofopbie it felfe, but an arte of (jealing fte g>oule,toftereof fte cm Phiiofo,
firft precept is ftis fo greatlp renotomeo one,know thy felfe ? A- P h « s -
riftotle m fcis goalies, fbetoeft ftat fte affections muft be rule* ArUtotlc -
bpteafon > auo our mpmi bee tyougbt from fte extremes into tlje
meanes,ano from iarting into rigbt tune ♦ flBljift is a token ftac
our mpno is out of tune znm of it oume accoja , feeing tftac it n&*
Betl) fo man? precepts to fet it in tune agapne^no pet is not Ari-
flotle fo pjefumptuous as to fap^ftat euer &e b?oug^t it to paflfe i\x
Sits otone mpntu Theophraft bis Difciple toas toomt to fap, ftat rhcophrak
tlje <g>oule papo toel fo? bet Duelling in fte bom'e,confitoering bola
muft it fuffereo at fte bom'es fjana* 3n& foftat els toas ftis,but aix
acfmotoleogement of tbe Debate bettoome fte booie ano fte mpno?
But(as raprij Plutarke) Ije fyouto rafter &aue fapo,ftat fte borne
tiaft gcou caufe to complapne, of fte turmoples, tobtft fo irfcfome
ano troublefome a gueft p jocureft bnto l)im ♦ Plato toljo toent a* pi at0 j n ^
foje ftem,fatoe moje cl&rlp ftan botb of ftetm Jpe connemnetb e-- phcdrui.
tierptobere tbe companie ano fellotoibip of fte boop toitb tlje foule,
ano pet be eontiemneft not tbe Uiojftmanfl;ip of <£oa ♦ But Ije teas
fteft bS ftat tlje feoulc is noln in tb is booie as in a p jtfon , o? ra^
tijer as in a Caue 0} a graue* 3no tbat is becaufe lie perceiueb euf*
nentlp,tl;at contrarie to tbe ojner of nature,t^e &oule i^ fubiect ta
tbeboniejitottoitbttanning tbat naturallp itftoultianocancomi
mantan it ♦ ^Lbe fame Plato faptl; furtljer,tbat tbe @>oule erapet^
bacelp bpon ftefelotoer tbings, attti t^at it is tpe& to tbe matter of
tbe botiie:tbc caufe thereof be afftnttetfj to be,tbat Ibe baft b?ofeen
6er toings tobicb fi)e bati afo^e^is meaning t\)m is 3 tljat tlje foule
of bet oume nature is toingeti anu flpetlj bptoaro^tljat is to fap, is
of a beauflp » amine nature, tobt'eb toings (be Ijatb loft b^ meanes
of fome fall * But to get out of rtjefebonns 5 anu to recouer bn
toings 3 ft e remeuie ftat Plato giueft bet, ts to auuaunce ber felfe
totoaius ©on, ano to fte ftfngs tbat concente fte mpno ♦ Bp fte
remeote tue map coniectttre tobat be t©ke fte aifeafe to be-,namelp,
ftat our gpouleljauing bin auuaunceobp 6on to a notable a ignis
as tie,
Empedodes
and Pythago-
ras.
Philolaus.
^herecydes al-
lcdged by Orr
wen againft
Cellus.
Hermes in his
£<£mander.
3IO OF THE T R E W N E S
tie, tlje toljtclj ft migbt Ijaue kept ftill bp (hefting bttto (Son ; fell to
gating at Ijer gap featljers^tilllbe fell beanlong into tljefe tranttto*
rte tbings, among tlje tofjtclj (be ct#petlj nolu like a fillte tocojme,
retepmng nothing as noto ofijer birnltfte nature>faue onelp a roto*
0ng ofijer featljcrgf ami a bapnc flapping of Ijer toings ♦ jftoto be
ftptlj tbatljelearneo all tbis of a fecret £>?acle ? tbetoljicb be Ijan m
great rcuerence ♦ 3nn of a truetb 3 in tbis noctrine of tbe ojiginall of
out: cojruption,tr)ee baueto marfte tlje fame popnt tobicb toeeljaue
noteo in fome otbec tljtngS afoje; namelp,tbat tbe neerer toee come
to tlje ftrft tuojln^lje mojc dare ann mantfeft toe finne tlje matter*,
Empedocles aun Pythagoras taugljt tbat tbe g>otdes tofjt'rfj Ijan
olfennen ©on , tuere conoemnen ann banifljen into Homes bere be*
lotoe 1 3nn Philolaus tbe Pythagorian annetb 3 tljat tljep recepuen
tljat opinion from tlje Diuines ann pjopbets of olo tpme* %\)tix.
meaning is,tbat tbe bonp,toljicb ougbt to be tbe boufe of tbe foule,
tS by ©ons iutt iungemet turnen into apjifon to it-, ann tljat toljicb
tuas giuen it foj an inftrument , is become Spanicles ann Stocks*
g>o t|en 5 tbere is botb a fault ann tlje punifbment : ana tlje fault
jnuft neenes pjoceeoe from one firff man , zuzn in t^e iungement of
ibofe men of oloe tpme, tofjtclj aclmotolengeo tfyt Creation of tlje
toojln t aifo rljofe auncient fathers feeme to baue beam tobat p?o*
uoften tbe firft man to finnr ♦ ifo? Homer fpeafcetb of a ©onneflTe
toljomlje called) Ate,(tljat is to fap Wafte,Lofle,o? Deftru<5Hon)
tobiclj troublen beaueu,ann tberefoje toas caft notone to tbe eartb,
toljere (be Ijatlj euer Rncz troublen $panfcpnn*9nn berebpon Euri-
pides calletlj tbe iFeenneS 3?e*vo7rer«e>tbat is to fap 3 Falne from
Heauen.3n& tlje iEgiptians 5 tobo bee of moft tmtitimtie, bim anB
taugbt t\)t fame in tyzix 9g)ifferics*31t is a m&tlp tizzxz (baootoe of
tbat luljiclj w reane in tlje Scripture concerm'ng tlje fall of tlje tie*
utll^fcoljerefcnto be u^euae manftpuo aftertoarn b^ Ijis temptations*
Tftut )$bM %$ Pherecydes tlje Syrian agreeing tljerein toitb Sibil,
telletlj bs C]cp?eflp tljat tljis Deuill toljicb Ijatfj marreo ano aeftro;
pen tlje luljole eartb bas a Serpent, (tobom be calletb oQioyivn 0?
ocpjoviov, tbat is to lap , Snakebread 0} Adderbread, ) toljicb ar-
metb men b^ toljole trcopes againft ©on: toe bp gatljering al tljefe
teftimom'es togctljer,lball baue tlje tobole ftojie of tbe fall of mam
Hermes being auncienter tban alltljefe,notlj plainlp acfenotolcnge
tbe corruption of man, pea ann tljat fo farre, as to fap tbat tbere ijJ
notljing but euill in ns, 9 tf)& tljere is no toap fo? bs to loue ©on,
but bp Ijating our feIue&3too to feerge bS from accuRng tfje Crea=
toj
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 3 TI
to?,The workmaifrer(faptb be to rut off all quarclimgjis not the
procurer of the ruft , neytheris the Creator the author of the
filth and vncleannefle that is in vs. ©n toljom tl;en (ball toee fa*
t|>cr tbe caufe tberof?God(faptb be)crcated man after his owne
likenefle , and gaue him all things to vfe . But man in Head of
flaying vppon the beholding of his father, would needes bee
mcdling and doing fomewhat of himfelfc,and fo fel from the
heauenly contemplation into the Sphere of Elements or of
Generation. And becaufe he had power ouer al things,he be>-
gan to fall in loue with himfelfe , and in gazing vpon himfelf,
to wpnder at himfelf- whereby he fointanglcd himfelfe, that
he became a bondflaue to his bodie, whereas he was free and
at libertie afore, jftoto fee mtangletb tf)i$ trued) tottb W accuffo*
meo fpeculattong ♦ 15ut yet tobat i$ tf)i$ m effect, but tbat tbe firft
man bemg pjouo of tbe grace tobtel) be ban recepuetJ 3 tyotoiteft t)tm
felfe m tbe loue of rjtmfeffe 5 toljereas be migfct baue Itueo etterla?
tttnglp by inmfcmg (till of tbe loue of <M)D ? 3mi if toe mount ftp
pet bigber to Zoroaftres , tobo (ag is tojitten of ijt'm) toag Noes Zoroaftres*
graumicbifo: toee (ball fin&e tbat in bte £>?acle$,be betoapletij tlje
race of spanfepnft m tbefe toojOSu Alas alas,the Earth mourneth
euen vnto Children/ tobicb tooj&si cannot be otljertoife interpje*
tea tban of o^ginall finne, tobicb batbpaiTeo from trje firlt man in*
to all bfe offpjing ; after tobicb maner trje Cabaliftes ana namely
Ofias tbe Chaldian interpret tt>, tobereftnto Gemiftus tbe Plato- Gemiftu*
nift fe not repugnant „ ami ag toucbing ^t original* of tijtsf tm6
ri)ief,be oenpetb tn tbefe too?DS tbat it came of creation;The thing
that is vnperfe(5t(faptb be)cannot proceede of the Creator,
jftoto tbat toe be come as it toere ftp tbe ftreame to tbe firft man
Adam bp tobomdnne entereft into tlje too?lo 5 anft bp Gnne 5 fteatlj:
Jet fts fee beceftntb tobat tbe opinion of tbe Pbilofopbers batb bm,
dice tbecomming of tbe fecono man 3!efus €l))ift. SOebauea
Itctleboofeeof oneHieroclesaStoick, ftppon tbegotoen fapinga HwociesAc
of Pythagoras 5 tobicb (ball anftoerbotb fo? tbe Pythagorifts an* aS
fojtbCMoiks.Man (fapetljbe) is of his owne motion inclyned
to follow the euill and to leauethe good. There is a certein
ftryfe bred in his affedions,which fteppin g vp ageinft the will
of Nature, hath made it to tumble from Heauen to Hell , by
undertaking to fight ageinft God. He hath a free will which
he abufeth,bending himfelf wholy to incounter theLawesof
God:and this freedum itfelfis nothing elfe but a willingnefife
V 4 to
JT1 OF THE TREWNES
to admit that which is not good,rather than otherwife. Sftfoat
els is tbis,but as tbe Ijolp fcrtpture faietlj,tljat al tlje imagination*
of manes Ijart arc altogttbcr continetuallp bent to militant) tobicfc
toce&aplpbtfputeof, namelp tljat our free&ome isfnujamifcne*
toaro unto euill, but lame ano laOeimto oooing \m\i *t 3lf pee af he
fcimtlje caufetljereof, Let vs not blafpheme for all that, (fapetfo
\)Z ) nor fay that God is the author of our (innes : but rather
that man is of his owne accord become vntoward ; and that
whenfoeuer we fall into finne , we do that which is in vs , but
not which was in vs from God. ipototljenfljnll toe make tljcfe
pjopofittons of Ijis to agree ; namelp tljat 0od crcaten man ; tljat
mantefrotoarfc anacojrupteti;an&pec tljat ©overeaten not man
fwef) a one : unlefle toe fap tftat (Sou creates man poo,ano t^ac
aftertoara man oegenerateo from (jig nature ^utitia tbeberp
tljing hereunto be eommetfc ofljtmfelf* Ambition (faptlj Ije ) is
our bane ; and this mifcheefe haue wee of ourfclues, bycaufc
we be gone away from God,and do giue ourfelues to earthly
things,whichmake vs to forget God. 9nU tljat tbis miftljeef ic
tomon to all mankpno , be confefletfc fufficientlp in tljat be gmetfc
as an bm'uerfall reme&ie t^at is to toit Heligiom the which alon-
ly is able(fapetlj Ije) to rid vs from earthly ignorance, without
the riddance whereof, we can neuer come agein to our forme r
fhape , and to the lykenes of our ky nd , which was to be lyke
vnto God.jftoto tf all tlje tofoole kpno be oefileo as be fapetlj it 10;
furelp toe mud reftnt backc to one fir a fatljer, fro toljcm it is fujea
Kuwrkc in his out into t|je reft bp naturall jjeneratiomPlutarke Opting of flpo*
bookc of Mo- ra i[ fcertue,ftmjctlj it a toerp (Jara matter to make our affection fufo
• al h Cr b UC, k nd * ect t0 r ca f on > att ^ 1 & C b*t otoient to ttje fpirit* 9m> be w ^tuett
o( the n^tuaii to maruell greatlp, €bat our fete fijoulo be fo reaup to 5 oe 0? too
louc hetwecne ttano Bill toljenfoeuer Keafon Icojenetfc o> pulletlj backe tbe #?p*
Parents and tile ; dtto tbat on tlje contrarie part > our affections ffjo tilu carrp b*
dwir children. atoa p f jjca&long fojt all t&e retire nit tljat toee can make* 9lfo bee
Bettys hauc ftwtotb it Grange, tbat in our aifcourfe* of t&e greateft mattery
Reafon. a* of JLouc,of tfjc b?tnginrc W ofourCbiltnen,anoof fur!jlike,tot
be tyiuen to take tbe bjute beaffeg fo? our 3!ut>jr^0,ae; tobo tooufte
fap tljat nature tjao ftampeo no p?int of tbem in our felues $ 9n&
tie finnetb bimfelf fo fo?e crraueleo in Ijis confioeratton ,tbat be p?c*
ferretb tlje b?ute beaffes before to in all tljings/aumg in tbe capa*
titie toljtclj toee Ijau c to know (Son ; bn&oubteblp as percciuing a
continual! following of rtjeir kinoin aHof t^m, to^rag wwtm*
OP CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 3I3
fptbereiscontraritoffe fucbantonfetolpana ^aflaralpjiSature,
t\)V not turn tlje belt of fcsbaue anptobit of our former nature re*
mapning in us, fauingonelp ftame tbat w bane it no mo^e* 3no
tbis&erp gift of knotting; ©on tobicb remapnetlj to man , graue«
letlj Plutarke moje tban ail tlje relf *Man (faietb be) is a reafona-
ble Creature; God hath fet him in the world to be ferued &
honored of him, and he hath made him to be borne to com-
mon ciuill Societic. Whereof commcth it then that in his do-
ings he is more vnreafonable , more contrarie to Gods will,
and more againft the Lawe of Nature , then the very brute
beaftes? 3|tubispcrplejtitie, one topple be faitb tljat man Ija&re*
reiuet> fapje ana fount) &eeue, but tljat be cojruptea tt aftcrtoarfc:
Snotbertobtle l;cc faptlj tljat be t»elt toitlj reafon as perfumers sec
toitlj Oplcjaf, tobiebneucreeaflfe mealing ana mingling of tbcntj
till tbereremapne no fent of £)plc at all : 3nD in one place , per*
ceiuing(bp all likeltboa) tljts corruption to be fo lwiuerfal:be faitlj
furtber , tbat at tbe berp beginning ano from tljeir firft camming
into tbe 3tfto?lt>e,men tntangleo an* confounoeo tl;emfelues toutfe
finne* flBberebp toe mapperceiue , tbat Ijao tbe tbing bin occlareB
tsco bim in fuel; fojt as voce bcteu c it ; furelp bee tooulo twllinglp
feaue imbjaceo ana receiuea it, as tbe onlp folution of fo manp per*
plenties tuber ein be toas in tangle*.
ice us come to tbe Platonifts,3ll of ttjem agree in tbefe points
©bat tbe feoule of 90an is a fpirit ; ano tbat a fpirit cannot nam*
rallp receiue anp affection from a bot>p,ncitfrer tubieb map caufe it
to perifb, no} tuljicb map &oc fo much as once trouble it. get not-
tutcfcttan&fcg, ontoljtdjftDefo euer tljep turne tljcmfelues, tljep
cannot ocnp but tbat our mpno s are trubbleo toitb infinite affecti*
tm ano paffions in tbis boap,anb tljat tljep be fubiect one toljilc to
Bartingbefiuestbcmfelues tbjougljpjp&Mngerojtenuie* an ano*
tljer Mobile to be call ootone uutb Etfottcmfncs , ©luttome, ana 3!*
rtenes; pea ano to receiue Diners impjeflions not onlp from tbe So-
ftp ,but alfo from tbe aire, tbe toatcr, ana from 89ii!es,ana finallp
from eucrp little tljing in tlje ujojla* J3otoboto can tbis contraries
tie be reconcilea 5 cjtcept tbctr meaning be as ours is.tljat natural*
Ip onr Joules are not fubtctf to anp of tbefe tW%*> but tbat t^
bee put in fubiection to tljem bepona tlje f ourfe of nature *; 3if it bee
fcepona tbe courfe of nature ; b^ ujbome is it Done, but bp bim tbat
tommaunaetb naturcto tobome it is as cade to put a fpirit in W
fon^jsto lotjge a man in a fcoufe * 31f it be Done b^ tyro fc&° i« *te
rigfjtu*
314 OF THE TREWNES
rtgbtuoufncjs it fclfe \ aotb it not folloUie tbat it toas foj fome fault
committer) bp tbe feoule *: 3!f foj fome fault •, tljtn feeing ti;at tbe
pumtyment tljcrcof is in ail men , in tobome (boulo tbat fit tt fault
tc,bu 1 1 u tljac man U)fticij U)as t be o?t'3 inall of all men,a0 m UJljom
all ofus ( lap 3i ) tuere materially 1 jftoto againc,tbis fault cannot
btc imputeD to tbe botip, foj it is iH tlje lutll, ano tlje bobp of it fclfe
Ijatb no twill : neither can it be imputes to anp tmfettion recciueo
fitft from tbe boup; foj tbe feoule couto not be tojougbt into bp tbe
boDp*3in tbe @>ouletljerefo?e muff tlje fault ofmanhuumeebes be,
ano foj tbe foulcs offence &otb tlje <§>oule itfelf fuffer punitymcnc,
ana make tbe bobp alfo to fuffer toitlj Ijer,
■ 8poU)beit,tbat toe map tbe better iubgeofrtjeir optntons,let to*
beare tljem in tbe cbief of tbem one after another, Plotine bauing
conOoereb tljat tlje £>oulc ts cf nature biuine, beaucnlp, anbfpiru
tuall ; concluaetlj tbat of itfelfe it is not lojougbtinto bp tlje bob?*
Piotin:Enn.3. xut afteraarb perceiuing Ijoto it is befilcDiOuermaiflreb bp fixmt :
Alfo Enn i anl1 b ? fo?ce of wc * e M**** ^ nt0 ,utt 5 &* c°ronietlj bacfee to t|ii^
iib.6 CapY. folution, ^Ijat bit beeing bere beneath is but a baniftment tco ber,
Alfo Enn. i. tobic& Ije tetmetlj ej;pjeflp a fall,anu ocljerto>ife(asPato &otlj)a loc
iib.8.ca P .i 4 . fingofbittoings:€:i;attljebertueti3ljicljlbebatlj, is bmaWLtim*
& Enn.6.iib. 9 nant n ^ lx f 0?mcr natttre , ^ at tbe bpee tobiebflje batb, is taken
. bp Healing bp tbefe bace anti tranfitojietljtngs: anu too bee Q>Q)t 3
tbat al tljeuertuetobicb is learner*, is but a purging of tbe bottle,
lubicb «tutt be fapne to be as it toere netafurbidie&jto fcotire of tbe
. greate Kuff tbat batb oucrgrotoen it* 3ln tbefe Contra&idion*
Im ca i *&erefoje tot mafcetlj tbis queftton to bimfelfe : What Aiould bee
ap,! ' thecaufc (faptljljee) that our Soules being of a diuine nature,
Ihould Co forget both God their father,and their kinred, and
themfelues ? Surely (anftueretb be) the beginning of this miC
cheef,was a certeine raihnes &ouerboldnefle,wherethrough
they would needes plucke their neckes out of the collar, and
be at their owne commaundement ; by which abufe turning
their libertie into licentioufnes 3 they went cleane backe , and
are fo farre gone away from GOD, that(like Children which
being newly weaned , are byanby conueyed away from their
Fathers and Moothers,they knowe neither whofe , nor what
they be,nor from whence they came, jftoto in tbefe toojDs be a*
greetb tottb our Diuines 5 notonlp m tbis,|> coemption came in bp
Horin. Enn.i . fin ^ ut a * fo ™ $ WnIJ of finne,namelp l£jp&e,toberbp toe be turneu
^b.s.cap.^ . ' atoap fro our ^aher t 3i« onotfper place,Thc Soule(faitI; be) which
was
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 1JI$
was bred for heauenly things , hath plundged itfelfe in thefe
jnateriall things,and matter of itfelfe is fo euill^that not onely
all that is of matter or matched with matter , but alfo euen
that which hath refped vnto matterjs filled witheuill,as the
eye that beholdethdarknes is filled with darknes.fiperepefe,
not onelp from tobence w beturneb atoap,but alfo tco tobat : tbat
fa tco toit, from @ob, to Canute, from tlje Creatoj to tbe creature,
from goon to enili* 15ut of tljis inclpning to tbe matcriall things
be fometpmes maftetlj tfje bobp to be tlje autljo?,as tljougb tlje bo* plotIll Enn ^
Dp Ijao caries tlje @>ou!e atoap by fojee of bis imaginations^ anb be ub. 5 cap. 5 •!
accjuittetbtbe mpnoe|bereof as mneb as tie can, infomucb as bee
fitckctt not to affirimr ; clj^c nottmtljffanbingaiubismarrebneffe,
pet tbe <§>oule ItuAfc anfl afctoetb pure anb cieane in 45ab,pea cuen ^, nn3 Xih ^
&bple tbe &oule(ttibereof tlje fl&pno is as pee tooulb fap tbe berp Cap **
eitlsbt 0? apple oftbeepe)fctoelletb intbisbobp^potobeitjbefioes
e^ac be is repjoueo foj it bp Porphyrius , Proclus anb others ; bis
otone reafons toljerebp be pjouetlj tbat tbe Soule is not naturally
fubtectto tbe boop,befoffrong; tljat it lucre bnpofliblefo?ljim too
tbift bimfeif from tljennjn tbis tbe great pbilofopber is ouertbot,
tljat be uull neeoes feefcc out tbe caufe of finne in span as span is
notoflBljere finbingEeafon carieb atoap by 3!magmation,anb 3«
magination oeceiueo by tbe fences ; be tbougbt tlje fault to Ijaue
pjoccenco ofcljat; toljeras in oeebe be fboulb ljute fougljt tbe caufe
w 8g)an as be toas fir (r createb , toben be Ijab bis fences an* ap-
petites abfoiutelp at commaunoement , toljofe toilfull offending
|atb bjougljt bppon bs tbe neceCTitie of punilbment tobiclj toe in*
Dure* 3no in goon fcotb, tbisfaping of bis in anotber place cannot
be interpiettii otljerfe)tfe;namelp tbat tbe caufe tobp tbe&oule
inburetlj fo manp trubbles anb patTions in tljis bobp,ts to be taken
of tbe life brfjicb is lea afoje out of tbe bobp : tbat is to fap,tbat tbe
fubiection of tbe &oufe to tlje 1Bobp is not tfje original! caufe of
ibe fimie tberof,but ratber a conoemnation tbereef to punitbment* piotin.Eun r.
jScitberalfo can be fcape fro thefe eonclufions of bis oume,name» Hb.s.cap. 1 4-
Ip tbat tbe ^oulebeeingfeparateb from tlje bobp, [jatlj bertoings &iid.3.cap.*
founb anb perfect : ami tljat tl>e 3£obp being iopneo to tbe g>oufe,
Jacb no potter to bjeafee ber torings^nb pet tbattye finbetlj bet felf
tberetobetoeafceanbbridjouttoings: except be ljoIbtoitbbs,tbat
tbe §>oule batb by tyx fall forgone ber ff rengtb , antr tljat tbe boop
bp tbe feeblenes of tbe <§>oule anb tbe fentence of tbe Create?, is
Srengtbeneb in b& toeafteneOe i tbat is to m , in fo mud; as tlyz
bob?
%l6 OFTHETREWKES
Iwup (a* J &aue fapbe afo?e) is of a t^oufe become a IpjtTon to t&e
&>oule.Co be fl)0?t, graumteg ©000 3!udtce,as be botb -, bee can
neuer urnta bimfelfc out of cljia queflion tobicb bebimfelfmaketb;
tiamelp U)i;p tbe finnes arc imputes to tl;e <s>oule , feeing ft &otfc
tbcm not but by infection of tbe bobp ; wileffe be make tbts infecti-
on to be a punt fyment f tl; e fault U)& t clj t Ije Motile ban commit tea
aftnemtbeboop*
^5ut Porphyrius , tnbo percepueb tljcfe inconuenienretf, fcatb
fpoken moje mttinctlp of tbe matter tban bid Spaptter sib , agra*
5. Auftm iti | n g tottb bim neuertbelelTe irnfyt corruption of man , ana in tbe
G^d C iib C f°o cIwnGn S of tbe&oule; Which cleanfiog of th ^oule(faptb &e)
Cap.23 .ami is fo ttecdfull a thing , as that it cannot pofsibly bee but that
j z. God hath prouided fome vniuerfa! meane of cleanfing man-
kynd . How is it pofsible then (faptf) be ) that the fall of the
Soule, fhould come of Imagur tion which knitteth the Soule
tothebodie , feeingthat the higher things are notdrawne
downe by the lower , but contrarywife the lower are drawnc
vp by the higher ? Nay rather (faptb f)e)the higher fubitancea
come downe in themfelues from vnderftandinginto imagi^
nation , from fpirituall things to bodily things , from high
things to lowe things, fro perfect things to vnperfed things.
Audwheras by flicking fait vn to God they might haue abid-
den nrme , not fo much by their owne ftrength as by his,and
might haue liued and wrought as vnder his forme; they bee
V h riu ' come to a ^ of themfelues by Hooping to matter. And ther-
hb'bookc 511 *° re (faVtyty) m thefubftaunces which are inclinable to fuch
which fhc- things,there is befalne(as men fay)a (inne,and a certeyne vn-
weth how to beleef which is condemned,becaufe they fell in loue with the
do the things Creatures,and turned away to them from the Creator.Co be
* nwS at ^ 0?t > ^ e comtmt & t0 M* P°P nt ? ^ ac $ e fafl nfmenis g>ouIe* , i*
only by rcafon l&e tlje fall of tbe jF&n&es tfoat it taugbt bp tbe 3letoe$ , ana tbat
and vndcrftan- tbjougb tbe fault of tbe toit ana t^e tDtU , tabidf) ije termetb bnbe*
ding. j a fe en bnfatt&fulne(Te 5 man fe falne into tlje foHp of concupifcpir e 3
Ifd b k ** at ** tD fa?5 frDm ^ e fal * int0 ^ e Pwufljment ftereofjfrom tyz
if Abtowncc. tcbelHott of tbe g>oule,into tbe bottbage tbereof to tbe borne* 3nn
* yt mud not tbtnfte toee fpeafce contraries toben twee fap,one toljfle
tbat man Cimeo bp atwauneing btmfelf ten bigb,anu bv p ( ? efitmin j
to become^g it toere equan \»itb ©00 ; anu anotber tobfle tbat be
fmneo bp ittoping uotone to tbefe bate anu lotoe tbmgs* tfo} iu be^
*2 *&>*) *>¥ lifting bp of a man* felfe to ©obtoaru, ifi tl;e true a*
v baring
OF CHRISTIAN RUIGION. 517
forcing ann foumWingofbimfelfe: fo? toboisb&tbatcmtrigbtlp
Icd^c bp to <0ot>, ana make account of fttmfeIfe,o? rather not bee a*
baceb m bimfeife ? 3tti to mcipne to a mans felfe,is in berp tructfr
a perfuming to mafte bimfeife equall to <&ov,ffoi it is afeefcing cf
tbat tbtng in our felues , tobtcb in not to bee founti but in <££DD,
namelp of toelfare ann feltcitie; ana tobat els is p?toe 3 but afelfettt*
matton oj an ouertoeemng of a ntans feifitt
Produsbotb &?mttarilp call tbe inclpningof our nature bnto z? produscon-
tttfl 3 a nefcenotnj o^iomrning tiotone-,anb t%z corruption thereof, a caning the
faH,becaufetbtitg^eatbat our <feou!e am attepne mo> in tbe be> soui«nd con-
fcotomg of ©a? i Sn&tb^efeenbing, a©ping,oj camming aotone "Sap^
tbereotys to fall wtq efjmtation of our felues; arnr tbe fall urtottc
tb juft &otone0u ihtefltfQbjt&er our felues,like a boap tfcat fallttfc
from fan* bigfr place^ut as touching t&e caufe of tbe corruption,
Ije fi$eretb it bppon our $ppn&,tbat is to toit, tbe bigbrf* part of
jur g>oule;faptng tbat if tbe fame ban continue fount> 3 an& ftickes
fad bnto ©oa, (as faptft Plotin) ft Ijao alfo btto reafon fount! ftffl,
tobtcb t$$ tbe ^unbeame tbereof 3 ann ccmfequentlp all our artiontf
iboulb bauebene fount) , fo as toee ifwrnla not baue bene fubtect to
Cnne^eeing tl;en tljat tfje punilbment in come zum to tbe bigW
part0ft»s 3 tort)icb toe fee combereo toitbfo manp patnons,irimme&
toitb ft murt) oarfmeffi^anb nefileu tottb fo manp bpces:fur|lp tije
fault p^ocaoea midp from tbence4>eretotto toe migfjt an manp o*
tber fapings ; but toee toill content our ftlues as noto toitb onelp
Simplicius tbe famous interpreter of Ariftotle. As long as mans KmpBam vp-
Soule (faptb be) deaueth faft vnto God the author thereof, it P onE P lto -
abydeth found, and holdeth her perfection wherwith (he was
created of God :but fall (he once to (hrinking away from him,
by and by (lie withereth as hauingloft her roote , and comes
to nothing; neyther can (he recouerher former liuelyneffe,
except the be reunited agay ne to her former caufe . jftoto pet*
cepue toe ruerprbone of bS,tbat our nature in toitberefywa tbere*
f ojejet bS fap tbat toe be flippen from our roote, 9m> tbe rote lea*
urifa not tbe tyauncljes 3 but contrarptoife tije bjauncbesleauetbe
roteAet bs fap tben tbat toe bauebereft ouifeltte* of tbe gracious
gartmefle af <£oD 5 tobo toouto baue maintepnen bs ft iljrfo? to nou*
ri(b ana quicken , in tbe popertie ami nature erf tbe rtote ♦ 3In one
anlp tbing boe t^z pbifofopbets Differ from bs in tbts bebalfet
namelp , tbat t&ep bpljolb all mens Joules to baue Cnneb euerp
finew^imfelfe ^ ann toee fnp, ^Ijat fye onelp firftman Cnnen.anti
fyzttb?
gift OP THE TREVTNES
tljcrcbp fjatl) uottnu all l»* totjole offpjing to tbcpumtymtnt. But
pet ace Dot!; come baefce agapne to one popnt , teeing tfjat eucn bp
djeir otane reafons 31 pjouco tbe creation of tfce luo^ln , tabidj of
ncceflitieleaMtljbs to one man tlje father of Wall, fcul;erea$ tlje
13l;iiofopl;eifii Ijang tuauering Hill tyirefoltten in tfjat popnt*
Vniucifaii 3moug all people toee fee rijere toere papers to cratte paroon
context, fo finne^acriftces to appeafe <0ods to?atl;, autocall toaOnngs,
ann 5g>atiffacto?iejai oj Clctamjst tijat luere ebarge&toitlj tfce firaietf
of fome tofaleftealme, Citie, o?&tat^9iltljefe(as If! Jjaue fap&
aftne)are publick p^oteftattonjS of a publick corruption* Clje Tpfyi*
lofopbcts toere foje combereti m finding a uieane to cleanfe Spatt*
fcpno from Ijfs ftltkutelTejfome taoulo Ijaue Jmtit b$ tije Sgtojate;
fome bp tlje SpatbematicatejanD fome&p^ligibua Ceremonies:
but in tlje ena tbcp con&fle tfjat all tbefe rtjings tm Hoe nothing in
ft at bdjaUV^bep be ftcles in tfteir remem'es 3 but toife in oifceming
tbe oifeafe ♦ cXJee reane of tl;e people of Affrkke at tbis &ap, (u^c
fiee giuen enough to contemplation, ) tfjat tfjep fall into great con-
cepts of mpn&,amj are not able to perfttjaoetijmfeiuestijatall
tljeir Cburcljferuices are fufficient to make tfjem cleane* 9no tbat
is a pjtofe tljat tljep foele a mifdjief toitljiu tfjem 3 toljere«tto neitbet
tlje epa pftlje pbifttion can fee,noj tlje metricine tbat be miniftretij
t g f Ki3 til canatt^pne + 9lfotljePerfianstDeretaa)ntto6oltialjoIpoapeuerp
of the PcrO^ V*tej*m tteP calleo The Death of vyccs:%\\ tlje toijicb jfeaff,
Warres. &? a token of oeuotion, t&ep killer of aH fo^tjs of Serpents $ luplo
Mealies ♦ 9Lko aoubtlefTe tljat toas becaufe fyup bao learneo, tfjat
man oorij rouertlp carie in bis b^eatt all maner of Beads, £ tobtrfj
it bebouetf) bim to kill in Ijimfelfe , arrowing to tins Taping of tfct
Platonifts, Qfyat tfje reaaiefl: tuap to returne bnto <&o& , aim cons
The generaii ftqyzntlp to a mans ftrff nature,is to ktll Ijis oUme affertions*But
hid I °«ca° 1 12 to!;at ^ aW ^ C ^ t0 rtj3C to ^ C ^ ^ * ;aUC ^ arlicri IIX ^ cfe our & a ^
n yes 2 * among tbe barbarous Rations of t&e GUeft 31nineS^There came
a man into their Cbuntrey (fap tfytv') which called himfelf the
Son ne of the Sonne, who by his word and power replenifhed
the Land with men and women whom hee created,and gatie
them great abundance of fruits. CCtijo &otb not berebppon call
bp ann bp to^cmemb^ance tlje citation of man ano tooman in tfje
Scripture, ioljcre 000 faptlj into tljem , Increafe and multiply
and fill the earth,I hauegiuen youal hearb bearing feede,and
all trees bearing fruite,an0 fo fo^tlj < ;But(faptb 1 tbebookeof tljett
JDiuinitie) becaufe fome men prouoked his difpleafure, he af-
terward
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 315?
terward chaunged the good foyle which he had giuen them,
into dryeand barreyne fands,and bereft them of Rayne,and
kft them nothing, but a few riuers to helpe themfelues with-
all by their great labour and trauell. WU)V efppetb not Ijcie a*
gapne tl)e fimte of man , ©otitf curfe toppon tbe tartly ann namelp
tfjefe toojUg > In the fweate of thy browes (lialt thou eate thy
bread all the daies of thy life ? 3nU tofjo fijoulo bee ignorant of
©on ^ tu&ai as euen tfjofe Imotoe bim , tobont toee eteue to bee
almoft of anotber fepnn tban toe be^
15ut bete tb^lmcfeeti percepuing tbemfelue£ to toant matter to obie&oa*
teplp^po fall tolling again!* ©on* <§>cemg tbat man(fap tbep)
finnen tfeougb tficfrft^iU tobicb @®D puc unto Ijtm; I30I0 can
©on be caUen gan^aiii^ giuen man toljeretoitb to {mneV^p tbe
fame reafon 31 ftp at otice fo? all,if ©on be gco^tobp Ijatb be inane
Span , o) aatptrjingfo? span *: if be fljouln take from tftce all tbat
tbou abufeff, 31 pjap tbee toijat (boulo bee left tl^ %\y$ fteafct*:
SBbat tjs tl;ere in tb& tbat mafcetb tb& mo jelmreafouable ? 'Cljp;
S>enceiBi *t %t\ tobat otber feruice noeft tbou put tbem, tfran to tbe
marringof tbp<§>encesft'CbP Congue't I?otomudj mojeeloquet
to it in fpeaking eui&Vban in fpeafuug gcoo Y Co bee (bo&tobere
fijal tbe goon tbings become tobicb be fjadigiuen tbff foj fte'mam*
tenance of tbp bealtb ann life <; j[2ap,on tbe contcarp part ? tofncb of
tbem tgf it tbat tbou turneft not to tbp ucatl; ann to tbp bane 4 : jftotor
i$ tbefotmoerof tb^mtoblame,tf tljoufeilltbp felftoitb tbetfjingg
toitfjout tljetobicb tbou couloeftnotliue ? ©? if tbou become euiK
bp tbe tbinga toitbout tbe tobicb tbou coulneft not be goto*: ©£)D
Ijatb giuen tljet a toiUjann Hattrjout toill tbou roul^eft' not bee gram
Onto totll bee batb annen a gton toit to gupne it t ann toitbout tutt
tljou coulnefl not be toife*3lf tbou bz lotb to be eptljer gcon cj toife,
itisbutbecattfetbouartlotb tobeearman* Cbp toill toasgtum
tb« to lone ©on toitball ♦ j^oto, loue neligbtetb to bee freebarteD;
neitber tooulc ©on bee loueo of b$ ajai incbaunteu to it , but frcelp
< mx> utterlp bnconareinetj^berfio?e it beijouen tljte twftl to be free^
Iffi^ftiife tbp tote toag giuen t\)& to bebolo ©on toitball, 9ni) ban ^
i^a tbou but onelp tbp g>zntz$ , tobat ijasneft tbmt mo^e (ban tbe
6^ute 3$ea(res ? 9nn if tbou bannel! no moje tban ftep; tDbp toere
tbep ann all dje tobole too?lo manefoj tl;ee *x Jf5oto tbeu, M)W) of
tbefettoo caitft tbou fintie fault toitb, feeing tljat toitbouttfjem
bot^tljou coulnett be neitber gcDn,nojt toife 5 no no? a man *t Cbou
toulneft ftaue bin creates bnclaungeable^otobcit^not a^ a l&otk
1 20 OF THE TREWNES
0} a $(90tmtapne 3 but a<* a $©am^urelp tbe bncbatmgeabfenefTe of
5^pirit^ , tua$ creates to Depart fcppon tbeir linking tn tottlj tbeit
mataXboutoouloeftpcraoucitfurebaucbin an Sngehbut tbere
are eucn of tbe angels tbat arc falne;amrae( cftei torn farre bigber
tfcan tbou,fo loas tbeir fall moje &aungerou3 tban tbpne*© man,
actmotoleoge tbe goaones of tbe Creator in creating tijee gcofc; ami
acknotole&ge tbe banitic of tfje creature, lobtcb cannot flans in bis
oUme ga>twcfle,but tn tlje goatmefle of tbe Creatoj^ut efpeciaflp
afeoueafltbingfli comment) tbou bte gcomteflfeanB mercte, in tbat
Ijc batb not onelp reteueo tba in tljp fal!,but alfo u it torn bpljila
$# tbat tbou migbteft fad tbe fofter*
another tafeetb exception to ©ons 3Iu(TtcK^gf)at 31uftiee fat ic
(faptlj bOto punifb a raan fo rigojouflp &j Ibffrtan fffimlrtBap,
iabat te mo>e iuft tban nature <; £2%at fe moje naturaH tban tu
tunne into uarkne(Te,tobcn a man turned) atoap from fyz fttmnrt
£))(*$ Piotin faptb)to impapje ana toe* ttaugbt, to&en a man ae*
partetb from tfje fouerepne gatfrtlftut © tbou man tabic!) tbinkeDc
thy felf iuflec tban (Son, teljat ptmifljment tooulseft tf)ou appopnt
to rijp feonne,not being a babe 0} a pong cbilse^but being come to
peered of aifcretton,ans a mangtotoett; not pincbea ana ppnea^but
BoUiiag in ad toeaftb s if bpon a biauerie ana luffmeflTe of courage,
i;e fnoula aifobep tfjae fo? a tfjing of nothing** %\# fet tbou Adam
alfo before tbpne t?t$ uml? come into tbe t»o?ln bp tbe gajsnetTe
of tbe Cceato^not ffarfte nafeea,but furoffljea toitf) f toljole toojto
to feme bimjnot toHtleflTe,but toitb a pure fount) ana OuifuH mpna;
not fubiect to W Iufteg, but able to bolae tljcm in atoe to bis mill,
ana patting ty$ toill obeaient to reafom jftofe^tobetber tbou confe
i>er W fhxttgjpit rebellion,^ bnfaitbfulne$ 3 ana bis p}iae;oj tobe^
tljer tbou baue an epe to t^t eafinca of abffepning from finne:teljat
pumfljmeut unit tbou not a&me bim toojtbie to battel
$?ea(fapefftbou) buttoljpbfetbbctbia rigour agamttbt^ cW*
u^en $ j^ap rather, fap,tobp ija: be fo mercifull, iul)? it be fo graci*
ouei^s to kipe tftem loto in tlxir fatbera; fall 3 leaft rtjep fboulo faB
Cmojegrdeitoudp ] ri^ouglj tbe fame rafljnefTe ^ 'Cboubuilaeita
Citit , auo tbe cuffome ie( to beantifie it toitb Ipnuileugesi ♦ after-
iDara tljte Citie rebelletb;tf)ou takeft atoap tljeir p?iuflcnm,tbei'r
*BeUe0, fteir armour, ano tbeir toeapon^;ann tW pumftment of
tljeir Jnfurrertton ertennetb to all tbeir pofteritte, albeit ^ toere
but fetoe at tbe beginning , ano gretoe to bee migbtilp mttltiplpen
rftrrUjarD ♦ ^(je jjratmting of t^c ipjiuiletigw to t^e firfo toa« a
popnt
OF CHRISTIAN RltlGION. ^21
popnt of gcotmeflTe ; foj ocftertnife tfcep mig&t gatte bau or cation to
complapne of tbaeJlikctotfe it is Suffice to take tbem fo from tb5 f
anomercie to toitbbolo tbem from tbeirpofferitietobobaue tbe
famerebefliousmpno unbent , ano baoeferunnebeaolonginto
extreme pumlbmentg ♦ ©on gaue djee tbe pjtutleoge of freeoome*
ano inricbeo tbae toitb lingular gtftgf botfj of boop ano mpno:p?a:Te
tljou bfe gaoneffe, j3oto,becaufe tboubaft abufeo tbem,be eptber
taketb tbem cleane atoap 3 o? els oimimlbetb tbem : acknotoleoge
tbou ^iiai Suffice ♦ 3no becaufe tfcp cbilojen migbt ooe a$ tijott baft
aone,ano tooulo not be amenoeo bp tbine ej;ample 3 be tafeetb ttym
from t&em alfo ano oiminilbetb tbem in tb# : commeno tbou ff til
W mercie in fjfe 3«jfiee,but fpectaHp fronoj t^ou bis 3Iu(fice in W
merrie, in tfatofaljfe rebellious; race!)* eaufetfjtijepartietobee
jc,2ne,to!jtcb can appeafebte 3lufftre*
S>eefojaHtbis, tbepgiuenotouer* 3!fbp tbe finne of tbe ffrfl!
anan(fap tl;ep)natur c be cc jr up tea in all men : tobp be not tbe clj t i«
&?en mojc cojruptco tljan tbeir jf atftertf ,'bp mcanes of fo manp
font* committeo bp tbeir tfatljers \ 3In tljis bebalfe tbep nuflpke
of 60133 clemencie , ano pet coulo not 6000 3[uffiee l;auc con ten*
*cd t&enUQoto tbe lojto intent in pumGjing tbe rebellious Ciiu
? ens , to as to make tbem fubmit tbemfeiue* againe bnoer bis .50*
acrnemencano not to ocltrop tbem bttcrlp, 3no teums (Sou^ in«
cent to \)\xmblz mankino bp making fcpm to feele t^z {matt of Ijttf
fall'; ano not to tyeake bim in peeces in bid tojatb,but to reclapme
turn b^ biz mercie+gftle bee falne into a ]jMt , toe be bine from one
btgbnc g : no to to&at tooulo a fecono fall be ? (KB e bauc bjoken our
tOings alt eaop again!! tlje €artb ; tobctb er too ulo toee fall at tbe
n cjtt f all,b ring enable to make a fecono flight ? £2Ja be falne ( fa?
3i)fcom t&e gooone* of our nature into naugbtine&from ©000 fa*
uour into bis tojatb : &oto can toee fall anp lotoer ^ Bap ratber bp
creeping balfetyoken tjpon tlje <£artb,toe knotoe tljat toe be faint;
ano feeling tbe lofle tobicb toe baue futtepneo, toee crpetorto ©on
fo* relief, ana like little Burcecbtlojen toe befecfc dim to Cap an*
apfrotti be toitb bte migbtic bans*
Jftoto therefore let 130 conclude fo? t^efe ttooo lad Cbaptera,
Cljat mans nature i* corruptee 5 ano tbat it toas not fo create of
€tot> ; but tbat man abudng (SoO)3 grace , oio caff bimfelfe ootom:
ftom gemtefle into naugbtine^, ano from ©00s freefauour intoo
bis iuft oifpleafure ; ano tbat tbe man in tobome tbe fapo Mature
toas firfl cojrupte o,tow tl;e fitff man ; from tobom toe l;aue re ca-
? tte»
r-*
OF THE T R E W N E $
tKD our cajru?ticm 5 a3 tocll as our nature* But let bs trot fomurfr
mufe to take ait account boto toue be faine into tbts pit of infection,
as earneftlp bctijtnke tis bp U)l)ac meancs U)e map get out againe,
lafcielj is tlje tljing tijat toe baue to create of ncjt*
The xviij .Chapter.
That God is mans fouerein welfare ,and therefore that the
cheef marke which man fhould anient; is to returnea-
gainevntoGod*
]€ Tap tfcat tbe cfjaefe popnt toljerein fortes ttf*
|fer from tmfememts tbat fortes fljeote out tbeie
oooings at allaucnture into t!jc aire , ano tljat
jtoife menturetf alltfceir oooings to fome cer*
teine eno.ano againe,tbat fte popnt tobercm
poo men oiffer from eutti men , is tbat goon
Jmen determine tomb tbemfelnes upon tbe gcoo
fljings, airo-cuttl men bpontbe emll tbtngs , tfce goon bppon tljac
toljicb is poo inoeeoe, anocbeeuilluppon tbattoljiebis goon in
fyotoe* TOjerfoje it (lanoetl) ds greatlp on bano,botb to batte fome
one czwinc marke,ano tlje fame to be gooo:$ to baue but one,be*
caufe ©oobatbgiuentosbutonetmt, ano tbe perfection of tottis
toilsome : ano to fjatte tlje lame goou,becaufe be batlj giuen us but
one &jitl,ano tlje perfection of tlje toill is gootmes*<§)urelp <3o& be-
ing tbe uerp goosnes ano torpome it felfe , Haas not toritbout tbte
onemarfce ano tbe fnmeberp gartMabenlje firff createo altbings*
Sfo} Mature (fap tbepljtWopbers) ootb nothing otljertoife tfjatt
tocll an* to a gcou enne ♦ 3|f tbep fpafce fo of tbe Upanumapo^ tobat
(bail toe fap of tbe S^aplf er of tlje Ijoufe^ut fcnafmucb as ht bmt
felfis tbe beginner,tlje fjoloer on, ano tlje cnoer of all rtjingstbe in
Thii^gsarc faid all W &oings ota not fet ootone anp otfjer eno tban Ijimfelfe* ZZXt
to be good, tys creatures,tobo tate our beginning ano continuance from bim,
either by caufe can ^ mt nmz ot j jec enll ^ m jjim^et nottoitbftanmngjtlje reafa*
lood^nTw naWe n* atttce totibetu toell to ft felfe , ano ootb aluiatc* purpofc a-
wc pumofed certepne eno tottlj it felfe,tobtcb it tbintecb to be bebcoffull* f oj tbe
toa S oo4ead. em* of mrp tljin&i.s tljejjeculiargca^benefitCjOjwlfaret^erof:
ana.
OP CHRISTIAN RELIGION. $J$
fm&tfjfefceftrc being in as bpfcpna, cannot be in bapne^erefojc
it mutt naneg be tbat tbe true toelfate of man confitfedj in b& true
tune o? in bis true amingpopnt x ana tbat tbe true amingpopnt of
man , ana tbeenuc tobtcb tbe Creato? intenfceDjmuit m#te iumpe
togetber: 'Cijat i$ to \nit$z muU implope bimfelfe to t%t glojie of M * ntt «en<! <*
<£ou ? t»bofe creating of all tfjingg ttag fo? b& otune glo^anti bp ^a hi wd&rc
ten&mg tbttbertoaro attepne to b& atone toelfare 5 tobicf) ig £ tijing condor rc ft
tfjat all tbingg ooe naturaHp feefce*Snn tberefo?e iflne finue either both in one
mans efciefe amingpopnt,oj W fouerepne Welfare; toe finse tijem thin s*
botb:fo? tfjep be botb but one fetfefame tbing; tobicfc i» refped: tbat
fife toitte I©ketb thereat , is cafleu ijis amingpopnt, ano in refped
t&at big toifl rctt etf>rijereon,fa caHeti W Welfare, bet!; of tbem to*
getter being tbe tcftingpoint of tbe tofcole man^nu bnto tbfe ena
te be toapplpe bimfelfe ana all bte motions, allijfe intieuerg ana
alibis uefire^aia: to W WgW* felicitiebenefite ana Welfare*
j$oto,l)a& toe continues in our o?iginall nature 3 toe (boula fcatte The Mark*
Ijatinopapitfatafl tofefce tfjemtfo? ourtoittoas inligbtenetitoiri) whereby to
tbe figljt of our matfte , ana our toill toag tyatoen bp ourtetfare, ^rT^m
tbat ig to fap,bp <0©D bp toijom aim foj toijom toe toere create*; and wS"of
toljereas noto tbjougb our pjitie our epeg are gating at all things, Man,
fauing our rigbt toap ana our rijieftatlfare,$?et nottoitfcftanmng,
Uuee map trace it out ty certepnemarte , fpecialfp iftoeebeare in
mpn& tbat toe be falnet fo? tben toee toill not flanu groping fo? it in
tbe filtb of tbe tbingg tbat are bere beneatb^s folfte amazes at out
fall ; but toee toili feefte fo;t it in tf# grace mxb in t\yt face of our ma*
fcer from toljence toe be falnet o j like ag toben toe feefce to fcnotoe
tlje bfc ann £©mte(Te of a toole (as fo? sample, of a ©atoe, ) toee
tonfioer it not b^ tbe rutfineifetbeteof tbat batb eaten atoaptbe
tm b,oj bp tbe tj?eafeegi tbat it bat!) taken b? fome fallen, but bv tint
tktl) tbereoftalncl) are founti,fl)arpe,anD fmo^fudb ag tbep tuere
toben tbep came netoe aut of tlje ^pt^emafeerg (bop: cuen fo mutt
tȣ noetoicb tnat^tae muU not iunge of bte enu bp tlje blpntmefle,
ignorance, naugbtinelfe, ann co^ruptneife t^at is; come i^p'on (jim,
tmtbp tbeercellencie, gootmeffe, antiligljt tljattnaii in bim at tlje
firfttoljen ®©D creates f)tm + 91fo toe iuuge not of tljefcfe of tbe
S>aioe bp tbe mettali thereof in tbat it te &>t®iz y Q} in tbat itbatb a
fjannie^ o? m tfjat it ^atlj an enge to c«t mit^all: fo? a fcnife batb all
tljmgiEi , Mjtri) pet nottoitbltanuing fe neuer tip mo?e a ^atoe fo?
*fl tbat: buttue nemte thereof bp fomepemliar fbape 3 anlitp fome
J? opertie ofti&e t«t|i t^erof, to^icij mafee it to ntife^not onlp from
% a 4fenife,
3*4 OF * HE TREWNBS
a Knife , $e tobidj batb no tectb , but alfo from a f pie tat)tc6 &at|
t&tb,botobeit of another fo?t« TOjen let \>$ ooe d>e like (till in man*
3If toee n&me of tfte bfe tobcreto ©on f>atb appopnten l>im,bp tbat
be liuetb,oj bp tbat be batb fences ; tobat nanedj man to be mane,
feeing tbat tbe plants are innetoen toitb life, ann tbe biute^eafta
botb toitb life ann foment nato batb be mane Sjg)an,ann be batfr
not mane btm m napne^be bfe of bim tberefoje is to be taken, of
tbat part tobtdj <S©D batb gtuen bim fpeciallp ann peculiarly ta
make btm a man ; of tbat (31 fap) tobtcb maketb btm to niffer from
tbe tbtngs tobtfb Ijaue but onelp being,life,ann fence:31 meane tbe
fcerp btgbeff part of bis feoule ♦ 3game,tbe fapo perticular 0jape
tobtcb gtuetb a perticular bfe to tbe <§>atoeits comm'ott to all t©Ies
tobtcb beare tbe name of a g>atoe:ann tberefoje tbe ferial pjoper*
tie of span tobtcb fftuetb btm a peculiar bfe tabid; w #ber Grea*
turebatb, muftneenes bee after fucb afo2t{t&uliarbtttobtm 3 as it
map neuertbeleffe bee common to all of tbt fame kpmi t tbat is t&
fap,as al men are createn tod; tbat pjopertt^fo all men mttft tenn
to tljat enn*8nn fojafmucb as tl;at enn is d;e fouerepne Welfare of
Cpan^tljad; confequentlpcertepne marker oj tokens toberebp tt
ts to bee kno tone* Span fearetb notbmg mo je tban W eno,neidiei:
nefitetb be anp tbtng fo mucb as to continue foj etter: ann pet mt*
toitbffannmtj tbe fouereine toelfare is t^t enn of span t ann tbere*
fo?e it muXt n&nes bee an enn toidjout enn ; an entr tobtcb notb not
confume o? toafte,fo as tbed;tng tobtcb tennetb to ft ftouln tberbp
be fo?oone:bttt tobtcb perfected) 9 fulfilled; ft 3 fo as beponn tt tbere
is not augbt tbat can bee nefiren 0? be*3lf tbere toere anp odjer be*
pono itjit toere nettber an enn,tto? fouereine oj cbtef* 1$ut fo? fu<1>
a one noe toe feeke^nn if it couln epdjer toatte oj perilb 3 toe migbt
be afrapn to lofetttano tbe greater tljat tbe pleafure toere,tbe grea*
ter alfo fboulo tbegreefe tbereof bee* 3£ut t^t pjopertte of ftltcitte
0} bapptneflfe is,to content tl;e oeKre 9 to ercluoe feare* jfrototben,
m toucbtng tbe tbtng tol;td; toe feekejtn refpect tbat toe feeke tt a£
our enn,tt bebouetb it to bee agreeable to tbe berp nature of span,
peculiar to rije tobole kpnn>ann contmon to all tbat brof tbe kpnn:
tnn in refpett tbat tt t's our fouereine toelfare , tt bebouetb it to btt
bniuerfall, perfect, ann continual! ♦ 3na noto let H (tt toijat tbat
map bt*
^^J, ft)urelp i f toe confiner man ann tbe toojfo ; fn man tbt feence*;
which man anB tn tbe SSJojlo dje fenftWe tbtngs x man as tbe beljol&er, ann tbr
vis jwdfc tojfta^a^cacrc: manage pcii, in tytmp t(je^caS p?e*
*- " pared
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. J2J
pareu of all tljtngs conuenient foj &tm : toe toifl fap bpanobp , not
onlp tbat tfjep be maoe tljc one foj tlje otber , but alfo tbat m fcerp
aeeoe tbe 2Hojto toas mane ft? man,ano not man fo j tlje J3o jlo o j
fo? anp tljtng t^erettn 3no ageinc , if toe conGoer Ijoto c&at in tlje
CBojtlo tljere to toberetottlj to content tlje epe tbe eare ano ail tl;c
fcncesf; but notbing tbat can fufftcientlp content tbempno, tbe
tobtcb (as eartljlp as it is) paffetb from tbe tbingsuifiOie to tbe in*
ttiGWe,from tbe booilp to tbe goSlp, ano from tbe creatures to tbe
maker : Gail toe not eafilp conclude (tobiclj tbtng 31 toill treate of
i iioje at large bereaftcr)tbat a s tbe toojloe cannot be mans enne, fo
can it not alfo beljtecontentatwn % 9uo pet nottottbffanotng mau
is not cwateu fo? nougljt ; nettber is tbe oeGre of bis otone toelfare
planteo tn tyim to no purpofe* ff 0) as fap tbe Pjilofopljers D nat ure
IjStb ma&ejtotbutg in i*pn,nettljer is (be map meo tn tying* neeo*
fultXberefoje it muff nceos be, ano otbertopfe tt cannot be , but
ibat tbe creator is tbe eno ano contentment of man , tobofe mpnti
cannot be fatiffpeo no? bis totll contented to tlje full, if anp part of
Sim oore8bppontJjefe&ple anotranGtojietljtngs* 3$p tbe toap
toljereas toe comonlp affirme tljat ($00 is botb tbe eno ano tbe toel«
fare of all djings foj tbat tfjep begupoeo ana lea tobitljerfoeuer be
iiffetb by bis pjoutaence , ann alfo be maoe partakers of bis gooo*
ties : toe mutt bnoerftanB tbat tbist's uertfieo of man after a moje
Jjigb ano excellent maner* fflftbe Creatures Jjere beneatlje,fome
baue but fence ano appettte,ano otljer fome but onlp a bare tncltna*
tionofnature: onlp man Ijatb toitte ano toill ,toljiclj make bunas
wan, jaoto all tbefe are tmfalltblp oirecteo toljetberfoeuer tt plea*
fetb (Sod , as tlje arrotoe is leueleo at fome marke bp tlje 3rcljer.
toljo Qjootetb tlje 3rroto ftrepgljt tljouglj it baue no epe to fee toitb*
55ut man bp a peculiar p j mile oge batlj an imoe t ttano tog to tt toljtrij
toas giuenbnto bmt cleereGgbtco ano cleane 5 tljat be migbt fee tlje
marke tobereat be is leueleo; ano toill 3 toljtcb be recepuco frank ana
free^ tljat be mpgbt repofe all bis oelpgljt tljerein : tlje one to knotoe
ano oifcerne it, tlje otber to loue ano imbjacc tt ; tlje one to fee , and
beljolo it, tbe otber to obtepne ano entop it» jQotot^en, as tlje bttijer
enn of all Creatures bere beneatlje is man , ano tlje furtljeH f no of
tbem isi <Soo : fo tbe neereft ano immeoiat eno of man is to knotoe
(Solano bis onlp toelfare is to ff t'eke toljolp Dnto Ijtm*
let^simagtnmanasmucljastoelt^to be Sit as fouuo as euer God is the end
be toas: pet tobat enn,o? Wjac contentment coulo be l)m but on!p or Marke that
tibto% 222e make greate account of riclje^tobat coulo be be tbe bet* Mail amcthat.
$ 3 m
1l6 OF THE TRIWNI5
tertobtcbba* gotten all, oitobtcb baD aHricged gotten fojljfm an
rcanp to I;ts l}auo '; fo^ tuljjat els is tUe getting of tbis toojlD, but a
pjoofe of U)ant anD pouertie ^ toe efteeme bpgblp of bouoj,of baine
tptles,anD of Dignities : 9nr> toijat els are all t&efe but a bapnc ga«
ftng anD toonDerment of people,tobtcb can be none at all toljere no
people are v§>urclp t Ijcn toas not man fet in tljc tooilD,to tlje intent
tbat tbat fyoulD be bis warh to ame at 5 anD muclj lefle eoulD be feefce
bis contentment tbere*S>et nottoitbttanDingbebao recepueDmoje
toit tban toe baue,anD not to no enD*3nD tberefoje toe mutt nceoe*
fap it toas to Direct bim to fome further tljing tljan banitie,tobicb at
tbat tpme eoulD baue no place atalU &ome toill Tap , bis fouereine
toelfare confiffeo in bts f^altb* Z&fat toas bis beaM)> but bis berp
being,anD tobat mafcetb beltb to be eSeemeu,but ufmefle^ano tobo
longed fo*t it,but be tbat isDifeafeDVBut tobertto fer uecb ft ejrcefc
lent a tott, if it be to baue nothing moje tban $ bjtite bca(h3iiotbct
fates it cofitteu in bertue*Spoto in bertue,toing f bertue is notbmcf
els but tbe fubDuing anD conquering af affection bp reafoii;tobereof
foe toas i\\ poffeffion air eaDp bp nature 3 [anu baD bilD it ftill toitljou t
rotcaDictio]if be l>ao not of bis otone acrejD peelDeo bimfelf to euil-t
no to cben tub a t remained; , but tljat fojafmucb as man bat) not anp
tying to Doe, either toitbin bimfelf oj toitbout bimfelf, bis toit toas
giuenb'fm to ftpe bp botb aboue tbe toojlo^ aboue bimfelf,tbat is to
toit,to tbe bebolDing of tbe €reatoj,to peelD bim thanks anD feruice
foj bis innumerable benefits^ to be tobolp tnflameo toitb t^t lout
of binrtnoto loofte tobat toas tbe en& anD fouereine toelfare of# firtt
ntanjtbe fame muft toe tljtnfc to be of al otber men^ottoitbCanDing
tbat out toit be toeafceneo $ our toill befotteD, $ all our nature eo*
wereD ouer toitb rutt 3 $ marreD Ipke tbe teetb of a ^atoe^berfoje
as tbe enD of tbe firft man tob5 be toas in bis perfect founDn es,toas
to atteine bnto <0oD; fo tbe enD of bs in tbat fmall founfcncfle tobicft
remained bnto bs,mutt be to tenD bnto bim-, $ like as p firft mans
fouereine toelfare toas to QitU bnto 6oD;fo cannot toe bope to at*
ttim to our fouereine todfare,but b^ returning bnto bim, In tbi*
toelfare anD btmoft en& tobieb toe fet Dotone bnto man , let bs trpe
tobetber toe can finD al tbe marftes tobtcb toe Ijaue requireo tberuu
iFir(! 5 it ougbt to be peculiar to $ fcinD of man,$ confequentlppla*
ceDin£nobleftpartof bmnjfroto inalltbefelotoer tbmgs,tobere
is tbere an totDerftanDing toit, but onlp in man ; anD in man,tobat
is moje noble , tban bis bnBerftanDing t anD tobat is it ( to fpcake
Koperl?)tljat maketb bim a man^ut bnDerftauDing ^ ^ojeouer f
O* CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 327
tobo fee* not tbat man? b?ute beaffes hoc paffe man in Ipuclp fo? ce
bottj of life ano fence ^ut in tbis alone be(as Plutark faitb)oot&
paffe tbem all* g>eeonolp , it muff neuertljelt ift bee comon to alt
men* j9oto ( as otterlp blinoeo ano cojrupteo as toe be ) tobat is
iua?e common among OS ail,tljan tbe knotoleoge of ©oo \ 3lf Kt«
cljes ano ijjono? bee tbe marke toe tycocc at ; bo to featoe of fo manp
men tobicb leuell at it tutclj Speart,epe$>ano,ano &inetoes, ooe
bit it ? Jf our toelfare confift m pairing cur bealtfcin baringocrtti*
ous 5 in Healing op?igbtlp,o? in calmeneffe of mpnO; bo to featoe toa
in top it * ©n t be contrarie part , tobo is To blpno , tbat be fecrtj noe
©oo , as foone as bee ootb but looke out tottlj bi$ €pcs * o? tob i c&
finoetb bim not tottljin bim felfe * o? tobicb attepnetlj not to bim. if
be looke abou$!)imfeife'; 3no tobo feetb not tbis marke Jocleere
(bat tbe tuo^Iti is but a ifcaootoe to it* fo great tbat tl;e tobole too?lo
to notbing to it; ano fo ri&re,as tbat toe be not noerer to our fclucs?
©j tobo can be afrapo to bee (but out from it, tobofe greatnes b uli
roome inougb fo? all,anu tobofe fuffi cienc tejs fucb » as tbe fo?m c*
(botte can be no impediment to tbe latter to baue a ligbtingplace*
ft urelp tberefoje toe map ft el fap,tba t if toe bao continueo fo two,
toe coulo baue bao none otbet m arfce o? eno but bim ; fo? all tbings
els ban bin notbtng*9no noto alfo fo? all tbat toe be co?rupteo ; toe
mtgbt not to teno o? inteno to anp otljer tban bim ; fo? be alone can
be all to all, ano tljis popnt can be notobere but in bum Co be fljo&
like as tbe bottle is tbe (bape of man,fo is tbe knotoleoge of (Son
tbe true (bape of al onoerffan&ing of man* jfteuertbelelfe,altbougb
tbe (bape of man toas oiffigureo in tbe fir tt man , pet tbere remaps
netb a certeine comon concerning of ©oo 3 botobeit fo oefaceo ann
fceflubbereo 3 tbat eicber toee oifcerne bim no mo?e to bee our enoe,
tbougbb^e put os inmpno tbercofonall floes;o? els imagining
our felues to leuell at tbat marke,toe ftoarue afioe one tobile to on*
goolpnes,ano anotber tobpie to fuperffition; o? at Icafttoife toe bao
leuer fo? tbe molt part,to roue at euerp tbmg tbat our fences mate
tottbail, ano too toaliotoe in tbefc bace tbings like Seaftes tobicfc
baue no mo?e but tbetr fences
Wcolp in our foucreine toelfare, 31 reriuireO tbat it ffjoulo bee
Ottiuerfall*jj5oto tobere (ball it be founo to be fo but in ©oo,tobo is
in oeeoetbeoerp gooo of all gooones , ano tbe oerp toelfare of all
toelfare tbat is in tbe too?lo *t 9lfo tljat it (boulo be perfect ano full*
9tto tobat oeCre toee but tbe tbings tbat are * 9no tobst can bee
toant , totycb potTeKetb b*m in tobome all tbings are * 3game , a
% 4 aooco
33« TO P THE TREWMBf
atvtien tljat cfjc fame mutt be euerlaff mg ant> tmebaungeaWe* jftoto
tobo can bee fo , but tlje maker of ojoer ant) cljaungc it felfe S ana
tobat tljing fee toe bare in tljis too?o,pea enen in our fclues,tobirlj
abpoctij in one Hate bp tlje fpaee of ttoo moments ^ Co be fijo^e , if
toee oefire to content our fence*, bee Ijatb maoe fenfible things ftj
tlje nonce ; ano if toe oeGre to content our mpnt>,lje bimfeife is tbe
tljings tbat are to be mpnoco • SSberc tljcn is tbe tljing to be rero*
uereo tobicb toe couet , but onelp in Ijim *t j3oto as touching tbitf
bniu cr fall fouereine gooo,true it is tljat all of us are able too nefire
it.bu t fo^ tbe mo(t part of M , enable to oifcerne it, ant) none of Da
able to att cine fento it ♦ Cljere remainetb notljing to us at all , 31
meane euen to tlje belt of bs fince our f ali,but a graf tbat me baue
it not anp mo?e , anb tbat toe be not able of our felues to recouer it
ageine bare belatoe^ben let bs fap,tljac as it bat) bin a Ijappp cafe
fo? bs,t o baue continues ff til in our firft date : fo is it no to f o j bs to
teturne tbitljer againe; tbat is to fap,to be fet againe in ©obsfo
uour,tbat toe map onjpap fee bte face pet againe^no becaufe tljia
tteffeones canot be tyougbt to perfection in djts Rfe fo full of tojet*
cljebnes t toe nrntt btfpofe our Ipfe in tljis toojl^not to liue ff ill in
tbe toojfitfmt to ope in refpetf of tljefe oeab tljings,anb to liuebn*
so ©otr; atleatttoifeif toee tntenb toliue tbe true Ipfe , anb to Urn
suerlattinglpinljinv
The faifcends jQoto tben toee fee tbat toee baue feunb our true refffagpopnt
and the faifc a n $ ottr true toelfare 3 tljat is to toit tlje tumingageine totto ©oo r
welfares. from ^ ofc f mnt ano fellotolbip toe be tepartetr. tf o? pjoof tber*
of,toe neeoe but to examine from point to point tbe otbec enbs anu
toelfares toljirb toojlolp men Doe fct do tone to tljemfelucs, bp tlje
tokens 9 pjoofes tobicb 31 baue maoe of tlje otljer alreaop^HBber*
fcp as toe (ball fino a common oefiroufenes in all men tofeeke tbe
toelfare ; To toill toe ooubtleffe toonoer at fuclj oiuerfitie of tailes,
totjtcb Ukt to tbe luffing* of tbem tbat baue tbe grdene feicknefle,
(tobo be greeop of Duff 3 Coales , 3(bes ana fuclj otber baggage)
cannot but betojap bnto bs a ffraunge oiffemperature ano corrup*
tion of our toljole nature* Spoft men (jaue in all ages fpent tljett
toljole life a eitljer irt raking to^ithtx of ricbes,o? in 9mbition 5 o? in
gurcbaBng of laht>s,oj in puffingup tljemfelues tottfc t\)t toino of
J^poe* 3no toljat can bee mo?e contrarie to tlje Ipking of our ton»
berftanbing,tban tljofe tbings f Zl)t ent> toljereto tbtngs teno 3 igf
Setter tljan tlje tbings tljemfelues* ^Stbat is it tfjen fo? a man too
Senb Ijtmftlfe to tljefe outtoarb things 5 but too $etoc tljat toee be
OF CHRISTIAN RBtlGfO-lT. J^p
too?fe ti)tn €artt) ann Damg ^ 3no tolj d tooulo not btl&ut tbat
tbe g>oule of man toere infinitelp lefle mane fo? fuel) tfjmgg , t&a»
dotb of <fi5oto to to?ap top mp?e ano nirt int
3lfo toee feeke t&c attermofl; eno of mam jfroto tofjo ft fje tftac *«**&■
Beftretb not l&trfjea fo? fome otljer eno, tban fo? tbe Hicljes tljem*
felues *r namelp tbat bee migbt rptnu tbem ettber toantonlp o? bo*
no?ablp,o? neceffarilp ? Bap tnijo tooulu paflfc fo? tbem at all,tf ije
migbt Ijauc tbe otber tbtngs toitbout tbem*; Mm it not fo ; toljat
tuere mo?e ta^etdjen tban man in toijofe eno confitfetb W toelfarej
feeing tl;at citljer tlje £2ttno,o? Jf p?e,o? robbing map bereue b$ of
t&ac fclicitie ; tfjat fe to toit , ouertobelme US toitl) mtferies in out
moment ^ 3gaine , fr oto can l&icljes be tlje common marke fo? alt
men to (&atfe at , feeing tbat tlje inricljing of one man is tlje impo*
verifying of anotfjer *t gea ano tljat t&e berp baeing of tfjem confe
ftet& but in tbeopiniotrof men,fome counting (Solo, fome ftonetf,
fome <6>&eUeMtt& fome Butter to be Hicljes ; ami ail refembitng
powg c&ito?en,tobtcl) fet al rtjetr felin'tie in Cljeckffoneg 9 pirate*.*
Sim torfjat fe it fo? men to fet tfjeir felicitie in tbingg taljirf) ace nei-
ther Span no? of span,a$ if tljep (boulo fet t&e goone* of a ftnpfe
in tbe &&eatb, 0? of a ^fe in W jf ©teclotb 0? feaoole *t Co b&
fto?t,boto can tbat bee tbe fouerein ©art , tobiclj ig no gcoo at alft
fcrijicb te common ag toel to tbe batrasi to tlje ga&,an& uotj ratljee
impaire mm tban ameno tlj£m *: £)? botoe can tbat bee our rijerfe
marke to (bote at, tobicb of all tljingg tttrnedju^ moll fr5 tfje true
marke 3 tliat i$ to toit 5 from ©00 ; ass in truertj tbere i0 not a reaoiec
Suap to D}iut b$ quite ano cleanc from ©on, ti)&n to D?ato w ne^
rer ano neerer to too?Wp riclje^
aino tobat fe Qmbititm'tWiz mfgljt nifcourfe of tfjat tpme toirij^ Honor*
nut enu:fo? in berp oaoe it tjatl) no eno^ome attepne to fome cer*
tt^nt popnttotfjerfome be quitt ejccIuoeo*(I22birf) of tfjem in our 0*
pinion are tbe bappiett *t S>cotbIp tljep t&at are ejccluoeo are oifap^
popnteo of tljeir p?etenteo felicitie^ljat is al tfte barme tljep bauc
ftp iu%\)tp tljat attepne to ljono?,are in continuafto?ment,fpigbt*
full 0? fpigI)teo,ooing mifcbiefe 0? recepuing mifdjiefe, ouermatcn
0} ouermating.SBIjat in tbfe but manp euilto To? ane^ano a mul*
tiplping of miferies( toitljout number, fo? t\)t obt^nement of one
Cllie (ftaBotoe of felicities Wit twill leaue tbe reiioue to oeclamericit
toljat are tlje fruited of tljefe^ellifl) to?mentg,\jul)at are ftep^jTc?*
fotb!Ipottour,l^eputation,anii potoer 0? 3utbo?ttic* fi^batis all
^buttopno^ictj cannot ftUUjs,noj fcarflp puffet»^ t?p?3i ^?nU
be
&?ucreuitic.
$$0 OF THE T R E W N E S
be Taltttcu as 31 goe afyoaue,3! (ball fit bigbett at matfags*3fn h*i
uing tbefe tbings 3 tobat baue % tobicb a toicfceo man map not ra*
tber baue tljan 3ft 3nn if it be a gcoa tbtngjjoto is it giuen to ^uifl
meirt 3! (ball baue reputation ♦ 31f it bee among euillmett 3 © \)M
fljal 3! be blameo among gcotj men/perbaps 31 ft al baue it among
got* men»3If fo? bertuettobo fort not tljat reputation is but a (ba<
aotoe , maae to follotoe bcrtuet 3no tobo Ml runne after tbe (ba«
$otoe,to fojgoe tbe botip^f freelp fa notbing. (as men fap)bpon
Creatte : tobo knotoetb not tbat tbing to be noting toojtb, tobicfc
is giuen foj nougljt , anu bp fucb as are nougbtftiojtb *t 9nu teb*
Ml bel&ue tbat toe be bojne to fucb an enn as tbat*: » jftap ratber,
boto manp be tbe flaunoers toberetmtb gcoa nitf be cbarg*& : info*
mucb tbat timers tpmes tbep bee fapne to fojtgoe tlflrir reputation,
fojtbep?eferuation of tbeir Confcienre? ^ >■
powre A«- .f inallp, 31 ftall baue obtepnea potoer ana autfiojttie ♦ 3If tbat
Il!l?"^nH? bt tit* m of span 5 boto bappenetb it tljat foj one mans i)miii$ of
it 3 fo litany millions are fapne to goe Mbout ittana if it be bis fcu
uereine gi^tobereof commetlj tt^tbat not onlp it is turner to cml*
but alfo commonlp turnetb tbe pofleflbjs hereof to euill ? T5ut let
fcs put tbe cafe tbat an tbis te gartuCo tobom? jFo? euerp one tbat
is bono^eu as apjince, ten tboufano are fapne to im&le : f oj one
tbat trpumpbetb,abuntyeotboufan& are Ie& in capttmrietjfoj one
tbat reignetb,ten fjuntyeu tboufanu ferue as g>Iaues* 35p tbis rec*
fconmg,fante onlp one man (bouin be tbe eitn of manp memanu tbe
felicitie of tbjfc 0} fotoer fbouio bee tbe infelicitie of a tobole tao^Itr*
Mmb our feeing is fo? tbe en* ami feIicitie,not of fome one o? tloa
ttten,but of all tbe tobole fepno* SQbat toiflpe fap tljen if euen tbofe
fetoebaue it not <t 31 ta&e to tmtnefife tbe bappieft Courtiers tbat
are,tobetber one injpelcofte of tbeir prince &o not ftt'ng tbem moje
at tbe beart,tban a tboufanu flatterers ana as manp eroucbers ann
cappers can aeligbt tbeir eares ana epes <: jQap, 3! report me euen
to t\yz grratett princes tbemfe!ues,lob^tber one Hebeflion of tbetc
feubtects againft tbem 3 ooe not be? tbem mo?e tban all tbeir bono*
rable trpumpbs atrereiopce tbem? Sinn toere it not a fljame to fap,
tbat mans fottererar goon (Tjouln ttantj in atueoj oepenn uppona
grim la&e H SHbatels. tljen are all tbefe tbings, but refemblances
of tbe Apples tbat groto about g>ofcome, tobicb beingpleafant to
tbe epe 5 mn p^ouofttng to tbe appetite , noe baniib into fmoafce oj
into fcote as fame as a man puts bte tatb to tbem^
^etoe? tl;is 3 t\)t feliritie of man ougfjt to abpce in tty tbtng it
OF CHRISTIAN RUIGIOK. 1 33 J
ftlft^uc tbe contentment of tbe ambtcioug perfon,nepenbetb & p e
pon anotber,9lfo it ougbt to be euerlafting: T5ut ambition enoetfc
tortb tbe bot>p,an& fe burpea toitb it in tbe fame graue*3gaine 3 tbc
tbingg tfjat ambition crauetb > are fougbt fometpmeg foj fome o*
tber tbings fake : but tote oemauno an eno toberebpon to retrain*
not a meane to an enne ♦ %o bee (bojt/o farce of fe ambition from
being a toap to tying b$ to fottereine gcob o? felicitie ; tbat in berp
truetb ( ajs 3I baue fapb afoje ) it caftetb b* miferablp bofcme , an&
tnaketb btf to fall quite ana cleane from it.
jftoto/eeingtmarmotfinmJjetbinfftoe^ T&enmoft
mong men,noj in tbefe too?tolp tbingg; &otb it not foiloto tbat toe €nd f- ^°" CTeio
mutt feefce it in ow^Iu^gmrelp tbe toojto te not of it felfe, no? f^i^.
fo} it felfe 5 but.jpag mape bp anotber,ano foj anotijetjneptber batb raf.
man bfe tftone b^gimting of bimfelkano tberefo?e be cannot be tbe
ma of bmtfeIfe*Cbe maker of a tbing maketb it not To? tbe tbing*
Me,but fo? bfe otone faketantr tberefoje be bimfeffe is tbe enne of
fug toojke ♦ 9gaine,tbe tbing tbat ig mane i$ not gcob in refpcct of
it felfjbut foj tbe bfe o j eno tobereto tbe maker maketb ittano tber*
foje tbe maker bmtfelf i* tbe fouereine g©o tbereoMSut let bg tiifc
couer tbe matter pet mo?e Iargelp*$pau fe compofeo of ^>o&ie ami
feoule ; tbe 3$om'e mo?tafl,tbe §>ou!e immojtalL Motojf toee fet
mans felicitie in W borne on!p;toe &oe too great to?ong,bofb to t^t
g>ouIe 3 ano to tbe tobole man, f oj if it conftft in tbe bo&ie, it peri*
fbetb anb faoetb atoap toitb tbe bo&ie* 3n& tben tobat remapnetij
to tbe feoule tobicb ouetfiuetb, but tojetcbetmeffe 'tT&ixt toee Icoke
foj a felicitie tobicb belongetb to t%t tobole Span, ano to bfe tobote
life botb togetber* Slgaine^bat fbouto be tbte felicitie of tbe bo&p, Bcaude.
tmletfeperbapg it bee^eautie; tobicb glaooetb moje tbebeboluer
tban tbe bauer tbereof^atto pet toitbin a tobile afreet's loft b^ fome
toouno ? fome fo?e, feme pimples, o j fome S>unburntng % %n t%z
feoule iopneb toitlj tbe booie toee baue tb?a abilities , namelp of
Iife,of fence>ano of bnoerftan&ingXet bja; fe in tubicb of tbefe tb^a
tnang fouereinetuelfare anrr cm map be barberen* %ty ^>oule gt^
ttetb life to manji bobie, ans tbe perfection of life iss bealtb \ 3Jf our HdA
life ferue to none otber eno tban tbatjUJbat barr tbe firft man to ooe
Doitb it , tuljo toaji creates bealtbfull > 3If it mnft bee tbe eno of b$
noto after our co?ruption-,tobat tsai mo?e bnbappie tban man*: Jf5ap,
tobat i$ mo^e bncapable of bappinelfe tban man*; 3 booie fnWtt to
aftoufanooifeafejs 3 atboufano barmen, atboufeorfaunger^
toedke, fraple^ fraught toitfc miferie^ioitljm, tojappeo in tljem
toitl;out§
5cniualitic.
33* OF THE TREWNES
lmtbout;alb)ate$ bncertepne of Itfi^altoateg Cure of bea$; tofjoma
Jfttojme^anl^ear^a grapneof ouft map kill : tobo if betokcb foj
none otber bappineflfe tfjan tljat , baere mipb better to bee a plant
tban a ^an ♦ 3garae 3 tobo is fo founb an& bealtbie of bon(e,o? fo
btfeafeo m mpnr^tobtcbCtfbe torn put to tbe cbopce)bao not leuet
to baue a founb mjmo in a ficke 6obie 3 tban to bee out of bte brittetf
fcauing perfect bealtb of borne *t 5§>atblp tben it 10 a berp cfere ar«
guraent,tjb*t our cbiefe bappmeflTc retfetb in our mpnb 3 feeing toee
can finoe in our Ijartsss to rebomte it toitb tlje miferieg of our boot**
Boaity Plea- let b# come too tbe fen Gtiue parte* %\yz bappines tbereof fee^
furc,voiu P - metb to confiff in ftoluptuoufenes o? &en(lialitie* 3ift(iac make
tuoufciiew ^bappp;tbenbapppbeb?utebea8e0,aj5li)5oopei)feic botbrno^
freelp anb uu tb moje beipgbc tban toee : an^imbagpp ftman,ttbu>
cannot tubolp becone a bead, botnbatfce catt t <£fee beat! taketbbte
pleafurc,britbout regarb brtjo feesbim,butbout remote of confct*
ence , ana toitljout an? argebnng agetittt bmtfelfe* Contrary
tutfe , tobat man is bee brijtclj faletb not a Latoe inbtmfelfe tbat
goes about to bjpblebmi; tobicb feeletb not a bartbpting in tbe
ini&os of bfe pleafure ; oj tobofc greateft belpgbts leaue l)im not a
Oing of repentance bebinb tbem *t 3no tuljat bapppneg can tljat U
labwcof toe be atbameo, ana tobicb compelled bs to feeke couere
fo? tbe booing tbereof * 3!fo toljat a fono tooojkman toa* be , tbat
ft ameb bs fo farre bnKt fo> r fuclj a purpofe. ? infomucb tbat toberas al
our bobp is Ipable too acbes $ fficb e« botb toitljw $ tottbout anb on
all finest e fcarflp baue aboue ttoo 0} tbjee parts bpo bs capable of
pleafure 3 anb euen tbofe alfo fubiect to greef anb pepne. let tbere
be a man (fapetb Plu tarke)tbat batb leb bis tobole Ipfe in pleafure
am> fenftiaKtie;an& about a ttoo 01 tl^ee botoer* afoje be bjatoc to-
toar&s Deatb.lct Um be put to bis t^tz tobetber be bab leuer too
beligbt btsi fences b^ Iping bJitb l)i* Lais, o^ belpgbt bis minb tuir&
^eliucrtngbisf Countrp from fome greate periLbiil be(tbink pou)
lie fo berp a beafoas to bout biljtcb of tbem be fbal cbcofe^^bo ftctb
not tben tbat tbe pleafure of tbe nun&,fe botb greater tljan tbe plea*
fure of tbeboDp,anb mo?c peculiar to man^anb mo^e agreeable tea
ijis enb^t (Ele feeke a foucreine goob-,if it be goob,it bull amenb M*
%\xt b)bat botb marre bs ano xmpap^e bs moje botb tn bobie anb
foulctban flefblp pleafure \ 9lfo toe meane it (Ijoulo be perfect ♦Jf
it be fo,it bnll make bs perfect too* T5ut labfit confumetb bs,tobat
DccapetbbStno^etbanfenfualitie? 9gein , toe feeke an enb;buc
get an en&teffe enb^not to^icjj maket^ an enb of our pleafures, but
lbl?ici
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 333
taWcfo tiortj fftfl feeue our nellreg ♦ Contrarptonfe , tofjat to tfjere
toljicb te fconecat an eno tn it feife, toljicb fewer maketb an eno of
tog , o? tobicb fewer toearietl) tog ami lefle contcntetfr tog , tfran tije
botoilp plcarureg;conlto&&ig tbat (ag tlje poet faptb) tbe pleafure
anu papne goe botf) together*: Spojcouer, !>oUo map tbat bz tbe fo*
uereine gain, UrfjicI) ig not fo mud) ag a meane gcoto ? jf o? torfjo can
toenpe,but t^at abfttuence ig taken fo? a totrtue,euen among tbe tot*
cioug fojc * 9m> tobat manec of gcoo tg tbatjtob trfj map become e-
ttfll i^ increafing,if it tottere not eutli of it feife afojtt tfmafl?,al bo*
Dilppleafureg confirm tbe g>enceg, ano ace ejcecuten bp tfje fenfi*
tut partg ♦ jf3oto), t&e &enc# ace oftentpmeg fo?ffaflcto in to^cp*
. ijec bp &ifeaft$i o? bp plpagetanto t&e fenCtiue partg ace toifpatcfceo
ttbeleaabptoea^^ ;;
jaoto> albeit tjafjtta^ &aue a toubHe ltfe,tlje one in ttjtg tootf^
t&c otter m anot&tf, tlje one toping, tlje otber immojtall ; t&e firll
*j$te& is Ijere ceding to tlje feconn as tbe to©?fe to p better^pet ig
notourfcekingfo? fuel; an ent> o? fuc(j a feltcicie as tipttb tuit&usr,
but fo? fuclj a one as makeclj tos bapppc,c]tuckcnet(; to£,ann rcfecf*
tmlrn eucrlaflinglp •, tbe ubiclj furelp i* not to be founto tn mo?»
talithmgg* jfroto follotoetl; t&crefoje tbe UntocrSanMngpart,
to&tcbi* occupies one todple tn ttfelf,anotljer toljtle in tlje gouern*
went of t&eto)o?lMtm another tuljtle in contemplation of Ijcauen*
ip things: anto of tbzi* t&?ee operations fp?tng tljjee perfections*
itamelp ftertuc^oliciejanti SQifetoome ♦ let tos fee pet in tubicfc
cf ftefe tfj?oe conGffetl) one fouereine felicitie ami contetttatum-*.
fecotfjlp tt tt nottabee tom&teto, but tfrat our enti totfl bee founn to
tonftff in tijat part:fo? tofcet&er can tlje mpnn of man reac^bepotm
t^e toojto anu man ann ^tm tfjat mane rijem botb^ttt let tog fee if
me come nice it itt tW too?lo» 3! p?ap pou tofeat ig 23mtte *t 'Clje verm.
calmeneiTeofouraffecttoitg* SUbatare t^efe affections of oucgt
HL\)t tojaueg mtto ffo?mesai of our g>ottle$ , rapfeu tottf) ettecp littiz
blatt of toJtnue , torfjicb ooe fo tolfe aim tucmople it topGtoe notoanr,
tljat znzn tlje bed pplotg are fapneto ffrike g)ap!e , anrr reafon it
feife fa tyittetttoelnereto fo^fi&e tfjeSpelueV 3f ^an toaere creates
to tbte cnn 5 tobp toag Ijecreateu toritlj calmeneife of mpno *t ©j if
tfafoueceinegcoliconlill notoJtn ouermapftering bfa affection^
tol;at mo?e contratietie can tfjere ba,tban to b& toopo of affections
anr> to be a man*t let tog put tfje cafe tijat fomemmt attepne tfeere*
tonto : tyaflfce aJfo ftap t&ece ? j!5o : fo? toaliantnefTe batman epe te
toarce 3 toiarre to peace 9 peace to t$c pjofperit te ofrVie Common
saealt^
334 OF THE TKEWNE5
lucalc^nnts fa f©?tb of otberg, J*?otD,tftat to!)tcIj tcnfccttj tmto anci
tber,ramtot be tf;c btmoft eno^uttoil man at leafltoife be content
tea tberetoitb': .toap, Ice ds comment; Oertue m tnticlj a$ tote lift,
aim let te btifie our felucs; m making bo)te of ir#et if it ertemi no
furtber t(;an to tbe tbings on earti) , 31 &are toefl Tap tbere is not a*
np tbmg,31 fep not fo bappie^but fo to?etcbe& $ mtferable as man*
Collie totll ftp be is an boned man ; but pet as boneft a^ be is,tbep
toil! let bim ftarue fo? bunger ♦ ^bc J3?mce toill fap be is a faith-
ful! , a fount), anu an Dp?igbt sealer, neptber leu b)> couetoufnelTe
rift? carj>cD atoap toitb ambition:but pet be totll not put bim in truft
toitb tljemanaging of bis affap?es i\\ tljis too?Itu ^fcefoulelt bpee
in tbetoo?lo (ball finoeamate: but if Qmucrumw tfj?ougbtbe
tofcole too?It>,fbe (bal fcarce finn a buf fcano^ftcto tljen, if toe feia
our felicitie in tins lifeytobat is Hertue butter? mifcric ? 3m> if
toe feke it m tbe otber Ipfe^ tobat (bal become of tfcis bertue xafyxt
toe (ballijaue noaffections to encounter toitb? <g>urelp tfjen i$ noc
tlertue our zrto : fo? rije eno tbat toe fefce,batb not an epe to a fur*
tbertbing^neitberoootfjttjefouereme gooa hereof toljict) goe*
iopntlp toitb it come to anp entu
rdide. SObat tl;en ? 31S ipalicie tbat ent> ? £Se ran 13oI!trie tfce rig&t
tfe of reafon in tbe gouerning of too?lnlp affaires, Iftefioes tbat,ie
map alfo p?oper!p be ocfinet>,to to an arc o? f kill of gupoing mens
aomgs to a rcrteine entn Jftoto tbe null anu tbe enu tbat it ametl)
at,cannot be botb one tbing*35ut(to be (bo?t)tobat 155 tbis too?to?
Strife, 2Barw,Difco?o,€nup 3 lRanco?,73uming,g)adking,toai
tfing,<i>popling, antmeffroping; amiferablegrounrjfo?ttiantoa
imio \)i$ felicitie tjpon^Qbat i?s tbe gouerning ana oifpoling of al
tljefe tilings , but a Healing toitb Tuples, Sfrotcbes, ana Cankers,
toljereof if toe baue no feeling, tbep can(to go tfje befl toap) ooe b*
no gcoo ;ano if toee baue feeling 3 tbep tooo?fabsnotbing but fo?*
totoe,grife,ftinrf)5anti lotijfomnefle ? 2>ea,but tbeljappiuts 0? fe*
licitie is inbealing tbem* J&appp tfjen is tljat comontoeale \n\)itf}
receiuetlj gcon ^ tty pepne ; but not tfjp pepne bappp tobicf) tljoa
Ijaft tafeen to Ijeale it* fo) toben apbiCcton bealctb aman ,M)a
recetuc^ t^ebene6te 5 d)elpl)iCcion,o? tbcl9atient?3n*i if tbeiplju
rion nin fjihCure fo? game , ann tbe Spagitfratebttf nutty fo? btu
uour-, toijo feejs not tbat tbe (lull of curing toas not tlje enu of tbe
*me 3 no? ^e fktfl of gouerning tl;e enti of t!;e otber-, feing tljat tljep
t cnueo either of tbem to a further eno 3 ann tbat fo ftlie a one ? jftot*
toitljUannmg em ti)ijS , m t^e nui ^gan apefy ann t^e 223^Ui peri^ "
ij?et&
Of CHRISTIAN ' RELIGION* 335
f&etb ; but cbe g>oule Ituctft did , aim pet gt'uetb ouettbe dealings
cf tbe toojlo^berefoje noe&ctf muft fome otber cljtog cben policp
be our foueteto gooa , feeing tljat tbtt ?palicp tg; limiteo imebut $e
bomm* of tbtt toojio*
• jftoto tben , let b$ examine SSfifbome* 3ft tt tbe beboloing of wifdomew
<Sou ann of t&inga belonging to <&ti)VMW rcquiretb a man to Migjoufoes.
lift bp ijimfelfe aboue the uro?l&,ain) aboue frimTelfr, 3i tneane tljat
a man (boulD retp^e from all outtuarD tbings toco btt oUme foule,
tbe Sboulebnto ber £ppn$,ano cbe 8£pnb unto ©o&vfi&tntlp tbere
i$ great Ipfcelpbob cljat out: oooings ougbt to bee referreo to cbtt
totfcome,ano tbat our enb ana welfare (bottlo conflft tbereitn jFo?
tbe petferttog of fucb a contemplation , toee fap tbere are requires
^Iealtb,l|>ealtb,&erf*ie 5 ano policie, jfoj toant ann pouertie 3 b#
as jf etters of S&on to a toeloifpofeb mym : a ficfcelp ano nifeafea
boup^t^ as a torture to tt ; bnrulp affections ua?le it ana mafte it fe
*ine tbingfoj anotber; politic fe tbe ftablifberof Comontoeales,^
tobofoeuer giuetb fttmfelf to contemplation, it bebouetb btot to be
fcttleo to a qukt plate,tbat be map bote tbe piommec ofljc^ mins
fteoop toitbout (baking oj ft irring* %\w$ boe all tljings feme ta
ferae to cbat bfe3ut toben cbep come all to tbefojenameb popnt,
to belpebS; pet 31 p?appoubotofarre aoetbepfurtberbs .*3!ttt
naturallp tyeb to man to beleeue cbat cbere is! a © © D : ann W
to<Djke£ boe puc bg in mpnb of it euerp botoje* 3$ut (ball toe enter
into our tooojkemaptte^feeing tbat tbe berp outline of tbe leaf! of
all btt too?keg ootb ftoppe bg *t %ato;,tobo fcnotoetb not, tbat if
tbere be not a 0oo,tbere can bee no bapptoes atall *i 3m> fitb toee
fcnotoe it^mtit ( as pe tooulo Tap ) from our birtb \K&w take Doe fa
mucb peine to feeftingtbat vfyitf) toee bane alream'e *t Heafon eel*
fetb bg f«rtber,cbat <8>o& is gam aim toll j f^at isi to fap, tbat be la*
uetb cbac toljicb fe g<no#batetb tbat iMbtcb tt euiH*9no our otone
t onfaence telletb b0,cbat toe boe little gooo c? «one,6ttt mucb euil*.
3tto if tbe little goon tobicb toe bo be boone amiife,tobat bappine*
iss tbere,o? ratber tobat bnbappiness tt tbere not in tbat fatotolet ge
lohi^ maketb b$ to feele a continuall topnent to our felues *i r 4i5ut
thz partie cbat i^ ^ giuen coo contemplation, mounted) bp pec
|igber,anti conSoeretb tbat (Sob ija; immo:ta!!,bmbnngf able 5 ana
not to be to^ougbt into ; toljicb tt a«( mucb to fap,"a0 fljat hiti not
agtoemenare, toboboebpe, moae t an&ciaunge:aVrt tobmbee
comes to cbat popnt 3 be tt at tbe bigbctt tbat btt wtt fen rea-:b tm*
tOv 3ttb tol;at tt-aH tfett fl^tog bp ^ 6«t «xt«epig ftffl b.ipon tbr
J$? OF THI TRIVTKH
cartb ? jf o?,to fap tfjat of a tfrfng tofjtcb it te not, o? to fap tt fe twt
tbi£ o? tt ijs not tbat; tobat elsf ia it but a p?oteiling t^at toe knotoe
not tobat it is ?as if a manftoulDDaafttfjatteckiiotocsan dc*
pbarct , bmir pretence tbat bee knotoes it tg not a g>naple ? SUfeat
tben ig our btgbrf* contemplation but n&pe ignorance ^ 3no tofco
toouto make ignorance b# bigbeff felicitie $ furtbeft eno o? fb©te*
anker ? £et nottoitbftamung boto featoe be tbere tobtcb atteine ft
farre«:3Mi ifanp tb?ougb rafifmc$ amratureanp furtber; into
tobat crro? ano blpntmeffe noe tbep fafl , no leffe tfjan tbep tobtcb
fojgo tbetr Ggbt bp looking agatntt tbe &unne?
Faith or Be- jt rematnetb tben in tbe ena , tljat toee muff attetne to tint bp
kcf * 4Taptb,tobiclj toee cannot attepne into bp Heafon ; tbat toee muf
mount tjp b^ liuelp belerf" aboue our tmneriUfttffl&nnta tbe tbtngg
Agarci in the tobereunto tbe epe of our tnpnn i$ not able to reacb;3no Algazell
beginning of $e Arabian p?oceeoeo fo farre,ag to fep tbat tbe note tobeibp tbe
cdic^ pcraatu " ftKcta ' e t0 come te atte ^ D tonto 3 tj2S fatrb* 3nu tobat $ t|)t£E faptb nt
(Son 5 but a beteuing rtjat our toelfare Ipetb in \)im ? siaijat is $e
beloeuingjbut tlje doping fo? it ? fflLiljat te bope,but t^e oefiring of
tt ? JZJbat tg tbe &efire of it , fatt tbe not Waning of it ? 3no to bee
0j o? t 3 tobat i$ tbe continuall befctf o f it bare, but a beto?aptng tbat
Ijaere toe can neitber baue it no? fee it *t 3lf toe baue not faitb, tobac
Ijaue toe but ignorance \ 3nn if toe Ijaue faitb ; tobat baue toee but
irnelp a oefire ann longing ; confioering tbat tbe greater our faptfr
fe 3 tbe mo?e toee oefpifc t|efe bate tbings ; ano tbe greater our tie*
fire fe,tbe mo?e toe fate our feluea , ana tlje mo?e earneffifp tioe toe
feme (Soti^o be ibo?t, W^nt fe faptb *: Welfare bebigftteti^ut
toe tooulo fe it^gainjtobat ija! faitb^'®bc toap i^nto feliritie^uc
toe tooulopoffelTe anoiniop iu Icoke tljcn toljat p?opo?tion fe be«
ttoane tbat tofyify fe p?eftnt,anti tbat tobictj fe to come ; fucb p?o<
portion t^ tfjere bettoirt ti)t bope tobicb toe baue bcerc(pea turn a*
boue tlje toojto ano aboue our fdue^ 3 )ann tlje perfect awo full fruu
tion of tlje grnn tobtcb toe fe eke to atteine tmto* ^5ut let bs; in fcata
too^tig gatber togitber tobat toee baue faio ljeretofo?e* Zfflfymw
toee feeke fo? an enne o? redingpotnt 5 tl;e too?lo ijS maue foj man,
man fo? tifee <goule y tbe Motile fo? tijc mpno, tbe mpno fo? a imtb
Ijigbcr tbmfctban it felf,ani) tobat el^ can tbat be but ©od? 3* foj
tbat tobt(| toe Vnt»erffami bere a«s( concerning (Sou bp our natural!
fctt'f&ome'? it fe but ignoiance ; ami tbat tobicb toe concetue b^ out
fupemamrali potoer,?^ but beloefe ; anti belecfe maketb not tbing*
?erfett,but onlp mouctb t^cDnuerttauun;£»3iv follotoetb tben tbat
out
OF CHRISTIAN RUfGIOK^ J57
ettr&otngs can baue no enu to reft bponbere,but onlp mtljelifeta
rome,tobieb te ttje bebolotng ana knotoing of <£ot>*9gaine,ff toee
feefce tbe fouereine geoo ; one appetites otoz obe&ience to our toill,
mtr totil to our reafon, ana tbe perfection of our reafon is tbekno*
tomg of 6ou*3nt> fo tbe contentment of our toill i<& our pofTeflmg
of <Z35oa* Jftoto toe poflfelTe not ©oa 3 but fo farre fco^t!) as toee loue
bimttoe loue bim not,but fo farre fajtb ass toe fcnotoe btmtano net*
tber can ignorance ingenocr earnest loue, no? belecfe ingentier full
ann perfect fruition, but onelp a certepne bope,tobicb bope t* mac*
cljea toitb impatience eum in tbe belt of bgi* 3!t foflotoetb tfjerefcne
njat toe cannot tniope our fouereine toelfare,bntill toe bee come to
our btmoftenO; no? banc our fun contenration,toitill toee baue full
knotoleuge: tW & eo toit,toee cannot baue it in t\)i$ too?ln,n°? in
tnan,tobicb ttoo cannot content tbe mpno o? fattffie tbe toifi of ma,
fojfamucb ag eptbet of tbcm botb te a toojlo of tojetcbeonetife: but
djougb toee baue a nubble life, pet can toe baue our btmoft refting*
popnt ano our onelp fouereine toeifaie, notobere ete but onelp in
3oo ano in tbe euerlafting life*
0ere 31 fboulo ueclate toljat tbat fcltctttcof man{balbe,tobcit
&e iscometobtswmoftreftiugpopnc* "But tobo toilbee foraflja*
to open bias moutb in v beljalf, after (jtm tbat batb cola fcs tbat net
tint epe batb feene it n o? bait can concepue irt3n& boto (bouto toe
knotocu bere^eing unable eptber to fee it o? to baue it bcre? jftoto
tbcrcfo?? at one too?9,to uaf be contenteo toicb tbtMbat all our Be*
Gres fbalbefatiflfteB at tbat DapXectng tbep extent) not but too tfo
tbings tbat are ; ana tbat in <Sofc toe (ball atcbat Dap fee,baue,an&
knotoeaUtbtngs* 33ut pet fo? a mo?e larger confirmation oftbi*
fo?mer popnt , it ia noto tpme to bere tobat tbe jpbilofopbers fap
cfccreofc
7 he xix. Chapter.
Thar the wyfeft of all ages agree that God is the vtmoft
end and fouereine good,ielicitie,or welfare of man.
&relp man aootb naturallp otfire,fo? tbe ron<
taument of bis toill,ui be toenails So? tbeejt*
enpfe of bis toit, tobauefomewteilte enr*
Ino tberef o?e tbcte is tiot ai^ffuio? a larger
I place in l^bilofopbie , tban ti)t fetching out of
tbe djeef enu nnt> fouereine goon of man •, info*
mud; tl;at Cicero faietb tbat tije tofjole au t l;o-
g titit
$}8 O'p THE TREWNES
rttieof ]9ljtIofop6ic,conG(!ctlj in tljat popnt alone* jfrottoft&ffan*
fcing,fo?afmuclj as bp rcafon of our faille finb our fclues attoni*
fljeD fare bploue ipUe fake fnlne out of ti)C €Iout>3, ano mojeouce
bentgbteb toitb berp bapebarknefle In a place tljat Icaottlj manp
fontyie bjatcss cieane comrade one from anotfjer;lu ce fenouje not in
ftte perplejcitie toljiclj toap to takc,ano pet euerp of as rfjinks bim*
felfe totfe enough to bircd bis companion* ©ne calles to tbe rigbt
JjantJ,anb another to tbe left x ©ne popnts pe bp tlje fjtll, ami ano*
tber few pe tfyouglj tlje plapneg : ano ytt alf of tljem can as little
fkill oftfte rigbt toap one as another i am at tlje laft tlje mod pare
of tljem perceiue in tfje enb of tljeir trauell, tljat tlje moje Ijafte ttjep
mabe,tlje further tljcp toanbereb fnm tljeir toap, But toljat loom*
uer is it tfblpnu folkes , oj fur!) as are gttpbeti by blpnb folke , o^
fur!) as! Ijaue no gupbe at aU 3 ooe pe altrap * J2ap f atljer, toere it
not to bk efltemea foj a mpjacle, if anp of tljem till, ijotobeit feeing
giititb from aboue 3 Q)onfti bappen to \)it bpon tbe rigljt toap^a*
tural Defire caufetb men to feeke tljeir toclfare* 9nb all pbtMopfjie
Ipetlj in tljat popnt of feeking out t!je toelfare of mam <§>inneljartj
put us from it, mm maketlj be; to lofe it ♦ 9nt> tljerefojetlje toifec
fojt Ijaue Iaboureb to recouer it by efrfjctmng finne^ut moft men
knotting not tljat tljtgs Cttne igf comebpponbsbpaljigljfafl, ann
rijerefoje imagining tljemfeluejaf to beenettleo ttffl in cftric former
place : boe butiz ttjeir IjeabS about tlje feeking of it tljere , not pet*
cepuing tljat tijep be tljiotune bourne berp loto/arre from 6©D,
Auffin in his *nb bnoerneatfr tljemfelues^fjat is tlje caufe toljp toee to no pur*
x)x booke and pofe boe feeke by groping rounb about bsf, foj rt>at toljtri) tt not to
firft ca P -.of the be ljab tljere,no? is to be founo tfjere^Varro faptlj tbat in ijis tpmr
cmcof god. t ^ m toere ttooljunmcb fotoerfcoje ana eigljt opimon$,concerning
tljis popnt in tlje beokes of tlje}pijilofopljer$ : tljat i# to bsit, ttoo
fjunb t 2eb foboerfco^eanbeigbt ^ectss : fo?$attoag tlje babgeo^
Cognifance tljat mane tlje Difference bcthnrt tf)tm+3\t toas a ttoiu
Zict to fee fo manp m'ucrlltieeUMi a moje lnajnner tfjat of fo manp,
fo fette coulb fttt bppon tlje truet^ get nottoitljffannmg tfyty trp*
umpbetr one otier anotljer,anb toere curious m confuting one ano*
tljen a$f in nafte it to alttaiegt mo^e eaCe to repjotte a fault, tljan to
amenb it ^anb to conuince a Ipe^ljan to finne out tlje truetb* But
pet atleofltonfe toe baucluonne tljud mttdjat rijeljaubgi of tljcm af,
^!jat tljereisi one cljiefe enbe anb one fouereine gcon , loljereat all
wen ottgbt to ame i ana tnee finbe euen by tlje contrarietie of tljeir
ottn reafoujj one agautfUnotyetvtfjat ic ig none of aK tfjofe rfjing*
to^erein
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 3}£
detent tbep batte fougbt itttoberebpon toee map eafelp r onriuac,
rtjat it cannot bee anptobere ete,tban ftljrre toee feefte it* !j)at> tljep
toell contfoerea , tbat 8£an 10 falne from W fojmer m'gnitie , ana
compares tbe glojie of bis fo?merffatefontbtbeto?etcbemteflfeof
bis pjefent ttate ; tbep tooulu baue fought none otber bappineflfe 0?
feiicitietban to teturne ri;etf)er, tftat is to fap,tban to beelinfceo a<
game bnto (SOD : am* tbep toouUi neuer baue foHotoen fo manp
fonn fanrie0,mo?e too?tbie to be pt'tpen tban to be Iaugbe& at* j$e*
uertbelefle tbere arc fome fetoe to be fomm in an ages, tobicb baue
leueleu at tbis marke^ike as among all tbe reff 5 toee fee tbat fome
ftaue ban a eertepne knotoletige of out firft original! nature*
Cbe Epicures fougbt tbfe fouereine gatointbe pleafureg anxr T h c Epicure
Mi$t$ of tbebooietami tbeStoikes mocfceo tbemfojtbeirlaboj, Amifthenes
percepuing toefl, tbat tbere is not bete fo fap?e ana ftoeete a Hofe* anfwered
bulTj^tobicb batb not berp (barpe pjickes, anu tbat it toag tbe nept M ™W v
&ap to make a man a beatf£o be fbo?t,tbe Epicures tbemfelueg t^x KKovi
taere fo mucb aftameb of tbe matter, tbat to mafce iaup pieafure K^e/^u.
to goefo? an boneft tooman 3 tbep toerefapne to bifgupfe betas
mucb a* tbep couto,anb to fap tbat bp pieafure tbep ment tbe be*
Itgbts of tbe mpnoe , ana not tbe feuerous pleafures of tbe bobie,
tobtcb paiTe atoap in tbe turning of a banb ♦ 15ut in tbe enoe^tobac
toere tbeir pleafures ? jFo?fo>tb(fap tbep)to betbinfe a mans felfe
%oto oft be batb maoe g©& cbere,o? boto oft be batb fene W trull*
.£> ftcaunge beafflfineflfe^si tobo toouto fap (faptb Plutarke) tbat
tlje pleafures of tfyi& too?to toere to bekept in Conferues,o? to bee
lapu bp as &efto?atiue$ in tbe clofet of mans memojie : 0? ratber
(fap 31 ) as* tbougb tbt temembetance of troubles paft , pea 0? of
fome groeuoutf Oduieflfe recouereu,t»ere not moje beiigbtfuil tban
0)z greateil iopes tbat are pofftble to be baD*
CbeStoikestberefo?enoegiue b$ another ^pnD ofbappmefre ThcStoikSj
q} toelfare;namelp 9po?ali bertue,t3Dbicb c5Gttetb in tbe quiet reig^
iting of reafon in bs ♦ ^uttabat igi tbfa elsi tban a mete imagina*
tion*; ^oto iDtH tbep atrftoere to tbe P€ripateticks 5 tobicb fap tbat
man is not mane fo jbimfclfe a!one,but fo? common focietiet^Dbat
bte bertue muff ame at a furtber enue : ^Dbat bertue neitber in tt*
fpect of tbat tobereat it ametb , no? of tbat tobereon it lao^etb can
wafee men bappie *t ^0 bee (bo^t^Uobat toil! tbep fap tcKty ir otone
f ompanion!S,tubo fo? tbe bpboloing of tfttss tljeir farit#b feltcitie,
no bnoerp?op it \niti) taeaItb 3 beaitb,cottrage 5 anu meafurable plea^
rttre 5 a0 bnfuffitcient to Oanb alone toittjout apne^ ^ut 31 t)aue rip^
' £2 pea
34* ° * THK TREWNES
pen tjp tW popnt fuffic ientip m tbe Cbapter going faff before
The Tcnpatc- tOljat djen Ho tlje renpateticks fet &S Octone^as tlje Stoiks
tikes or wai- left tbe Idohic to mount bp to tlj£ feoule , fo tbefe mount tip from
fc<™- tlje <§>oule to tbe sppno ♦ ^Ijerc are(faptb Arifbtle)ttoo foua of
m raiic lib i ^^DncfTe^ftc one eiuill aufc pubItkc 3 raUcn policie#)bicb con*
or s ' ' 5 Cdetfj m atfiomant? tlje otljer p?iuate $ ofl^»urdjolu,cancn mife*
fcome^tolncf) conQltet!) m Contemplation* tyz tljinftes uerelp tijat
ft? batb fays fometofjat* 35ut boto can policie be tbis blelfeoneire,
ronfoering t\)$t arrowing to bis oton fapmg^poltcte is bur a emu-
mug 0} Hull to Icane tbings to a certepiie eno, ann is not t!;e eno it
felft £>;> boto can <£ttfeoome be it a fecing tijat(a-3 be Ijimfelf fait!;)
curton&erftanoingfcetb as; little in matters concerning <5od ,as
tbe epe of an ©mle tiotb tnijen fte commetb nere tbe ^unne*; ffiui
trnnertlanDing tgi uttlf^ ouriu&gementbncertepne/attD our memo*
rte oeceptfull . 'Clje seeped of our knotole&ge (faptlj Socrates) is
Porphyrin his <P^ance ; anti all p&flofopbte(as Porphyrias fcpljotoetb) is; but
firftbookcof mcreconiecture,eafieto bee ouertljjotone&Htbeuctp little puff^
the souie to jftotu $en,(oto map tljis bee a Ijappinefle, tmlefle toe tinll grattnc
Byri thins and fi )at t ^ c © to | e i$ jjappie t» ramming neere tbe S>unne ; o? a blpn*
Ancbon. |nan ^ a pp ie ,' lt lofting COlOUT^
ttpis DifcipleS Alexander ann Auerrhoes,percrium J tbat all
our contemplation is but Delation of mpnn, mod commonlp to m
purpofe; baue fotma fcs out anotbaaeupce. ££ibicb is,tljat all our
Ijappinefle confidetb in iopning tlje capacitie of our mpnoc , o? ra*
tber of our imagination, tmto certepne feparaten fubftances y to be
tnfojtmea bv tbem in all maner of knotoleogetfoj ti^t tobirb Dtupct
tbep beerep?oueo of mod pbilofopbers , ano as 3 bcteue , m tlje
mo tbep laugbea tbemfelues to f komrfoj it ♦ %\xt as 31 baue fapo
alreaiJie 3 tnbat are tbefe feparateu fubftanres of tbeirs ^ ©j ratbes
lubp art tbep not fet our feltcitietn being knit tmto 6©D , tobom
t^ confefTe to be better tl;att all tbefe tbings*: againe^bo isi be,
loerebe neuer fo fantaftical^euen tbougi; it toere Auerrhoes bim*
felfe , tbat coulo baunt bimfelfe to baue etter attepneti to tbat inm
The Acaac* ^ nctI ^^^nction of tbeirs in ti)i<i life *: 9no feeing tbat(as tbejr
piltoin his tote ^^o" into* ) tbe knotole&gea of tbe nature of all fenfible
common- t!jings 5 is reQuireo to tbe attepnment of tbat feliritie of tfjeirSjboUi
weak lib. i o. fljall lue attcym ta tbe foil b^P^tb tbereof, if Uiee (top at cbe ber?
InhisEpino- ^ Umins >
inliisThectc- ^ Z Academikes tberfoje, tobo taSebpon tH)tm to toeare Pla-
nus. " toes Kuer&mottmeD up one Sep btgeb^ann conftoeren berp tocll
tbat
OP CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 341
rbat all our contemplation fa but a continuall tojettlmg, onetoljple
agatntt tf;e oatfcnette of tljc things , ano anorijetiuufeplc againtt t\)t LACrt[uf . b thc
aarfcnefle of our otone mpno* 3nb as tfjep ariutotolcogeb our Imrt ^ D f pi at o-
to pjocee&e of a fall,toljerebp toe b?ake our tomgg 3 tol)ici)(as Pla- ruto in his
to interpreted) tljcm) toere 9g)o?all berttte ano contemplation : fo Phocdon.
conceiueo tljcp tljerebpon, tljat it toete a great gob tunic fo? bS to
recouer tljem againc* TBnt tobetijer to bee carieo bp $em ? let b$
fjeare tljat of Plato.AH the things in this world(faptl) %t) which
we caigoods,as Beautie,Riches,Strength,Nobilitie,andfuch
other; are fo farre of from being goods in deede.that they be
rather corrupters and hinderers of good, ^fjenaretljepberp
farre of from beeing tlje Souerein good of man , o? confequentlp
i\)t End toljereat \yt out to (lap* 3gaine, It is vnpofsible(fapetfc
Plato ) that men (hould be happy in this lyfe , doe what they
can : that is to be had in another lyfe,where the vertuous fhal
receiuefelicitie for a reward. anbapnet&enooetoeefeeketfcat
fcere beneatlj,ftp our beeoes ano contemplations,toljic& fa not fcere
> to be founb : ano in bapne boe toe fee our btmoft eno freere, toljere
fa not tlje furt&ett eno of our lpfe3ut in t&e enb, toljat fa tW felt*
titit ? 3ft fa(faptb Plato)to be ioyned vnto GOD, and to be-
come lyke vnto him,who is himfelfe the higheft top, the fur-
theft end, and the vtmoft bound of all felicitie. %%\\$ pee fee
tfjat ( b^ Platoes iubgement) tfce ttoo rfjtngjs to&icfj toe feefce, boe
meete botb togitljer alonlp in ©ob^fre enb of our life fa to be top*
jteb bnto (Soo* 9no our ^lelfebneg o j felicitie tol)irfj ougljt to con*
tent bs , tofticlj conGftetb in tlje full fruition of all goon tlringg , fa
tlje porteflmg of (Son, toljo fa tlje berp felicitie itfelfe* S>et neuec*
$elefle,Ariftotlc feemetlj to baue come at length to p famepoint, A .. .
jn trjac be faptlj, ^rjat ©ob it trje beginning, t&e mibble,anb tlje book°c o/tlc
enb of all tilings : ano againe , tljat mams felicitie conftffetlj in rije world ; And
Tame tljing toljerein tbe felicitie of tlje (Sons confiffetlj , tfcat fa to in his Morals-,
Mt , in perfect contemplation of tljat toljief; fa aboue all mwueable f nd in his filft
**"?*♦ Hnucns fthc
Pythagoras fapbe tljat tfje enoe of tfcfa Ipfe fa Contemplation; ThcPMofo-
tfjat tfje eno of all Contemplation^ (Son -, ano ftat tlje felicitie of phers of old
ntan fa to be lifteo bp bnto (Sob* 3lfo ^e taugljt bsi tfeat toe be but £ y mc -
a« pilgrmfa in tW too^lo, ano as folte banifbeo from (SobS p?e* fvthagora^
fence : ano tobat oorb t^e baniftjeb man oeHre mo?e, tban to be re* S S o-
lro?en Ijome into bfa otone Countrp ? 3nb Mercurie fapetlj , tljat thewifc wiled
our eno is; to liue in g>oule, to^ic^ in tljfa too?lo ig a^ goob as btu Homes.
g 3 rjeo (
Zotoaflrc$.
Jlutarkc.
fti^fc^rJTj
34« OF THE TREWNES
rpeu •, 3fl*at in tbts toojto tljere is not anp tljing tbat is tocajtfjp to
be fapDtobeetoelloj gooo* 31tisinanotber place tberefojetfjat
man muff liue ana iniop tita^ toeifare,namelp(as be faptb) m being
become one againe toitb (Statu 3no Zoroaftres fattb,tbat toe mutt
traucl toitb ai our potocr totoaros tbe bjigbtnes of tbe fatber 3 toboi
10 tbe giuet of out* bottle* 9lfo be batb tolo tos tbat toe be falne a*
iuap from tbis tyigbtneffe of ligbt into tbtcfceoarkneflfe , ana baue
loft (Softs fauour bp going about to fet our felues free from bis
feruice3ut as tbe toojto batb taugbt fcs mo?e am> nune tbat tbere
t'S no gcou tn tbe tuo^lo : fo tbe (ater pbifofopbers baue bifcourfeo
pet moje iargclp tijereof>tban tbofe tbat wnt afoje^ere tbereftne
toee migbt rebearfe a goon part of Seneca ami Cicero ana otljerjaL,
tobofe opinion ftnafmucb as 31 baue alletigea alreatip in tbe C!;ap,
ter of tlje 3[mmo?ta!itie of mans feoule, tobere it map be fcnoiuerc
foellpnougb : 31 Ml content mp felfe foj tbis tpme toitb * fbtoet;
oj flue of tbem,
jgmrelp Plutarke it toontierfuH in confuting tbe beaftlpnes of
A)t Epicures ami tbe atok opinions of tbeStoicks; fetting agamft
tbe €picures , tbe pleafure'tbat a gooo man recepuetb in feeing
(Sou toell feruea bete on eartb , ano in bauing bpm fo? bis leauec
from aboue : ano againft tbe Stoiks , tbe fttpfe tobM) man batb a*
geinft bpmfelf, tobtcb all tbetr pbtlofopbp is not able to appcafe,
am tberefoje be refoluetb bpmfelfe in tbe enu, tbat as m tbe mifte*
rtes of tbe men of oloe tymz, tbe looking topon tbem toas tbe enne
ux rsAi- tubp tbep toofee tlje ojoers of tbem bppon tbem ; fo tbe eno of true
vw* pijilofopbte is tbe Contemplation ano bebateing of tbe mpmrtp
ann immajtafl nature 5 tbat is to ftp of ©00 fyt Creator
lamblichus. Iamblichus U)3S furnamct) the Diuine : ano it is fapo tbat be
toas fo calle&,becaufe be fy&c fo Diumclp of tbis matter* CbtijJ
tberfojte &otb be fap : Shal w r e (ay that to be healthy ,to be faire,
to be riche,to be honored ? to be of a good wit , and fuch lykc
are mans happines ? No furcly. The itrcngth of man is but a
ieft,and his honour a mockery. Yea.,Man himfelf and all that
he maketh account of,are but a fleeting (liadowc. Neuerthe-
leffejvnto good men,they be good poffefsions ; but vnto wic-
ked men^they be euill and daungerous. What then ? fhoulde
not the poffefsing of them for euer , and not as in a Dreamc
that vaniflieth away,be the true happines? No : the poflefsing
of them for euer,if it were without vertue , were a very greate
jnifchiefie > and thefooner tliey were taken from vs , the lefle
harmc
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 34*
harme it (hould be.Nay ,the very true meane to atteine to the
heauenly feiicitie, is praying and calling vpon the Goddes, &
cheely vpon the great God which reigncth ouer them allSnD
tfccrefojc ye fapf l; m ancrtjer pIace,Whatfocuer a man dceth or
leaueth vndone,ought to be referred to thcGodheaduand all
this lyfe is ordeyned for nothing els but to followe God; the
knowledge of whom is perfect vertue, Wifdome andBlesful-
nes,which maketh vs lyke the Goddes , tljat t* to fap(af«r Ijtfl?
mancrof^eafetnffJiketheAngels.iet^bearepetttio^ofbim*
The time hath bene(fattlj (je)that man was fad tyed to the be-
holding of God: but afterward hewas made fubieel: to the bo-
<dy,and tyed to thfe necefsitie of Deftinie ; & therfore it beho-
Meth him to be welUduifed v by what meane he may be rid of
it.Now,other knowledge there is none that can deliuer him,
but onely the knowledge of God.For the paterne of felicitie,
is to knowe the good, and the knowing of good, is the holy
gate whereby to come to the maker of all things. Now(faptJ)
foce agatne after&aro ) the care of thefe inferiour things which
maketh vs to forget God,canot be feparated from this tran-
fitory lyfe wherein we be:for this bo,dy will neuer fuffer vs to
play the right Philofophers in deed*3[t foHottetl; tljcn Cijat t\)i$
JmoMeugeof ©o&twtiertfje totuclj Ije compjeljen&etijailfeertue,
all tmfeoome, ano all (tunte ofpijilofep6ie,cannct be atccmn Unco
nojt become perfect in tljis tykjmt onelp in tlje life to come*
The finall end of Man (fay tl) Plotin) is the pure Good, that Plotin.Enri.ir
is to wit God -, and all other things are but appurtenances to lib 4-<»p- « $ •
that end, and not the end , itfelf. Whofoeuer poffefleth this pJ otin#Enn . $
good , can haue no good taken from him , nor any good put iib.9Cap.10/
vnto him. For it is not only an vniting vnto God,but almofta
being of God himfelfe. jBoto toljo is !je Cfjat can take fuel) poiftfr
Con of it in tin's ipfe ? §nt> tljcrefoje Ije aofcetlj , There our my nd
beholdeth the fountayne of life, ofvnderftanding , of being,
the caufe of good,and the roote oftheSoule.There lyeth our
welfare after fuch a fort, that to be farre from it,is as good as
not to be atall. There is the beginning and end of lyfe. The
beginning-, for from thence doth it procecde; and the end;
for there is the welfare whereon it refteth. The welfare,fay I;
for in atteyning thether , it becommeth agein that which it
had bin afore.For as for the being which it hath here, what is
icbutadownfalI,wherbyithathlofthirwings?Herereigneth
X 4 ?
Porphyrins in
hisworkcof
abftincnce.
lib.i.cap.2.
Porphyrins
concerning
the Soulc^to
Byritliius and
Anebo the
AEgtptian.
Simpliciusvp-
on the Nam-
ralles and vp-
pon Epifeus,
344 OF THE T R E W N E S
abace and vile Venus ; but there reigneth a heauenly one.
Here a loue of the World- there the loue of God. And what a
greefe ought it to be vnto vs,to be wedded to the earth? And
on the contrary part , how defirous ought we to bee to feelc
God in all parts aboue? Yea and to be fo ioyned vnto hiir^as
one centre is within another , fo as both of them may be but
as one ? jftcnju be is full of fuclj ana larger fapings ; ano altoapes
ije conclu&etlj blefednes & euerlaftingnes follow one another,
wherby he excludeth them , both out of cljis toojlO anD out of
tljia Ipfe,
0$uc foj tljcmo?efpoeuc,lect)5 come to otljersAVhat is the end
ofMan(faietl)Porphyrius)? It is vndoutedly toliuein Mynd.
And how is that ? By contemplation in this lyfe ? No (fapctb
ijc in anotljcr place)* All Philofophy is but gefsing, a lyght be-
leefereceyued from hand to hand , and which hath nothing
therein which may not be called in queftion. WHffl matter of
Contemplation tben ffjal tfje true one bth Not a heape of words
(faptb lje)nor a patching together of precepts ; but a true vni-
on of the beholder and the thing that is behild,that is to fay
of our Mynd and of God.
Simplicius tlje Peripatetik,tol)etfoer foe Iearcen it of Epi&etus
0) fome tolym els,fpeaketlj of it tlju«* The greateft good that is
in the knowledge of Nature , is that it is a fayre path to kade
men to the knowing of theSoule,ofthe feperated fubftaees,
and of Gods beeing. Moreouer itinflamcth vs to the feruing
of Godjeading vs by the effedes to the Maieftie of the Crea-
tor ; wherevpon followeth an onement with God , with aflii-
red faythand hope , which are the things for which philofo-
phy ischeefly to be vkd. 3n& in another place ; The beginning
(faptl) lje)and the end of happy lyfe,and the perfection of our
Soule,con(lfteth in being bent and turned vnto God , as well
by acknowledging that he gouerncth all things with Iuftice,
as by confenting to all that he doth , as proceeding from a
rightfull iudgement.For fo long as our Soule abydeth in him
as in theroote , it abydeth in the perfection wherein GOD
created it.But if it fall to ftarting out of him, it beeometh wi-
thered and droopcth , vntill it turne backe and bee vnited a-
gaine vnto him.Cfoe caufe cfren of our tmljappine&fe our fepera*
ting of our feluejS from ©otyano tlje caufe of our fjappmefle t* out
linking in againe t0t ijim * ana man feefcefy a fcappineflfe agreea*
bit
OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION. 34?
Me to W fcpnn,as aH ortjer tbings noe* %fa eno of man tfjerefoje
ts to tunic againe tonto ®on,tbat be map become one UHtb bim*
Syrian tbe S>cbcoIemapu\ v c of Simplicius UJ?pttnn: nppon Ari- vpon theft
ftotle,batb compjebennen tbe matter in one too?o ; we deale with wcwk ^
Philofophie(faptb l)C)for our owne benefite ; that is to fay,for T* uyv.bf
our owne welfarejwhich welfare is to be vny ted vnto G od. ivina .
3nn Alexander of Aphrodife commetb not fatre bebtno toben Alexander in
be faptl; 5 tl;at our fouetetne felicitie confitfetb in neuotion totuarnjS p r s b u ^ C c
(Son, bepono Mbom tbere is not anp further retoam to benefiren* Jwdty cy-
For feeing(faptt) be) that the worthieit operation of the Soule nik^
is contemplation; & contemplation properly is the knowing
of the befl: things;& none are fo good as the things that con-
cerne God: our end and felicitie ought to be the contempla-
tion of things belonging to God.'fto be (bo;tt 5 tbe beffefl&men
interpreters of Ariftotle, no make bim to peelo to tijig popnt torje^
tber be toiti o) ni\U$ me afbameo in bis bebalf,tbat bauing fougbt
fo mucb to} ti;e true enn of man, be W\) not fet it ootone moje cer*
tenlp*
Botrijtbepbflofopbers of oft rpmefmeto in aI(tpmes,not on* Theendsboih
!p tbat tbofe tobicb attepne to tbe fapoe enne fo? tubttb Span toas °™* e ?°° d *
treaten^are bappie; but aifo tbat tbofe tobicb nefpife it noe fall into ° l
tftteme tojetcbenneffe: tbe one fojt recepuing euerlafttng felicitie,
tbe otber fo jt being bp (Sons Juftice conoemnen to ennleflfe paine,
Sifo it is an articleeicpjeflp fet ootone in tbe Cranes of al people,
as a popnt tbat is probable to aH men at i^t berp ftrft figbt, %\y&
©on is rigbtuous ann ga%ano tbat eutfl is accompanieo tottb pa-
m{bment,ann gcon is accompanpen foritb retoarn ♦ 9s fo? tbe €a* i n their booke
baltttes oftfyt 3letoes , it is no toonner tbottgb tbep Ijaue bannlen of fhame con-
tbis matter torifcfo? tbep baue njatone matter out of tbe foutatnes eeilka -
of tbe rjolp fecripture + 3nB tberefoje let bs beare but tlje ^eatbetn
Thole (faptb Hermes ) which haueobteynedthe fauour of Hermes Trif-
God,are of mortall become immortall,and conceyue the on- megiftusin his
ly Good, which maketh them to fall into a mifliking of thefe ?ocmander -
inferiour things , that they may indeuer with all their power
to returne to him the more fpeedily.
Orpheus fpeafcing petmo*ecteteIp,fyingetb goorb men into Orphcu*
©00s p?efenre 3 to tbe feate of feiicitte, ann to tbe feat! of tbe rtgb*
tuous,tobere be maftetb tbemn^onften tm'tb tbe perfect ann ttterla*
fling contemplation : but as fo? tbe tmefceo be burpetb tbem in a
9Mmp&to;mentcng tbem toitf; bapne tbougbts, $ mafeing tbem
m
pii daaisDi- to &?atoetoarea»to a&ute: tljattifai fap 5 beaffurttbrbeonefo#
j iuius. of perfect rontcntation, ana puttetlj tljcotfcr^t in estrone tiik
Sibylla. ^ jj a?2f#
c. </£&;<>y ©f Pythagoras toe Ijauctljcfe feeder
Ti/*«VTfcJ 5 Jfreafon here thou follow for thy guy de,
CC A K&PeV £ s 7"Z?f » ^ rij funning hence thoujhalt before,
t mc cV /ft ^ H e <* Htn a God tmmortallto a byde y
? J tit w a j- s "^ ^^ thenffort h for euer to in dure.
^ • - - Sinn tftefc berfe?s userc foHotoeabpan^oetg, tobo commonly
f , a/w<r* rC p^f entctl t r j£ rec^rtttetj optniomamong toljom Pindarus ana Di-
*w * o$m philus piratic fo farrc, ass to sefcribe an excellent ©amen reple*
jg« w «v= m a;eD tot'tl) ali tbmg£ 3 $ appopntea to be a retoara fo? scon men 3 ag
to; o/k5 = tftfjep Ijao bears fpeafu'ng of tlje parasite of rtje 31etoe$,oj ete baa
9ts?rit/cc= teas Sibillestterfeg concerning a certepne greene cfcaraen tobicfc
c/W^ is ft e alfo cafletb paraoife 3 atfirming it to lie affipeti fo? an heritage
t*<^ ** <f j~ t0 fuc & a # foKoluc tbe toap of ©on : tbat is to toif 3 tobicb tafcc bint
fox K.v7rl» fo ? ^ ft ' r ft®t:anfeer^itl; toljom tljep fljall baue euerlaif ing fife anu
Tat is to % K S^ c ^^ re ^ on #* contrary part,tbe toirfteo (faptb 0)e)iljall Ipe
they that vvoV burning like Srebjan&g ana €o?rijeg tn enalefle papnesu
fliipthcfoodi. 8lfo Timeus of Locres (atfj not forgotten tbfe popnt m(j&
fait and euer- ftttfe bcofce,tobere be faptb tl)Ug* There is a certey nc vengeance
fliair^h °*' ^ accorc h n g to tne Lawes and according to the Oracles,
lyfe for euer which makerh vs to feare both heauen and earth.For ftrange
time without and vnintreatable punifhments are prepared for the wicked
cnd,dwelling in hell.
m Paradyfe a- g(f 0? pi at03 {> e t( fo tt fy f ff r tBtc pieafttre in rtjia matter, tljat fjt
imina^ec'nc ^h^^ &^« from it : ana be fcarflp paffetb anp one Dialog,
But oftheo- ' toljf rem Ijc Ijatlj not fome fpeecbe hereof; meaning aoutlefle to Do
ther fort flic fcs to tmaertfana 3 tljat toitbout tbat, all Jpbitofopbte ana all Dtui*
fa) th thus. tt jtie be mapmeB; anti it (bonln feeme tljat tl;e conltancie of Socra-
lctn7ra<riv tes (jig teacljcr 9 b^o confirmeo bint not a little tbcrein j in tobofe
457-/^oWc defence of Wmfelf,toWcb toag as it toere bt'0 la(! toiUue reaoe tbcfc
QipSbm tooojn^ Death would be greeuous to me , if I were not fure,
tto-v&v ^ r ^ tnat wnen * am departed hence I dial go to the wife Gods
That is to fay, ( f° ** t^P "tine tlje 9ngclls o? Created i mpnos )and fecondly
ro&cd cotinu-' to the men that are deliuered out of this life,who out of douc
ally with fyrc- a re in better cslCc than thofc that are here. 9nt> bnto Cratylus
brads ofpemes ^( nt \y Z fapetl^whcn the good man departeth this world,he
fence of hinv c° mmetn t0 g reat honor and to a greate inheritance-, for he
flST ° " becommeth a Demon according to the true fignification of
thej
OP CHRIST££''ff RELIGION. 347
the word, that is to fay,flcilfbll and wy fe. 'Cfoae tljen is tlje per* PIat0 5n hl " s
fettion of a li3(jilofopl;er,\uljofe eno ana pjofclfton is to baue knoto* §^uUhis
leage anbftulU 9nn m Ins; Theetctusljee fapttl;, tljat tortlj tbe T h«tttus.
c3ods tljerc is no euill, but null ftaihctlj Ijcere bnieatlj anions
iljefe tt anfitojie things, ano tfoercfoje tl;at toe mult bpe us tljttljer
an&fleeftomljencc,tbat is to fap, toe mutt become rpgljtuous ano
topfe. For(faptb !;e) fuch as frail hauc followed the way of fol-
ly and wickednes , dial not be admitted into the reftingplace
of the blefTedfort which arc exempted from all euill ; but ac-
cording to their leawd lyfe,they Qullbe condemned to dwell
for eucr with the euill. 31nJjisGorgias Ijeniafcctb mention of q^^ 18
an auncientlatoebnserSaturne, toljtclj lie afftrmccbto !>auc bin orsws *
tljen ff ill in bfe,namelp tbat tofcen gcoo men bepart out of tljis lpfe 3
t&ep be fent into tlje fortunate 3!les(toljicb 3lles Pindarus alfo be*
fcrpbetfc berie curiouflp)ano tlje toicfceo into tbe Jnpleof Wim*
g eance^btclj \yz calletl; Tartar ; bnboute&lp betokening tbefe bit*
fcnotoen plaee^bp places ftnotoenbnto rtjmt,tobiclj tbep tolie co*
tnonlpto be eptber mod pleafant ojmoff bo?riblC;ipite as tbe
3Ietoes betofccneb tlje Keitingplace of tlje bleOeo fo?t bp a goonlp
©arbpne,anu i£)ell bp tlje ballep of Onam o? Ghehinom, toljtclj
toas an irftfome place nerejerufalenuan ijts Phedon bctyingetfc pktom his
in a certepne pjopbet rapfeo from tbe bean , toljtclj repo?tetlj tljat P^on.and
t&ofe toljtclj are iuUt£ie&,go on tbe rigljt ljanb,pure 3 an* cleaners ^J^ 1 *
are fent bp to fipeanen^ano tbat tfee oamneb fcnt go on tfce left Ijanb, Lawel°
befmeareo toitlj Bleb ano mtre,toeeping ano gnaflftmg tlmx eectfee,
anb in tbe eno art fent into Iotoe oeepe places, g)ea ano \yz ocferp*
tieeb tljere tbe blefieo Countrep in fuel) termes.tljat fome men baue
taken tbe yzvim to conferre it,toitlj t&ae tobicb is bitten thereof
in tbe Apocalips* ^o be f&o^e^tn !jts Axiochus be calletb f place Pfeto b his A-
of Judgment tbe feelD of trutfofrom tobcnce(faietlj be)tfcep toljicb xiochus.
feaue follotoeb tlje tnfpiration of tbe goou fpuit^nlbee fent into a
Parabpfe c j pleafant <8arDpn,tobicb be be fcrpbetb tijerc in tbe se*
ipgljcfuUetf matter tbat be can t>euife,to repjefnst tbe things lubtcb , tw
\)i cannot conavntfip t\)t ti)in$s tobicb tne fee Ijere en eartbt anr> *™ *?^&
tljat tljep lobicb &aue bin leu bp toitktt feenbs, tljat is to fap bp tlje >y )&&
tndtnee of t^e oeuill, fljalbe conbemnetj to oarknes anb confufion 5 ^hx^^r
mbetebebefcribftb agrtatenomber efenbleffe tomen ts^cucr* ay.
tbeleffe be (betoetb t^at ttjefe things are not to be take actoping to tiato in his
$ letter,\uben l)Z fattlj in biz ComonH)ea{e,tbat nc ttljer tbeptmi(I> common-
meutgi noj t&e rebjarD^ of tljfe too jlo are anp tljtng atall eptljcr foj vvcalc -
nomber
34*> ° * THfi TREWNE5
nombcr o) foj greatnctfe^in refpect of tljofe tobiclj arc pjepareb foj
cptfecr fo?t in tbe Ipfe to come,
Cicero tobo tooulo nttoesbc as a Plato i\\ tatin,fonotoet&bim
jpiutarkc con- ag j t ^^g £ f p ^ ftf y . antl f m ]j Plutarke alfo , tobo counters U
nmvepunni- e * tt S plato > tywfftt& in one Thefpefiusrapfeo from tbe&eab, anu
ftingofthe makctb btm to Dtfcourfc of t&f Iptc to come* 9no toitbout calling
wicked. mPIotinejPorphyriuSjProclus.Hierocles^fucfjOtljcrg^ome
tt idouId be ouerlong to beare,onlp Iamblichus (ball fufFice,tobofe
toojosaretbefe : The goodSoule (hall dwell with GOD, and
walkevp and downein Heauen , where it fhall hauc a dwel-
ling place. But the Soule that is defiled with curfed deedes^
flialbe fent vnder the Earth 3 to the iudgements which arc
there executed vpon Soules. Jftoto toljat Can toe Dcmauub mojc
of tlje tabtlofopljccs , tljan tbat tobtcb tljep cwifcflc 1 JSamelp tijac
tbe ijappincs ano tf;c ennc of man , are net m tbts Ipfe but in tbe a •
tber, ann tljac tbe marks tobtcb man fl;culo fljoof e at , is to implop
cbts in tbe knotoiug of <8©D , tbat m tbe otber Ipfe (je map euer*
laff inglp cntop all goon tbings in binn
S>o tbcn,let bs conclude botlj bp mans reafon antj bp tbe autbo»
titieofall laijilofopbteXbat astljebonp of man rclpctbbpon Ijte
feoule ; fo bis mojtall Ipfe relpetb Dp on t\)t immojtall Ipfe tbat i*
to come : Ojac tbe enu tobcretco man toas createo in tbi* toojlo,
is to knoto ant) fcrue 6oD, anb to poiTeflfe bim tobolp abouc,0&to«
fccic fojafuuiclj as bp our fall ujcc bee falne from knotolenge into
ignorance, ano tberfojeal 
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